Category Archives: Chinese Herbs
Zhi bai di huang wan
ma huang
This is a very strong herb that has now been regulated. It has been abused as a weight loss herb and has since been taken off the shelves. It is now only available from qualified practitioners. Chinese medicine practitioners use this herb as a bronchodialator for asthma and severe common colds. It is actually used very little in my pharmacy.
Suan zao ren tang
Chinese herbs can be very effective for insomnia. One formula I like is call Suan zao ren tang.
Actions: nourish the heart and calm the spirit
Indications: Anxiety, irritability, restlessness, inability to or difficulty in falling asleep, palpitations, night sweats, dizziness, vertigo, thirst, dry mouth and throat
Ingredients: suan zao ren, fu ling, chuan xiong, zhi mu, and zhi gan cao.
Juan bi tang
Remove painful obstruction decoction –treats branch
Expels wind and transforms damp
joint pain that is worse with cold and better with heat may have numbness and heaviness in extremities
Tongue: thick white coat or purple
Pulse: slow, or slippery
ingredients: Qiang huo, du huo, qin jiao, sang zhi, hai feng tang, dang gui, chuan xiong, ru xiang, mu xiang, rou gui, zhi gan cao
Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a painful condition often related to fertility issues. I see many women who suffer frequently from pain during their cycle. Acupuncture helps regulate the cycle, warm the uterus and relax the uterus. There are several syndromes that may be underlying in endometriosis but all of them have some sort of blood stagnation. Acupuncture helps to correct the stagnation to increase the normal qi and blood flow throughout the uterus. This in turn will help relieve the painful symptoms of endometriosis. Chinese herbs to move qi and blood and warm the uterus are often used in comjustion with acupuncture as well as moxibutsion.
