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Warms the Kidneys, Spleen and Heart and fortifies Yang and Ming Men Fire

Deficient Kidney Yang and Ming Men Fire: feeling cold, cold limbs, a weak and aching lower back and knees, impotence, and frequent clear urination Spleen and Kidney Yang deficiency with a cold, painful abdomen, poor appetite and diarrhea Wheezing when the Kidneys fail to grasp Qi Heart Yang deficiency, above all with chest Bi

Disperses deep Cold, warms and unblocks the channels and vessels, and relieves pain

Qi stagnation and Blood stasis brought on by deep or Deficiency Cold; Cold in the Blood leads to absent or painful periods Cold-Damp Bi Yin-type boils (chronic, sunken sores that weep clear fluid), and sores or abscesses that fail to heal Enters the Blood level; a small amount strengthens the Blood-moving effect of the other herbs in a formula

Leads Fire back to its source

Deficient Yang floating upward (true Cold with false Heat, or Heat above and Cold below): a flushed face, wheezing, oily sweat that pours out, cold and weak legs, and a deficient, rootless pulse Upper-body Heat (dry mouth, sore throat or toothache that worsens at night) coexisting with lower-body Cold (low back pain, cold legs, diarrhea and a weak proximal pulse)

Assists the generation of Qi and Blood

Long-standing deficiency of Qi and Blood, as a small addition to a tonic formula