For stagnation of the liver qi with stasis of blood due to stress or depression, characterised by hypochondriac pain and bloated abdomen, alternating fever and chills, premenstrual tension or painful period as well, pink tongue with thin coating, taut pulse.

Dispels exogenous wind to relieve the exterior and purging the bowel to remove interior heat. For exogenous wind attacking on the constitutional hot body, marked by fever with chills, headache or dizziness, blocked nose, cough with sticky sputum, stuffiness in the chest, dry mouth with bitter taste, constipation, scanty and unsmooth urination, pink or red tongue with yellowish coating, floating or slippery pulse. it can also be used to treat boil, sores and eruption in the superficial aspect of the body.

Anxiety, irritability, depression with palpitations, insomnia, poor concentration, forgetfulness, tiredness, nocturnal emissions, empty dry stools of yin and blood from the heart and kidneys.