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Tonifies Blood and regulates menstruation

Blood deficiency of the Heart and Liver: a pale or sallow face, pale brittle nails, dry hair, blurred vision, ringing in the ears and palpitations Scanty, irregular, painful or absent periods arising from Blood deficiency

Invigorates Blood, disperses Cold and relieves pain

Abdominal pain from Blood stasis, particularly with Deficiency Cold Pain and swelling after traumatic injury Menstrual pain or amenorrhea from Cold with stagnant Qi and Blood Postpartum disorders Long-standing Wind-Damp Bi with Blood deficiency

Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels

Constipation from dry Intestines due to Blood deficiency, common in older people, after childbirth and in chronic illness

Reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and relieves pain

Sores, abscesses and carbuncles, taken internally or applied externally

Stops cough and calms wheezing

Cough and breathlessness, as a supporting herb