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Spreads constrained Liver Qi and relieves stagnation

Liver Qi constrained and overacting on the Spleen and Stomach, with pain of the ribs or abdomen and menstrual complaints Cold fingers and toes with Heat held inside: the cold stops at the wrist or ankle because constrained Qi keeps Yang from reaching the limbs Fullness and distention below the ribs and in the chest, with irritability and fullness of the chest and epigastrium Depression; premenstrual irritability and breast distention A body that feels slightly warm, or hot and feverish, from disharmony of Liver Qi; fever that comes and goes; thirst

Harmonizes the Liver and Spleen

A distended, painful or blocked feeling in the Stomach, the lower abdomen or the ribs, with abdominal pain, spasm and mild bloating Mild hardness and blockage below the Heart, sometimes with a visible white line from the navel up to the tip of the breastbone Diarrhea, sometimes severe, with tenesmus, or dysentery; or mild constipation Cough, palpitations, or difficult urination with dark yellow urine Dry, swollen eyes Painful periods Gu syndrome

Clears Heat from the Interior

Heat at the Jue Yin or Shao Yin level Tongue red, dusky or pale, with a thin or greasy coat that is yellow or white; pulse wiry, wiry and tight, wiry and slippery, or wiry and perhaps rapid

Nourishes Blood, softens the Liver and relieves spasmodic pain

Modern uses

Gastritis Acute and chronic gastritis Superficial gastritis Gastroenteritis Peptic ulcer Gastric ulcer Gastric ptosis Gastric neuralgia Hiatus hernia Acid reflux Indigestion Nausea and vomiting Morning sickness Abdominal fullness and distention Abdominal pain Abdominal spasms Irritable bowel syndrome Leaky gut syndrome Colitis Allergic colitis Ulcerative colitis Smelly, painful diarrhea Diarrhea alternating with constipation, with hard pellet stools Giardiasis Intestinal obstruction (adhesive) Acute appendicitis Encapsulated periappendicular abscess Tubercular peritonitis Hernia Pancreatitis Cholecystitis Cholelithiasis Biliary ascariasis Hepatitis Cirrhosis of the liver Urinary calculi Enuresis Stress incontinence Mastitis Fibrocystic breast disease Breast lumps (fibroadenoma) Premenstrual syndrome Dysmenorrhea Amenorrhea Endometriosis Adnexitis Blocked fallopian tubes Infertility Perimenopausal syndrome Impotence Candidiasis Coronary heart disease Raynaud's disease Acrocyanosis Syncope (due to Heat) Epidemic hemorrhagic fever Fever Intercostal neuralgia Trigeminal neuralgia Neurogenic headache Neck tension Shoulder tension Meniere's disease Epilepsy Depression Neurasthenia Neurosis Autonomic dystonia Chronic fatigue syndrome Obesity Chronic bronchitis Pleurisy Pertussis Chronic tonsillitis Otitis media Rhinitis on one side, yellow mucus Sinusitis on one side, yellow mucus Gu syndrome chai hu zhi shi Bai Shao zhi gan cao