Tangerine Leaf Classic Formulas … Natural Herb Library

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Soothes the Liver and resolves swelling ... Ju Ye is used when constrained Liver qi produces breast-region fullness, swelling, or tenderness.
Promotes the circulation of qi and relieves pain ... traditional use includes hypochondriac discomfort, chest or abdominal fullness, and hernia-type pain from constrained movement.
Resolves phlegm and dissipates nodular congestion ... older use includes cough, breast abscess, and pulmonary abscess contexts where phlegm and qi constraint combine.

Ju Ye with Chai Hu or Xiang Fu ... traditional soothing-Liver pairing for rib-side discomfort and qi constraint.
Fresh-leaf poultice or juice application for breast swelling ... a practical external route preserved in materia medica notes.
Cough and abscess-support pairings ... used when qi stagnation and phlegm make swelling or obstruction more prominent.

Traditional herbology describes Ju Ye as bitter, pungent, and neutral, entering the Liver to move qi and resolve swelling.
Its classic indication list includes hernia, chest and abdominal fullness, cough, acute mastitis, pulmonary abscess, and hypochondriac pain.