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Moves Qi, harmonises the Middle Jiao, opens the chest and loosens the diaphragm

Stagnant Qi of the chest and abdomen: focal distension or a stifled feeling, sometimes extending to rib-side distension and pain Tightness and stuffiness around the chest and diaphragm, along with nausea or poor appetite Hiccup

Calms the fetus and stops nausea and vomiting

Morning sickness Restless fetus from Qi stagnation Fullness of the chest and epigastrium in pregnancy from stagnant Qi

Relieves toxicity

Food poisoning from fish and shellfish, acting more mildly than the leaf