noun, Chinese, traditional
A mixture used in traditional Chinese medicine "to reinforce qi and activate blood, to resolve phlegm and remove obstruction from the collaterals, in the treatment of the obstruction of qi in the chest and obstruction of phlegm, and blood stasis marked by cardialgia, palpitation, a choking sensation in the chest and shortness of breath, irritability, general lassitude, deep and thready pulse, wiry and smooth pulse or irregular pulse, coronary heart disease, and angina pectoris".