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Nourishes Blood and regulates menstruation

Liver Blood deficiency showing as irregular periods, uterine bleeding or vaginal discharge, with a pale dull complexion and brittle nails Painful periods, and disorders of pregnancy or the postpartum period, from Blood deficiency weakening the Ren and Chong vessels Anemia Premenstrual tension with breast distension

Preserves Yin and harmonises the Ying and Wei

Night sweats and spontaneous sweating from Yin deficiency Sweating from collapse of Yin Ying and Wei out of harmony, with sweating that does not resolve the exterior condition Liver and Spleen disharmony

Calms Liver Yang and extinguishes Liver Wind

Yang of the Liver rising on a base of Yin and Blood deficiency: headache, dizziness and vertigo, ringing in the ears, redness of the eyes and face, and irritability Internal Wind from depleted Blood and Yin, with tremor, twitching and muscle spasm, progressing to convulsions in severe cases Liver Qi constraint with Liver Yang rising

Softens the Liver and relieves pain

Cramping and spasm of the sinews and muscles, including the calves Hypochondriac, intercostal or abdominal pain from Liver and Spleen disharmony Abdominal pain, borborygmus and diarrhea Painful Bi with spasm, from Blood deficiency Dysentery with tenesmus