首乌片 / Shou Wu Pian Treats the following symptoms: Tags: age spots, ageing, alopecia, early appearance of white or grey hair, hair loss, poor memory Chinese medicine verifies the prosperity and decay of Qi and Blood based on the glory and dryness of hair, which is a pioneering thought of the ancients in the history of medicine. Chinese medicine believes that hair is related to Kidney, Liver, Spleen and Stomach. Hair is especially close to the Kidney; a sufficient working Kidney is the foundation of healthy hair. The Liver stores the Blood, if the Liver Blood is sufficient, the hair is nourished so that it is not easy to lose hair. The Spleen controls the digestive process and transports Mizutani Essence to nourish the hair. The principles of nourishing hair are nourishing Kidney and Essence, Qi and Blood,...

桂枝茯苓丸 / Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan Treats the following symptoms: Tags: fallopian tube blockage, ovarian cysts, urinary dysfunctions, uterine fibroids or uterine endometriosis with incessant dripping of clots and dark blood Expel Uterus Stagnation comes from “Essentials of the Golden Chamber” by Zhang Zhongjing, a traditional Chinese medical scientist from the Eastern Han Dynasty. It has the effect of promoting Blood circulation, removes Blood Stasis and eliminating mass. 1900 years ago, the ancients used this formula to treat “The woman of lump in lower abdomen and excessive menstrual bleeding; miscarriage and foetus dies in the womb”. Nowadays it is used for uterine fibroids, polyps, fallopian tube blockage,...

四物汤 / Si Wu Tang Treats the following symptoms: Tags: absence of Menstruation (amenorrhoea), dysmenorrhoea and irregular menstruation in clots or clotty and dark coloured menses, infertility, late menstruation, period pain (dysmenorrhoea), uterine bleeding Angelic Four first appeared in Lin Taoren’s “Secret Recipe of Treatment of Injure and bone fracture” of the Tang Dynasty and was later included in China’s first national pharmacopoeia “Tai Ping Formulas of welfare dispensary” in the Song Dynasty. Because Angelic Four has the effect of regulating Blood and nourishing Blood, it has the characteristics of “nourish without Stagnation, warm without Dryness, nourish Blood without leaving Stasis, and move Blood without hurting Blood“. It is widely used in Blood Deficiency and Blood Stasis Syndromes. Especially...

逍遥丸 / Xiao Yao Wan Treats the following symptoms: Tags: absence of Menstruation (amenorrhoea), chronic hepatitis, depression, distress in the chest, headache, infertility, irregular menstruation, irritability, late menstruation, liver cirrhosis, liver detoxification, liver problems, low libido, mood swings, period pain (dysmenorrhoea), premenstrual syndrome (PMS), sore breasts, stress, symptoms become worse with stress or emotional upset Merry Life Formula comes from “Tai Ping Formulas of welfare dispensary” published by emperor’s pharmacy of the Song Dynasty in 1106 AD. Because it is a common prescription for the treatment of mental disorders including depression and moodiness, it was named “Xiao Yao San“. It means that after taking the medicine, the Liver Qi is lively and smooth, and the mood is cheerful, and the trouble is left behind,...

壮腰健肾片 / Zhuang Yao Jian Shen Pian Treats the following symptoms: Tags: bursitis, chronic waist / leg / joint pain, lassitude feeling in the lower back and knees, lower back ache, lumbocrural pain, osteoporosis Chinese medicine believes that the waist is the palace of the Kidneys. If Kidney Qi is deficient, chronic low back pain will occur and the waist and knees will be sore and weak. Zhuang Yao Pian nourishes the Kidneys, strengthens the muscles and strengthens the bones. It is used for chronic waist, leg or joint pain caused by a Deficiency of Kidney Qi. It is commonly seen in elderly people who are weak and have pain in the waist, legs and shoulders, senile lumbocrural pain,...

