Ren shen (ginseng) strengthens multiple organ systems.

This is a variation of Li Zhong Wan but it is more warming. (You can read about in more detail in the link.) Anyone who is thinking of using this I would suggest you may want to start with Li Zhong Wan and see how you do and then bump it up to Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan if you need to.

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Ingredients

• Fu Zi – aconite – warming
• Gan Jiang 乾姜 dried ginger rhizome Zingiberis Rhizoma [use caution if pregnant]
  • • Warming the middle, this spicy dried ginger makes you feel all warm inside. This is especially welcome when cold food or weather causes extremely painful abdominal cramps.
• Ren Shen 人蔘 ginseng root Radix Panax Ginseng
  • • Strengthening the functions of the digestion, ginseng is world famous for its improvement of the functions of just about every organ in the body. It does however have a special love for the digestion.
• Bai Zhu 白术 , bai shu ovate atractylodes, (white) atractylodes rhizome [supports pregnancy]
  • • When the “middle” isn’t working right, the outcome is dampness. Dampness is like saying that there’s too much fluids in the Stomach and Intestines. This herb helps to dry up that dampness that is presumed to be there in the wake of cold in the “middle”.
• Gan Cao 甘草 licorice root Radix Glycyrrhizae [caution]
  • • Licorice root is added to many Chinese herbal formulas in order to harmonize the ingredients. Gan cao translates to “sweet herb” and like the addition of a sweet person in a room full of opinionated people this herb’s sweetness helps everybody just get along.