turmeric Hard, bitter, warm. Attributed to spleen meridian, liver meridian. Break blood and qi, relieve menstruation. Treatment of abdominal swelling pain, arm pain, fistula, women's blood stasis menstrual amenorrhea, postpartum stasis abdominal pain, fall injury, carbuncle. It is used for chest and abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea and limb pain of Qi stasis and blood stasis, often with Yuanhu and Xiangfu. [Original text ]