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Nourishes Yin and generates fluids

Fluids and Yin used up, classically after a warm-febrile illness, so the Large Intestine is too dry to move the stool (Yang Ming deficiency) Heat at the Ying level with dryness of the Middle Jiao Thirst with a dry mouth, nose and throat; dizziness Tongue red, thin and dry, with no coat or a dry yellow coat; pulse thin and rapid, or weak and without force, or deep and without force

Moistens dryness and unblocks the bowels

Constipation with dry stool from lack of fluid, not from an excess Heat bind Typically without fever, abdominal fullness, distension or pain

Modern uses

Habitual constipation Constipation after febrile illness or in old age Irritable bowel syndrome Hemorrhoids Intestinal tuberculosis (large bowel) Long-term dryness of mouth and throat Chronic pharyngitis Cheilitis Stomatitis Aphthous ulcers Bad breath Mouth problems after radiation treatment Dysphagia Reflux esophagitis Esophageal cancer Nausea and vomiting Morning sickness Chronic pancreatitis Diabetes Hyperthyroidism Atrophic rhinitis Tinnitus Dizziness and vertigo Fever Viral infection After-effects of infectious diseases Recovery after surgery Erysipelas Drug-induced dermatitis Varicose veins Osteoarthritis Bipolar disorder Mania Weakness xuan shen mai men dong sheng di huang