Xiang Fu has the efficacy of relieving liver stagnation, regulating qi and relaxing the middle (regulating the qi of the spleen and stomach), regulating menstruation and relieving pain. It is used for liver depression and stagnation of qi, distension and pain in the chest and ribs, hernia pain and other conditions. Xiang Fu, pungent, slightly bitter, slightly sweet, flat in nature. It belongs to the liver, spleen and San Jiao meridians. Clinically, it is used for breast distension and pain, stagnation of qi in the spleen and stomach, plumpness in the epigastrium (abdomen), distension and pain, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea with menstrual closure, etc. It is also used to treat the pain of hernia. It is also used to treat pain in the stomach and epigastrium caused by cold and stagnant qi, and liver depression, often combined with warming and relieving pain by warming the spleen and stomach, e.g., gao liang jiang. It should be noted that it should be taken with caution in cases of qi deficiency without stagnation, yin deficiency and blood heat. In the use of drugs for treatment, should be under the guidance of a professional doctor to choose, to avoid blind use of drugs, resulting in discomfort or delayed condition, and in the period of medication need to ensure that the diet is light, reduce or avoid spicy and stimulating food, to prevent the effect of the drug to play.