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 Category  Li Qi Ji
理氣劑
 Sub Category  Xing Qi
行氣
 Name  Zhi Shi Xie Bai Gui Zhi Tang
枳實薤白桂枝湯
Immature Bitter Orange, Chinese Chive, and Cinnamon Twig Decoction
 Pharma Effect  
 Function  Unblocks the yang, dissipates clumps, expels phlegm and directs the qi downward.
 Clinic Usage  This formula is for painful obstruction of the chest, or a stabbing pain that radiates from the chest to the back, wheezing, coughing, a stifling sensation as if air is flowing from hypochondria to the area around the heart, a white, greasy tongue coating
 Cautions  Modern practitioners often use this formula for disorders such as angina pectoris.