Herbs

Analgesia

Promoting gastrointestinal movement

Repairing stomach damage

Promoting bile secretion

Anticancer

Antiemetic

Relieving a cough

Eliminating phlegm

Cardiotonic and myocardial preservation

Anti-platelet aggregation

Function of TCM herbs

Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri)

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Evacuation and defervescence, disperse stagnated liver qi to relieve depression, and lifting Yang Qi

Huangqin (Radix Scutellariae)

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Heat-clearing and damp-drying, purging fire for removing toxin, hemostasis and miscarriage prevention

Banxia (Rhizoma Pinelliae)

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Eliminating dampness and eliminating phlegm, reducing adverse reactions and stopping vomiting, eliminating swelling and dispersing mass

Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae)

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Moisten lung and detoxify, harmonizing

various medicines

Shengjiang (Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens)

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Relieving exterior and dispersing cold, warming middle energizer

to arrest vomiting, resolving phlegm and relieving cough, detoxify fish and crab poison