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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">liu mo tang</name>
    <name type="english">Six Milled Herb Decoction</name>
  </names>
  <category>Direct Rebellious Qi Downward</category>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Moves Qi and descends rebellious Qi</summary>
      <indication>Qi stagnation in the Upper Jiao, clumping in the chest with rebellious Qi</indication>
      <indication>An irritable, stifling feeling in the chest and diaphragm; laboured, hurried breathing and wheezing; belching</indication>
      <indication>Tongue normal with a white coat; pulse wiry</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Expands the chest, disperses stagnation and purges accumulation</summary>
      <indication>Constipation from stagnant Qi of the Liver and Spleen</indication>
      <indication>Distension and fullness of the epigastrium, abdominal distension and pain, poor appetite</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Modern uses</summary>
      <indication>Bronchial asthma</indication>
      <indication>Emphysema</indication>
      <indication>Gastritis</indication>
      <indication>Peptic ulcer</indication>
      <indication>Cholecystitis</indication>
      <indication>Uterine myoma</indication>
      <indication>Constipation</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal fullness and distention</indication>
      <indication>Chronic hepatitis</indication>
      <indication>Hemorrhoids</indication>
      <indication>Stiff neck</indication>
      <indication>Post-surgical adhesions</indication>
      <indication>Gynecomastia</indication>
      <indication>Irritable bowel syndrome</indication>
      <indication>Acid reflux</indication>
      <indication>Cholelithiasis</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal pain</indication>
      <indication>COPD</indication>
      <indication>Anorexia</indication>
      <indication>Abdominal blockage</indication>
      <indication>Stiff upper back</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <constituents>
    <herb>bing lang</herb>
    <herb>chen xiang</herb>
    <herb>wu yao</herb>
    <herb>mu xiang</herb>
    <herb>zhi ke</herb>
    <herb>da huang</herb>
  </constituents>
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