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Promotes urination and leaches out Damp

Edema of any cause Difficult urination, diarrhea or edema from accumulated fluids or Damp Stagnant fluids Damp-Heat with difficult or scanty urination (Chi Fu Ling)

Strengthens the Spleen and harmonises the Middle Jiao

Spleen deficiency with Damp: poor appetite, loose stools or diarrhea, lethargy and epigastric distension

Strengthens the Spleen and transforms Phlegm

Deficient Spleen producing Phlegm-Damp and thin mucus that rise upward: dizziness, headache and palpitations, with a greasy, thick tongue coat

Quiets the Heart and calms the Spirit

Palpitations, insomnia or poor memory from deficiency of the Heart and Spleen, or from turbid Phlegm obstructing within Disturbed Shen and a restless Heart (Fu Shen)