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FUNCTIONS
GROUP: Qi Regulating 
1. Regulate the Liver and Stomach, disperses Qi Stagnation and Damp Retention
INDICATIONS
1. Qi Stagnation and retention of Dampness in the Stomach and Intestines: Discomfort of chest and hypochondria, abdominal bloating after meals, poor appetite, belching, loose stools, fatigue, heavy sensation of the body. T-pale with white coat P- wiry and slippery
APPLICATIONS: Stress with digestive problems, gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcers, hepatititis, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic cholecystitis.
INGREDIENTS
Aucklandia lappa- 木香 Mù Xiāng- Costus Root
Citrus tangerina- 陳皮 Chén pí- Aged Tangerine skin
Citrus reticulata- 青皮 Qīng pí- Green mandarin peel
Alpinia katsumadai- 草豆蔻 Cǎo dòu kòu- Katsumadai seed
Alpinia oxyphylla- 益智仁 Yì zhì rén- Bitter cardamon
Atractylodes lancea- 苍术 Cāng zhú- Swordlike Atractylodes
Magnolia officinalis- 厚朴 Hòu pò Magnolia bark
Zingiber officinale- 生姜 Shēng jiāng- Fresh Ginger rhizome
Alisma plantago- 泽泻 Zé xiè- Water plantain tuber, Alisma
Bupleurum chinensis- 柴胡 Chái hú- Bupleurum root
Evodia rutaecarpa- 吳茱萸 Wú zhū yú- Evodia fruit
Poria cocos- 茯苓 Fú líng- Hoelen wood fungus
Cimicifuga foetida- 升麻 Shēng má- Cimicifuga- Skunk Bugbane
Angelica polymorpha- 当归 Dāng guī- Angelica
Pinellia ternata- 半夏 Bàn xià- Pinellia
CONTRAINDICATIONS: Yin Deficiency with Hyperactive Yang Syndrome.