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Warms the Kidneys and secures Jing and urine

Kidney Yang deficiency with frequent, copious or dribbling urination, incontinence or bedwetting, and spermatorrhea or seminal emission Kidney Jing that is not held securely Irregular uterine bleeding

Warms the Spleen, improves appetite, stops diarrhea and restrains saliva

Deficient Spleen and Stomach Yang with diarrhea, abdominal pain that feels cold, copious saliva and an unpleasant, thick taste in the mouth Cold invading the Spleen and Kidneys, with abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea Deficiency Cold of the Middle Jiao with poor appetite and chronic watery diarrhea Profuse thin, clear saliva or drooling when Cold in the Spleen fails to hold in the fluids