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Disperses Wind-Heat, clears the head and eyes and benefits the throat

Common cold or the early stage of a febrile illness from Wind-Heat: fever, headache, cough and a sore throat Wind-Heat rising to the head, with red and painful eyes, headache and a sore, swollen throat

Vents rashes

Rashes in their early stage, or slow to come out fully, such as measles

Spreads constrained Liver Qi

Liver Qi constraint with pressure or distension in the chest and flanks, emotional upset, and gynaecological complaints

Expels turbid filth

Summertime stomach upset after contact with unclean Qi: vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain, with a thick, greasy, yellow tongue coat