Key Characteristics: moves qi stops pain, with lack of appetite, feeling of food sitting in St, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting
Properties:
acrid, bitter, warm
Meridian/Organs Affected:
Gall Bladder, Liver, Spleen, Stomach, Tw
Actions:
- stagnant Liv, Gb qi, flank pain, distention, soreness
- regulate stagnant qi in the intestines, for diarrhea, dysenteric disorder, abdominal pain, tenesmus
- strengthen the Sp. prevent stagnation, used with tonifying herbs to ease side effects, especially when transportive function is weak