Astragalus helps the body excrete fluids for swollen tissues.
Mentioned in these formula finders body aches, bone health
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Job's Tears excretes edema from the lower body and legs.
Mentioned in these formula finders body aches
This recipe encorporates three actions:
Bai zhu helps remove inflammation by transforming fluids.
Clematis' name in Chinese includes the character for "immortal".
Bupleurum unsticks what is stuck.
Mentioned in these formula finders body aches, cholesterol regulating, chronic headaches, emotional distress, hot flashes (hot flushes), insomnia, urinary disorders, women’s health
All of the yummy goodness of Rambling Powder (Xiao Yao San) plus two herbs to “cool the blood”.
When the Liver is out of balance, its function of ensuring the free-flow of qi is compromised. This free-flow of qi is many neurological functions in biomedical terms. However, the cause of this qi stagnation is often a Liver problem. One of the Liver’s more common problems is getting hot. The can cause one to get angry, frustrated, or give rise to PMS. If you have these problems, PLUS red dots on your tongue, consider this formula instead of Bupleurum and Tang-Kuei Formula. More… »
Bai shao's sour taste relaxes the Liver which alleviates muscle spasms.
Dang gui helps nourish the "Liver blood", or neurotransmiters.
Mentioned in these formula finders body aches, cholesterol regulating, chronic headaches, hot flashes (hot flushes), bone health, urinary disorders
Deeply nourishing, even Rehmannia's roots grow deep.
Mentioned in these formula finders body aches, cholesterol regulating, bone health, urinary disorders, women’s health
This extraordinary formula does it all. Three herbs to urinate out edema, three herbs to prevent frequent urination, and two herbs to warm the underlying deficiency, three herbs to prevent frequent urination, and two herbs to warm the underlying deficiency.
This formula’s original name translates to the “Kidney qi pill” which is to say that it normalizes the functions of the Kidneys and their many functions. Whether you’re peeing too much or not enough, the Kidney qi pill will get you going in the right direction and more importantly in the right amount.
Of course, in Chinese medicine, “Kidney qi” or functions are not limited solely to regulating urination. Kidney qi is what tends to become deficient as we age (according to Chinese medical knowledge). As such, this formula can help to regulate the quality of your hearing, low back pain that is aggravated by fatigue, knee weakness or pain, bone density, and libido. These are all reliant on the health of the Kidneys, and the Kidney qi pill is the core herbal approach to these issues.
