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Tonifies Qi and Blood

Qi and Blood deficiency with tiredness, a sallow face, dizziness, reluctance to speak, palpitations and low-grade fever Fever after childbirth from depleted Qi and Blood Convalescence after heavy blood loss

Strengthens the Spleen and raises Yang Qi

Weak Spleen Qi with poor appetite, fatigue and loose stools Sinking Middle Qi with prolapse of the rectum or uterus Spleen Qi unable to hold Blood in the vessels, with easy bruising or bleeding Deficient Qi of both the Lungs and the Spleen Fever from Qi deficiency

Tonifies Wei Qi, secures the Exterior and strengthens the Lungs

Spontaneous sweating from weak Wei Qi Catching colds easily and shortness of breath from deficient Lung Qi Excessive sweating in Qi, Yang or Yin deficiency Cough or wheezing with thin white phlegm from Lung and Spleen deficiency Damp accumulating in the head

Promotes urination and reduces edema

Edema from Spleen deficiency, or puffiness of the face and limbs with scanty urine; may be used alone for this

Expels pus and generates flesh

Chronic sores and ulcers that are slow to form pus, slow to drain or slow to heal

Generates Fluids and treats wasting and thirsting disorder

Xiao Ke (wasting and thirsting disorder) with thirst and fatigue

Relieves numbness and pain

Numbness, pain or paralysis of the limbs when Qi and Blood fail to nourish them Bi syndrome with numb limbs