Note: Top/Middle

Temperature: Warming

Elements: Earth, Wood, Fire

Meridians: Liver, Heart, Spleen

Traditional Actions/Indications:

1. Regulates Qi and Blood
   Stiffness, pain, nervous spams, arthritis
   Bruises, sprains, chilblains
   
2. Releases the Exterior, clears Cold-Phlegm and stops coughing
   Cold and flu
   Nervous cough and asthma
3. Soothes the Liver
   Headache, migraine, tinnitus
   Intestinal colic, constipation, flatulence, spasmodic indigestion
   Menstrual cramps, uterine spasms
   Excessive sexual drive
   Stuck, festering emotions, deep-seated emotional trauma and conflict
4. Regulates the Heart and Spleen, calms the Shen and regulates the Yi
   Palpitations, tachycardia, hypertension
   Worry, overthinking, obsessive thoughts, emotional craving
   Anxiety, insomnia, over-stimulation
   Tiredness alternating with nervous tension, stress related conditions

Cautions: Pregnancy

These pages are intended to assist clinicians and are not intended for self-diagnosis or treatment for which a qualified professional should be consulted. Actions and indications are taken from traditional uses and do not necessarily reflect the evidence base which should be researched independently.