Angelica Pubescens and Sang-Ji-Sheng Decoction (Du Huo Ji Sheng Tang)

 

Details of Angelica Pubescens and Sang-Ji-Sheng Decoction

Fang Feng translates to "guards against wind". Wind is a big deal in Chinese medicine.

Ingredients:
Du Huo 獨活 pubescent angelica root, angelica root, tu-huo Radix Angelicae Pubiscentis
Qin Jiao 秦艽 large gentian root, gentiana macropylla root, chin-chiu Radix Gentianae Qinjiao
Fang Feng 防風 saposhnikovia root, ledebouriella root, siler Radix Ledebouriellae Divaricatae
Xi Xin 細辛 Chinese wild ginger, asarum Herba cum Radice Asari (not included in online version)
These four herbs all are spicy and drying. They’re aromatic and help to dry internal dampness which is like saying they regulate fluid metabolism. This could apply to complaints that are aggravated by rainy weather among other conditions.Du Zhong 杜仲 Eucommiae Cortex eucommia bark
Sang Ji Sheng 桑寄生 mulberry mistletoe stems; taxillus, mistletoe Ramulus Sangjisheng
These herbs “nourish kidney and liver” which is to say promotes joint mobility and lubrication.

Shu Di Huang 熟地黄 cooked rehmannia root, prepared Chinese foxglove root Rehmanniae Radix preparata
Dang Gui 當歸 tangkuei, Chinese angelica root Radix Angelicae Sinensis
Bai Shao 白芍 white peony root, peony Paeoniae Radix alba
Chuan Xiong 川芎 Sichuan lovage root, cnidium, chuanxiong root Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong
These herbs used together is the key formula for nourishing the blood in Chinese medicine. Blood nourishes and lubricates the joints, helping them move smoothly in a pain-free fashion.

Chuan Niu Xi 懷牛膝 achyranthes root Archyanthis bidentatae Radix
Rou Gui 肉桂 inner bark of Saigon cinnamon, cinnamon bark Cinnamomi Cortex
“Niu Xi” translates to “ox knee”. Knees can hurt if they’re damp on the inside. The damp impedes the flow of blood. Stagnated blood hurts! Niu Xi supports blood flow. Rou Gui is cinnamon bark, it’s warming in nature. Warm means more movement. Movement is good.

Fu Ling 茯苓 sclerotium of tuckahoe, China root, hoelen, Indian bread Poria Cocos
Ren Shen 人蔘 ginseng root Radix Panax Ginseng
Zhi Gan Cao 炙甘草 licorice root Radix Glycyrrhizae prep.
These are three of the four key herbs used for digestive health in Chinese medicine. With better digestion, fluid metabolism in the digestive tract is regulated and that results in healthy normal poop.

Recommended for these body types:
Slightly Hearty

Slightly Hearty

Balanced

Balanced

Slightly Delicate

Slightly Delicate

Delicate

Delicate

Recommended for these thermal natures:

Neutral

Neutral

Cool

Cool

Cold

Cold

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