CLINICAL APPLICATIONS * Fibrocystic disorders: breast pain, breast cysts, breast lumps, and palpable masses of the breast * Fibroadenomas: small, slippery, painless lumps of the breast * Mastitis: breast infection with redness, swelling, distension and pain * Mastalgia: breast pain that can be localized or diffuse, affect one or both breasts * Lymphadenopathy characterized by swollen and enlarged lymph nodes with nodules or fibroids WESTERN THERAPEUTIC ACTIONS * Antitumor activities which cause degeneration and necrosis of tumor cells * Antibiotic and anti-inflammatory functions to treat infection and inflammation CHINESE THERAPEUTIC ACTIONS * Dispels blood, qi and phlegm stasis * Disperses nodules and masses * Unblocks the stagnant Liver qi * Clears heat and detoxifies