Patchouli settles the stomach by "piercing turbidity".
This is a great formula to have on-hand for the cold and flu season. It excels in settling the stomach when a common cold or flu is aggravated by nausea. One thing, traditionally this formula is only used for “wind-cold” not “wind-heat”. Each of these conditions include chills and fever, however for the best outcomes with this formula, use it when you have more chills than fever (or equal amounts of chills and fever). If you only have fever, consider something else such as Lonicera and Forsythia Formula
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Huang Lian (Rx. Coptis) is often used for a fullness or stuffiness right below the sternum.
This is one of those amazing Chinese herb recipes that have yet to be fully appreciated in the West. It is for damp-heat. Many people in developed nations are hot and damp. You can see it on their faces, or rather in their faces. People with red swollen faces generally have damp-heat in their body. This is one of many formulas for exactly that condition and of course all the symptoms that arise from that condition.
Reishi mushroom is a hard woody mushroom that has a shiny finish.
Much has been written about the power, the glory, the magnificence of reishi mushroom. One classic text (Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing) says:
Long term consumption [of ling zhi] will lighten the body and prevent aging, extend one’s life, and [make one an] immortal.
Cinnamon twig is a great blood mover which treats pain.
Computer use often leads to neck and shoulder tension, muscle spasm, and pain. Just one of those things that iron age Chinese healers never had to deal with.
The Diffuse Pain Decoction was originally conceived of addressing the painful influences of exposure to wind or damp weather. Back in the 1170s, that was a pretty good idea, well before we enjoyed so much control over our environment.
However, there are modern sources for windy or damp pain that arise from internal causes such as work stress or excessive computer use.
Chuan Xiong root has a heady aroma that clears the head.
Four Miracle Brew © is a calming brain-tonic that adds balance to excessive consumption of caffeine. Take a break from your usual coffee break without the side-effects of caffeine.
One teaspoon of Four Miracle Brew hides some health in every cuppa coffee. Four Miracle Brew’s rich aromatic flavor crystals taste like they’re brewing in your cup. Add to your favorite cup o’ caffeine and enjoy all of its energizing benefits without those nasty tics, tremors, shakes and sweats.
Two teaspoons of Four Miracle Brew makes a mid-strength cup of tea that calms your mind to help you focus. Add anything you’re accustomed to adding to your coffee and you’ll find Four Miracle Brew a delicious way to bring some liquid balance into your life. Suggested dosage is to have one cup of Four Miracle Brew for every two cups of conventional coffee.
Three teaspoons of Four Miracle Brew for the dark rich satisfaction of full-strength coffee. This incredible herb formula not only calms the jitters associated with caffeine, but also provides some fuel for the mind and body. Caffeine is like a spark plug, but without the presence of fuel, that spark will do very little good. Four Miracle Brew nourishes and promotes the creation of that fuel inside the body. Best part is that it actually tastes great!
Tao Ren (Peach Pit) supports blood movement.
Benefits
This highly respected formula is a modification of two other formulas: most of the ingredients from Four-Substance Decoction with Safflower and Peach Pit and Bupleurum and Chih-shih Formula can be found in this formula. Used all together, the goal is to support the cardiovascular health by stimulating the flow of qi and blood. More… »
Xiang fu (Cyperus root) regulates the qi to address frequent sighing or dull tummy aches.
This is the formula for the so-called “six stagnations”. When things aren’t flowing right, the body’s systems’ functions are compromised. This formula gets everything flowing well. More… »
Dried aged tangerine peel is great for intestinal gurgling.
Ru Xiang (frankincense) shown above, is commonly teamed up with Mo Yao (myrrh).
Huang qin is one of the few herbs that enter the so-called "pivot" of the body.
Detoxifying since 220 AD. Huang Qin Tang (Scutellaria Decoction) is a simple modification of the #1 formula in Shang Han Lun style Chinese herbalism. The Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Cold Injury) is one of the key Chinese medicine “bibles” (or “classics” as the Chinese say). Huang Qin Tang is pronounced “wong chin tong“.
About this formula Recently studied as a digestive aid called PHY906 (Huang Qin Tang) in those undergoing Western drug therapy.
Huang Qin Tang was traditionally used for detoxifying the intestines when resulting in burning crampy diarrhea with a strong odor. However it was not assumed that this diarrhea was due to an infection in the intestines, rather a toxicity issue in other locations of the body, specifically the “Shao Yang pivot.” More… »
