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Unblocks Yang Qi, disperses turbid and Cold Phlegm, relieves pain and disperses hardenings

Chest Bi from Damp-Cold, where Cold, turbid Phlegm blocks the flow of Yang Qi, with chest pain spreading to the flank or upper back, a tight, stifling chest, shortness of breath, coughing and wheezing Angina-type chest pain

Descends Qi, relieves stagnation and stops diarrhea

Dysentery and tenesmus from Damp stagnation in the Large Intestine Diarrhea with straining and a sense of incomplete emptying, from Qi stuck in the Intestines