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Qi activating therapy is usually employed for dissolving swelling or masses and relieving pain. TCM believes that most external diseases have pathological changes resulted from blood and qi stagnations, in particular liver qi stagnation, for example goiter, breast lumps or breast cancer. Thus, qi activating therapy is commonly employed in TCM external medicine.
Green tangerine peel
Herbs for activating qi include bupleurum root, nutgrass flatsedge rhizome, green tangerine peel, dried tangerine peel, and costus root. The remedies are indicated for abnormal growths that are aggravated by emotional distress, such as goiter and breast lumps. Sample Prescription: Clearing Liver and Relieving Stagnation Decoction (qing gan jie yu tang) . The prescription aims at clearing the liver, moving qi and dissipating the accumulation. It is suitable for breast lumps.