六味地黄丸 / Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Treats the following symptoms: Tags: ageing, chronic optic problems, feeling of hot in the chest / palms / soles or night sweating, growth and pubertal delay, neurasthenia, progressive dementia and amnesia, tinnitus, vaginal dryness Nourish Root Yin originated from the “Concise explanation of Paediatric Herbs and Syndromes”, written by Qian Yi, a paediatrician expert in the Song Dynasty. It has a history of more than 900 years of clinical application. The original intention of Dr. Qian Yi was to treat paediatric growth retardation and dysplasia. However, contrary to the original intention of Dr. Qian Yi, Nourish Root Yin has become a good formula for nourishing Yin and Kidney and health care....

溫膽湯 / Wen Dan Tang Treats the following symptoms: Tags: anxiety and palpitations, brain fog, depression, panic attacks and mental disorder, tinnitus, withdrawal symptoms of quitting alcohol; coffee; drugs; smoking Nervolax comes from Chen Yan’s “Diseases of three causes and formula”, published in 1174 AD in the Song Dynasty. It has the effect of regulating Qi, resolving Phlegm, harmonizing Stomach and Gallbladder. It is indicated for the treatment of various symptoms which are caused by Phlegm and Heat in the Gallbladder and Phlegm Heat disturbing the mind. Symptoms can be easily frightened (panic attacks) due to Heart and Gallbladder weakness, restlessness and sleepless, night dreams; or nausea, vertigo, and epilepsy, white greasy tongue...

天王补心丸 / Tian Wang Bu Xin Wan Treats the following symptoms: Tags: anxiety and palpitations, dry mouth, insomnia, restlessness, thirst Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan originates from the “Effective Formulae Handed Down for Generations” compiled by Wei Yilin in the Yuan Dynasty and published in 1345. It has the effect of nourishing the Heart and Mind, nourishing Yin and clearing Heat. It is suitable for the treatment of Heart and Kidney, Yin and Blood Deficiency and Fire disturbing the Heart Shen (spirit). It has the symptoms of irritability, anxiety and palpitations, restless or dreariness sleep, mental fatigue, forgetfulness, impatient thoughts and dry stool. Both Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan and Calm Shen are nourishing and tranquillizing formulas, which can be...

Qi Wei Wan Treats the following symptoms: Tags: clear urine, impotence, lassitude and a cold feeling in the lower back and knees, low libido, sperm problems in male Decreased sexual function, impotence and premature ejaculation are the manifestations of Kidney Qi and Yang Deficiency. Tonic for Men and Women‘s main action is to nourish Kidney Qi and warm Yang. Since Yang depends on nourishment of Yin and Essence, the formulation is also based on the theory of “seeking Yang from Yin” and it is supplemented with nourishing Yin essence herbs. So, the source of Yang Qi is endless. The formula is for the help of low libido, impotence and premature ejaculation of Kidney Qi and Kidney Yang Deficiency. If impotence is accompanied...

香砂养胃丸 / Xiang Sha Yang Wei Wan Treats the following symptoms: Tags: acid reflux, fullness in stomach, indigestion, nausea, pain in the epigastrium, poor appetite, stomach ache Stomach Tonic is based on the Xiang Sha Yang Wei Decoction from Gong Tingxian’s “Revise Diseases and Return to Health” published in the Ming Dynasty in 1615 AD. It has the effect of warming Stomach and regulating Stomach Qi and is therefore used for indigestion problems. Indications include stomach-ache, distension after eating, poor appetite, loose stools and fatigue, uncomfortable fullness, noisy discomfort etc. caused by inadequate Stomach Yang, Dampness and Stagnation of Qi. COVID-19 RELATED SYMPTOMS: PREVENTION, INFECTION, RECOVERY Typical symptoms: abdominal pain, acute and chronic cough / bronchitis / asthma in clear phlegm or no phlegm...

