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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">jin ling zi san</name>
    <name type="english">Melia Toosendan Powder</name>
  </names>
  <category>Promote Movement of Qi</category>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Spreads and soothes Liver Qi and drains Heat</summary>
      <indication>Stagnant Liver Qi turning into Heat</indication>
      <indication>Bitter mouth and irritability</indication>
      <indication>Emotional strain tends to aggravate the pain</indication>
      <indication>Tongue red with a yellow coat; pulse wiry and rapid</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Activates the Blood and alleviates pain</summary>
      <indication>Pain in the chest, epigastrium, rib-side, abdomen or lower abdomen that comes and goes rather than staying constant</indication>
      <indication>Pain made worse by hot food or drink, or by warmth</indication>
      <indication>Hernial pain</indication>
      <indication>Painful periods</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Modern uses</summary>
      <indication>Dysmenorrhea</indication>
      <indication>Early menstruation</indication>
      <indication>Irregular menstruation</indication>
      <indication>Cholecystitis</indication>
      <indication>Hepatitis</indication>
      <indication>Hepatitis C</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal masses</indication>
      <indication>Peptic ulcer</indication>
      <indication>Gastritis</indication>
      <indication>Chronic gastritis</indication>
      <indication>Biliary ascariasis</indication>
      <indication>Hernia</indication>
      <indication>Intercostal pain</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <constituents>
    <herb>chuan lian zi</herb>
    <herb>yan hu suo</herb>
  </constituents>
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