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Traditional
Information* |
Known in Chinese medicine as Chai Hu and is used for
stagnant liver qi. The symptoms of this condition include a feeling
of fullness in the liver, pain on the right side, biliousness, a
coated yellow tongue, difficulty digesting fats and abdominal
bloating. A prominent liver herb, Bupleurum can also be used for
hepatitis, liver fire rising (liver headaches) and hepatomegaly.
This root is also indicated for collapsed qi—organ prolapse. |
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*Herbal
Therapeutics Research Library
Author: David Winston (RH) AHG
©2007
Herbal Therapeutics Research Library. All rights reserved |
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