Actions:

• Strongly regulate Liver Qi, and alleviate pain
• Dissipate clumps and food stagnation

1.     Expel Qi stagnation in Liver channel: chest or flank pain, breast fibroid, or with cyclic pain, hernia; e.g. with Chai Hu, Chuan Lian Zi, Xiang Fu

2.     Food Stagnation and phlegm stasis in middle Burner: Stomach pain, belching, poor appetite; e.g. with Shan Zha, Mai Ya, Shen Qu, Lai Fu Zi

Dosage:

• 3-9g

• This herb has strongly spread Qi, so if patient with deficiency Qi should be prohibited