Eagle Herbs

Mu Xiang is an aromatic wood that regulates the nervous system's pain sensitivity.

Notes: this particular formula has been modified for the treatment of lower back pain, or lower front pain that is improved by warmth and/or aggravated by cold.

Alternative Names:

Ingredients:
Li Zhi He 茘枝核 leechee nut, lychee pip Litchi Semen
Xiao Hui Xiang 小茴香 fennel fruit Foeniculi Fructus
Ju He 橘核 Tangerine Pip (seeds) Sm. Citri Reticulatae
Chuan Lian Zi 川楝子 toosendan fruit, Sichuan chinabery, Sichuan Pagoda tree Meliae Toosendan Fructus

Gao Liang Jiang 高良姜 lesser galangal rhizome, galanga Alpiniae officinarum Rhizoma

• This is another herb that favors the Kidneys, but it is warming and particularly beneficial for lower back pain that responds well to warmth.

Qing Pi 青皮 unripe tangerine peel, green tangerine peel, blue citrus Citri reticulatae viride Pericarpium
Mu Xiang 木香 costus root, saussurea, auklandia Aucklandiae Radix

• These last two herbs address the stress-induced component of back pain, especially when that back pain is located in the mid-back. These herbs could be said to regulate the nervous system.