1 TASTE
Sour, astringent and neutral
2 MERIDIANS
Liver and stomach
3 FUNCTIONS
1. To promote the free flow of qi in the liver and reduce stagnation; 2. To regulate qi and harmonize the stomach
4 INDICATIONS
1. Qi stagnation in thd liver and stomach manifested as distension and pain in thd hypochondriac regions, belching and epigastric pain. Mume flower (Lu E Mei [3]) is used with Bupleurum root (Chai Hu [4]), Cyperus tuber (Xiang Fu [5]), Green tangerine peel (Qing Pi [6]) and Costus root (Mu Xiang [7]).2. Phlegm and qi stagnated in the throat (globus hystericus) manifested as the sensation of a foreign body in the throat, Mume flower (Luemei) is used with Trichosanthes peel (Gulaoupi), Tangerine peel (Chen Pi [8]), Mulberry bark (Sang Bai Pi [9]), Albizia bark (Hehuapi) and Perilla leaf (Zi Su Ye [10]).
5 DOSAGE
3-6 g
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