Chai Hu has the efficacy of evacuating and relieving fever, relieving the liver of depression (treating depression by unblocking the liver’s qi), and elevating yang and lifting sunken organs (lifting yang qi in the body to support sunken organs). It is mainly used in treating chest fullness (distension and discomfort in the chest), coercive pain (pain in the coercive area and ribs), bitterness in the mouth, deafness, headache, dizziness, malaria, dysentery and prolapse of the uterus, and other disorders.
Bitter, pungent and slightly cold in nature, Chai Hu enters the liver and gallbladder meridians and can be used for treating liver dysfunction (abnormal function of the liver in channeling Qi), stagnation of Qi caused by distension and pain in the chest and dorsal area (chest and ribs area), depression and women’s irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, etc., as well as lack of middle qi (weakness of the qi in the spleen and stomach), prolonged diarrhea due to qi deficiency, prolapse of the anus and uterus, and other conditions caused by prolapsing of the internal organs.
This product is contraindicated in cases of yin deficiency and fire (deficiency of yin and essence in the body, resulting in hyperactivity of deficiency and fire), hyperactivity of liver yang (hyperactivity of liver yang, resulting in dizziness, dizziness, headache, etc.), and cases of reversal of qi.
When discomfort occurs, it is necessary to consult a doctor in time and choose medication under the guidance of physician’s diagnosis, and not to use medication on one’s own in order to avoid delaying the condition.