痛泻要方 / Tong Xie Yao Fang Treats the following symptoms: Tags: abdominal pain during diarrhoea and pain relief after diarrhoea, abnormal bowel sounds with pain, alternation of constipation and diarrhoea, candida in a chronic or recurrent diarrhoea, irritable bowel syndrome, leaky gut, mucus stool, ulcerative colitis Smooth Intestine comes from the “Danxi’s Mastery of Medicine” published by Zhu Danxi in the Yuan Dynasty in 1481 AD. It is a representative formulation for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome. Chinese medicine believes that the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome is a “Stagnation of the Liver and Deficiency of Spleen, Dampness and Heat of the intestines“. Liver Stagnation leads to the Qi Stagnation and causes pain; Spleen Deficiency and Intestinal Dampness cause bowel sound with pain, bowel diarrhoea, abdominal pain during diarrhoea...

Treats the following symptoms: Tags: chronic hepatitis, depression, early menstruation, hyperactivity syndrome in adolescents, irregular menstruation, irritability, liver detoxification, liver problems, mood swings, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), restlessness, sore breasts, stress, symptoms become worse with stress or emotional upset Relaxed Wanderer is made by adding Cortex Moutan and Fructus Gardeniae to the basis of the Merry Life Formula, which nourishes Liver Blood and smooth Qi, Cortex Moutan and Fructus Gardeniae clear the Liver Fire. Therefore, Relaxed Wanderer has the effect of nourishing Liver Blood, smoothing Liver Qi and clearing Liver Fire. The occurrence of Liver Fire is mostly generated by long time Liver Qi Stagnation, so Relaxed Wanderer is widely used for the syndromes of Liver Stagnation, Blood Deficiency and Heat. For example acne, depression, moodiness, hyperactivity syndrome in adolescents and various liver diseases and liver detoxification and gynaecological diseases like PMS, irregular and early menstruation, with the symptoms of irritability,...

补阳还五汤 / Bu Yang Huan Wu Tang   Treats the following symptoms: Tags: after-effects of stroke, fatigue, paralysis of limbs Recuperating Qi Formula is from Wang Qingren’s “Correction on Errors in Medical Classics” from the Qing Dynasty. The formulation is especially for the help of sequela of a stroke. After a stroke, the Zheng Qi is deficient and Blood circulation is poor. That is due to the weakness of Qi, which fails to promote, so the Qi and Blood are blocked, and the muscles don’t get nourishment. Therefore, the symptoms of hemiplegia, facial paralysis, slurred speech and involuntary salivation can occur. The Recuperating Qi Formula replenishes Qi, promotes blood circulation and opens the meridians. Indications for stroke...

前列舒 / Qian Lie Shu Treats the following symptoms: Tags: hypertrophy of the prostate, inadequate prostate function, prostatitis, rehabilitation after prostate chemoradiation Prostate Formula is especially for the help of chronic prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia. The root cause of the chronic prostate disease is old age and decay and Kidney Qi Deficiency. Overworking, mental depression and improper diet are the causes of induction; Kidney Deficiency, Stasis, Damp and Heat accumulation are pathological state. The formulation is composed of herbs nourishing the Kidney, clearing Damp–Heat and removing Blood Stasis. It can be used for chronic prostatitis, benign prostatic hyperplasia and rehabilitation after prostate chemoradiation. It can also be used for middle-aged and elderly prostate health care. PROSTATITIS Typical symptoms: blood-stained...

更年平 / Gen Nian Ping Treats the following symptoms: Tags: dreaminess, irritability, menopausal symptoms in hot flushes and sweating, menopausal syndrome, restlessness Meno-Well tonifies and harmonizes Kidney Yin and Kidney Yang. Chinese medicine believes that women’s Kidney Qi gradually declines before and after menopause. Tiangui (the special Essence stored in the Kidneys that promote reproductive function) gets exhausted and the Chong and Ren Meridians will be weak, menstruation will break to menopause, the reproductive ability will decline and disappear, and there will be some hot flush, sweating, irritability, insomnia, swelling of the limbs, skin removal, feeling restlessness and other symptoms around menstrual disorders or menopause.  It is an ideal formulation for the treatment of andro-/ and menopausal symptoms. Estrogen is considered a Yin type hormone in TCM, while Testosterone is...