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Unblocks Yang and dissipates clumping

Painful obstruction (Bi) of the chest Fullness and pain of the chest, or stabbing pain running from the chest through to the back A focal distension in the chest, felt as Qi rising from the flanks up towards the Heart

Expels Phlegm and descends Qi

Wheezing, shortness of breath, and a cough bringing up sputum, with drooling Tongue normal with a greasy white coat; pulse deep and wiry, or deep and tight

Modern uses

Angina pectoris Cardiac colic COPD Pleuritis Dyspnea Hyperventilation disorders Intercostal neuralgia Costochondritis Esophageal spasm Epigastric pain Hypochondriac pain Cholecystitis gua lou xie bai zhi shi hou po gui zhi