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Invigorates Blood and dispels Blood stasis, especially in the chest

Blood stasis in the chest and diaphragm (the 'mansion of Blood'), including stagnant Heart Blood Suits Blood stagnation in general, above all in the upper body In children, Blood stasis after an injury, when fever, pain and insomnia follow Long-standing, fixed, piercing pain in the chest or ribs Stubborn chronic headache with a fixed, stabbing quality Persistent hiccups, dry heaves, choking when drinking, and vomiting after taking water Palpitations; dizziness; chronic tinnitus Evening tidal fever and heat in the palms, soles and chest Dark or purplish lips, eyes and nail beds; dark face and dark rings under the eyes; spider naevi Dry, scaly skin and hair loss on the scalp and body Chronic gum disease with dark purplish or dark red, receding, bleeding gums and loose teeth Painful or irregular periods from Blood stasis Tongue dark red or purple with dark spots along the edges, possibly a yellow coat; pulse choppy, wiry and tight, wiry and choppy, thin, or deep and choppy

Spreads Liver Qi

Stagnant Liver Qi alongside the Blood stasis Distension and oppression in the chest Low mood or depression with a warm feeling in the chest Irritability, quick temper, fidgeting and marked mood swings Insomnia with many dreams or restless sleep, poor memory, and drowsiness by day

Unblocks the channels and stops pain

Modern uses

Coronary heart disease and coronary artery disease Angina pectoris Myocardial infarction Cardiac ischaemia Cardiac arrhythmia Bradycardia Rheumatic valvular heart disease Mitral stenosis Viral carditis Cor pulmonale Hypertension Hyperlipidaemia Thrombosis and embolism Phlebitis Stroke Cerebral arteriosclerosis Subarachnoid haemorrhage Cerebral tumours Concussion and post-concussion syndrome Headache, including migraine and vascular headache Trigeminal neuralgia Dizziness and vertigo Paralysis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) Intercostal neuralgia Costochondritis and costalgia External injury, including traumatic chest injury and thoracic strain Pneumothorax Upper back pain Painful obstruction Insomnia, including insomnia after trauma Forgetfulness Somnambulism Depression Neurosis and functional neurosis Hysteria Psychosis Schizophrenia Post-traumatic stress and post-traumatic shock Menopausal syndrome Dysmenorrhoea, including primary dysmenorrhoea Amenorrhoea Irregular menstruation Premenstrual syndrome Endometriosis Uterine fibroids Pelvic inflammatory disease Polycystic ovary syndrome Premature ovarian failure Infertility Bartholinitis Mammary gland hyperplasia Breast cancer Impotence Chronic prostatitis Prostatic hypertrophy Chronic hepatitis Cirrhosis of the liver Ascites Chronic pancreatitis Peptic ulcers Acid regurgitation Nausea and vomiting Hiccups Crohn's disease Haemorrhoids Stomach cancer Oesophageal cancer Neonatal jaundice Cough Haemoptysis Haematemesis Dyspnoea Chronic asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Emphysema Pulmonary tuberculosis Peritoneal tuberculosis Lung cancer Cancer pain Chronic glomerulonephritis Urolithiasis Diabetes Obesity Anaemia Allergic purpura Systemic lupus erythematosus Behcet's disease Fever in AIDS/HIV/ARC Poor vision with AIDS/HIV Optic atrophy Tinnitus Deafness Ear pain Gingivitis and chronic, stubborn periodontitis Alopecia Acne vulgaris Urticaria Dry skin Palpitations Fever tao ren hong hua dang gui chuan xiong chi shao huai niu xi chai hu jie geng zhi ke sheng di huang gan cao