Rib cage Cage F2: Chest or rib contusion with or without bone fracture or excessive mammary gland growths.

1. Chest contusion: 50 patients took F2 with external herbal plasters and 42 were cured (84 percent), 7 significantly improved (14 percent) and one improved.

2. Rib inflammation: 88 patients took F2 for up to two weeks and 81 were cured (92.04 percent) and the remaining 7 also significantly improved (7.95 percent).

3. Bone fractures: F2 has been widely used in more than 10,000 long-bone fracture cases with great results. 101 rib-fracture patients were divided into a treatment group (n=32) using F2 for pain control and a comparison group (n=69) using regular painkillers. Days to have no pain: 7 vs. 31 days; days to have no cough-triggered pain: 20 vs. 36 days; rib-fracture heal time: 30 vs. 45 days. There were significant differences between two groups, all P<0.05.

4. Rib cage pain: 82 patients took F2 and 25 were cured (30.48 percent), 40 significantly improved (48.78 percent), 8 improved (9.75 percent) and nine did not.

5. Excessive mammary gland growth: 172 patients in two studies took F2 for up to three weeks and 160 were either cured or improved, while only 12 (6.97 percent) did not improve.

6. Gall stones: 30 patients took F2 or its modification for a month and 2 were cured (6.66 percent), 14 significantly improved (46.66 percent), 12 improved (40 percent) and two did not improve.