E+Zhu+(Zedoria)

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Category: Herbs that Invigorate Blood & Remove Blood Stasis (to Break Masses) Nature : Warm Flavors: Acrid, Bitter Channels: LR, SP

Functions: Break up Blood stasis and move Qi, remove food stagnation and relieve pain; **For both Qi & Blood stasis and to dissolve accumulations** Indications: 1. **Masses, lumps**, amenorrhea, abdominal pain due to Qi stagnation & Blood stasis 2. Distending pain in the epigastric region and abdomen due to retention of food.

Dosage: 3-10g. Contra: Women w/ heavy menstrual flow & women **during pregnancy****; caution for those w/ a weak constitution** misc: **often combined w/, though more for Qi than San Leng**