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  <source>Bencao Index</source>
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  <licence>Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice.</licence>
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  <names>
    <name type="pinyin">tong qi san</name>
    <name type="english">Unblock the Qi Powder</name>
  </names>
  <category>Regulate and Harmoize the Liver and Spleen</category>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <summary>Spreads and regulates Liver Qi</summary>
      <indication>Sudden, marked loss of hearing brought on by emotional upset or by an external invasion</indication>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Opens the sensory orifices</summary>
    </action>
    <action>
      <summary>Modern uses</summary>
      <indication>Sudden severe hearing loss after emotional upset or an external invasion</indication>
      <indication>Otitis media</indication>
    </action>
  </actions>
  <constituents>
    <herb>chai hu</herb>
    <herb>xiang fu</herb>
    <herb>chuan xiong</herb>
  </constituents>
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