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,...

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....

明目地黄丸 / Ming Mu Di Huang Wan Treats the following symptoms: Tags: blurred vision, dryness and discomfort of the eyes, eye fatigue, eyes sensitivity to wind and light Eye Tonic is a formulation for improving eyesight. In the Five-Element Theory, Liver belongs to Wood, Kidney belongs to Water, Water can produce Wood, Liver stores Blood, and Kidney stores Essence. The Essence and Blood of the Liver and Kidney are closely related. Traditional Chinese Medicine treats eye diseases, often starting from the Liver and Kidney. Eye Tonic is a recipe for nourishing the Kidney and nourishing the Liver and improving the vision caused by visual fatigue and various fundus diseases. Modern people look at the computer for prolonged hours and often stay up late, which...

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...

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...

Coptidis Purger, a Chinese Medicine remedy that’s been successfully used for centuries, is indicated for upward attack of Wind-Heat and Fire in Lung and Stomach. It clears Wind-Heat, drains Fire from Lung and Stomach, unblock bowels, alleviates pain. This formula contains of 17 herbs, which have high toxin-removing potential and addressing on manifestations of excess heat, fire and toxicity: a sensation of heat, discomfort in eyes, mouth, and tooth, infrequent bowel movements and dark or yellow urine.   Treats the following symptoms: aphthae, bad breath (halitosis), bleeding gums, canker sores, constipation, dark and yellow urine, dizziness and vertigo, eye infection, gingivitis, improve eyesight, mouth and tongue sores, mouth ulcers, pain and bulging of ear, skin pimples, sties, swollen and painful gums, tinnitus, toothache, toxic swelling in upper body, toxin removal

Maxitone originated from the first Chinese patent prescription “Tai Ping Formulas of welfare dispensary” disseminated by the Chinese state in the Song Dynasty. It is consisting of Four Gentlemen Formula, a basic formula for tonifying Qi with a combination of Angelic Four, a basic formula for nourishing Blood, and the adding of astragalus and cinnamon, nourishing Yang herbs. It has the effect of warming and nourishing Qi and Blood, and is suitable for patients with both Qi and Blood Deficiency but also with Yang Deficiency and Cold. This formula is mostly used to treat anaemia after giving birth and its typical symptoms, and can also help with amenorrhoea. This formula is warm in nature, therefore not suitable for people with Yin Deficiency or Heat.   Treats the following symptoms: anaemia, anaemia after giving birth, fatigue, poor...

甘麥大棗丸 / Gan Mai Da Zao Wan Treats the following symptoms: Tags: abnormal behaviour, abnormal speech, absentmindedness, anxiety, irritability, melancholy, moodiness, tendency to cry easily Serene Centre (Gan Mai Da Zao Wan) is derived from “Essentials of the Golden Chamber” written by Zhang Zhongjing, a physician in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Because of the addition of He Shou Wu, He Huan Hua, Fu Ling, and Bai He on the basis of Zhang Zhongjing’s original prescription, it enhanced the effects of calming the nerves, tonifying the spleen and kidney. The main indications are sadness, involuntary crying, restless sleep, and even abnormal speech and behavior. It can also be used for dizziness or...

Sang Ju Yin Treats the following symptoms: Tags: influenza with cough, prolonged cough after influenza attack Wind Heat Cough and Exterior Heat are both from “Analysis of Seasonal Febrile Diseases” by Wu Jutong in the Qing Dynasty. All are prescriptions aim to relieve the Exterior Syndrome with herbs that have a pungent flavour and cool nature. Exterior Heat is good at treating the swelling sore throat and fever in influenza, while the Wind Heat Cough is better at treating cough. The ancients called Wind Heat Cough “gentle formulation in pungent and cool herb” especially suitable for the treatment of newly infected flu, coughing due to attaching of Heat Evil and mild to moderate fever. It is said to be a...