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Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels

Dry Intestines with Heat, from deficient body fluids Hard, dry stools that are infrequent and difficult to pass, without strong excess Heat Constipation with normal or frequent urination, the fluids going to the Bladder instead of the bowel (Spleen-restriction pattern) Chronic constipation in the elderly or debilitated, for whom a harsh purgative is unsuitable Constipation after childbirth, surgery, a febrile illness or other loss of fluids Mild fullness of the abdomen with dry stool, but no high fever or hard, painful mass Dry skin

Drains Heat from the Stomach and Intestines

Dry Heat retained in the Stomach and Intestines because fluids are deficient (Yang Ming deficiency) Haemorrhoids Scanty urine, or frequent urination at night Dizziness Tongue pink or red with a dry yellow coat; pulse slippery and rapid, thin and rapid, deep and rapid, or floating and choppy

Nourishes Yin and protects fluids

Moves Qi and alleviates pain

Invigorates the Blood and dispels Blood stasis

Modern uses

Habitual constipation Constipation of elderly or weak people Postpartum constipation Post-surgical constipation Drug induced constipation Constipation from kidney atrophy Incomplete intestinal obstruction Postoperative ileus Irritable bowel syndrome Chronic colitis Reflux gastritis Atrophic gastritis Hemorrhoids Post-hemorrhoidectomy bleeding Bad breath Sore throat Asthma Cystitis Interstitial cystitis Oliguria Diabetes Cardiopulmonary disease Coronary heart disease Dizziness Vertigo Weakness Dry skin huo ma ren xing ren shao yao zhi shi hou po da huang