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  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">ji ming san</name>
    <name type="english">Powder to Take at Cock&apos;s Crow</name>
  </names>
  <category>Warm and Transform Water and Dampness</category>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Promotes the movement of Qi and directs turbidity downward</summary>
      <indication>Pattern: leg Qi (jiao qi) from Cold-Damp, or from Wind-Damp, settled in the legs and feet</indication>
      <indication>Spasm or cramping that surges upward toward the abdomen and chest (running piglet)</indication>
      <indication>In severe cases, a stifling feeling in the chest and epigastrium with overwhelming nausea</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Disperses Cold and transforms Dampness</summary>
      <indication>Calves and feet swollen, heavy and weak, so walking is difficult</indication>
      <indication>Numbness, coldness or pain in the feet and calves</indication>
      <indication>Dislike of cold</indication>
      <indication>Tongue normal with a greasy white coat; pulse deep and slow, or floating</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Modern uses</summary>
      <indication>Beriberi</indication>
      <indication>Filariasis</indication>
      <indication>Edema</indication>
      <indication>Restless leg syndrome</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <constituents>
    <herb>bing lang</herb>
    <herb>mu gua</herb>
    <herb>wu zhu yu</herb>
    <herb>chen pi</herb>
    <herb>zi su ye</herb>
    <herb>jie geng</herb>
    <herb>sheng jiang</herb>
  </constituents>
</record>
