Product Primers

Product Primer: Hua Tuo Pain Relieving Plasters

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Product Primer: Hua Tuo Pain Relieving Plasters

Why We Love It This product can help to relieve pain by increasing warmth and circulation in the area and supporting the healing process naturally.  Chinese and other natural medicine disciplines look at inflammation a little differently.  It's possible to promote the natural catabolic process of inflammation in a healthy way so that the dead or injured cells can get broken down effectively and new cells can form an organized cellular matrix.  This may help to decrease chronic pain, or help prevent chronic pain from developing from an acutely injured area.  By warming the area and promoting circulation and a healthy...

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Product Primer Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan

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Product Primer Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan

Why We Love It I love this formula for my geriatric patients, because it's great for many conditions that accompany the aging process.  I also love it for women who get frequent bladder infections.  It can help break the infection and irritation cycle to minimize the use of (sometimes necessary) antibiotics.   Chinese Medicine Theory This formula is very balanced - it tonifies yin (Kidney, Liver, and Spleen), prevents pathological yin buildup, and tonifies Kidney yang.  In this way it nourishes Kidney qi, as Kidney qi is the sum of and communicator between Kidney yin and yang.  This formula can address...

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Product Primer: Gui Pi Wan

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Product Primer: Gui Pi Wan

Why We Love It This is a fantastic formula for a lot of people right now because it can help boost the immune system AND help with insomnia.  "Immune system" doesn't directly translate to Chinese Medicine, but certain systems and meridians are thought to govern our ability to fight off and recover from illness.     Chinese Medicine Theory This formula strengthens the Spleen, nourishes the Heart, tonifies Qi and Blood, and stabilizes Shen. Historically this formula was used for the poor exhausted students with overwhelming loads of work and worries on their mind.  Taken into modern times this formula has...

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Product Primer: Gan Mao Ling

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Product Primer: Gan Mao Ling

Getting to Know Gan Mao Ling This formula is also known as: Gan Mao Dan, Common Cold Pill Primary herbs/function:  Most of these herbs are cooling and can transform phlegm.  This formula may be taken for the common cold or more specific infectious conditions such as eye or ear infections.  This formula may aid in the reduction of inflammation and/or pus.  Primary herbs include mint, honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, and evodia lepta.   Chinese Medicine Theory:  Releases exterior, disperses wind-heat, with evodia to balance the harsh cooling properties of other herbs and address some cold conditions.  The addition of evodia makes this formula more balanced...

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Product Primer: Yin Chaio Chieh Tu Pian/ Yin Qiao San

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Product Primer:  Yin Chaio Chieh Tu Pian/ Yin Qiao San

Yin Chaio or Yin Qiao Also known as Honeysuckle and Forsythia Powder, is mainly used to support the Lungs and outer body layers.  It is most often recommended at the onset of a cold or flu because it can help to decrease severity and duration of the illness.  It is appropriate for short term use, and can be taken as a preventative if exposure to febrile illness occurs. This Formula has two leading herbs; Honeysuckle (Jin Yin Hua), and Forsythia (Lian Qiao).  They are both powerhouse herbs for dispersing wind, clearing heat, and relieving toxicity.   Other herbs in this formula help...

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