Harmonizes the protective and nutritive Energy, Helps with Spontaneous sweating, Aversion to wind, Fever, unrelieved by sweating, Chills, Headache, Nasal congestion, Neck stiffness, Dry heaves, Little or no thirst for warm drinks.
Ingredients and Their Separate Functions
Cinnamon Twig, White peony, Ginger, and Angelicae Root.
| Cinnamon Twig's Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
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Releases the Exterior, assists Yang, adjusts the Ying and Wei and releases the muscle layer |
Wind-Cold A weak person who catches cold easily |
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Warms the channels and collaterals to relieve pain |
Wind-Cold-Damp Bi/Pain |
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Unblocks Yang and transforms Qi/Energy and thin mucus |
Edema due to Cold-Phlegm or Yang Qi/Energy Deficiency with urinary dysfunction, dizziness and palpitations |
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Assists Heart Yang and warms and facilitates the flow of Yang Qi/Energy in the chest |
Palpitations due to Yang Obstruction in the chest due to Stagnation or Deficiency Listless chest Yang with upward movement of Phlegm and thin mucus and disorderly descent of Lung Qi with shortness of breath, chest and back pain and palpitations Heart and Spleen Yang Deficiency |
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Warms and facilitates the flow of Qi/Energy through the channels and collaterals and Blood through the vessels |
Wind-Cold-Damp Bi/Pain Blood Stasis due to Cold, causing amenorrhea or dysmenorrhea with or without abdominal masses |
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Warms the Middle and directs Turbid Yin downward |
Middle Jiao Yang Deficiency Heart and Spleen Yang Deficiency (patient usually craves sweets) |
| White Peony's Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
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Nourishes the Blood and regulates menstruation |
Liver Blood Deficiency with menstrual dysfunction, vaginal discharge and uterine bleeding accompanied by a pale face, a lusterless complexion and dull, lusterless nails Anemia Breast distention and premenstrual syndrome |
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Astringes Yin and adjusts the Ying and Wei |
Yin Deficiency sweating Sweating due to Yin Collapse Disharmony between the Liver and Spleen Disharmony between the Ying and Wei with non-productive sweating |
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Calms Liver Yang and Liver Wind and alleviates pain |
Liver Qi Stagnation with Liver Yang Rising Liver Wind with Yin and Blood Deficiency Bi syndrome due to Blood Deficiency with pain and spasms |
| Softens the Liver and relieves pain |
Diarrhea, borborygmus and abdominal pain Dysenteric disorders with tenesmus |
| Anglicae Root's Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
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Tonifies the Blood and regulates the menses |
Blood Deficiency, especially when affecting the Heart and Liver with pale, ashen complexion, lusterless nails, tinnitus, blurred vision and palpitations Blood Deficiency associated irregular menstruation, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea |
| Invigorates and harmonizes the Blood and disperses Cold (stops pain due to Blood Stasis) |
Blood Stasis causing abdominal pain and carbuncles and pain due to Blood Stasis from traumatic injury, especially when accompanied by Deficiency Cold Postpartum menstruation Pregnancy (use with caution) Blood Deficiency with chronic Wind-Damp-Bi |
| Moistens the Intestines and unblocks the bowels |
Dry Intestines due to Blood Deficiency |
| Reduces swelling, expels pus, generates flesh and alleviates pain | Sores and abscesses/Pain, internally and topically |
| Stops coughing and treats dyspnea | Used adjunctively for coughing |
| Ginger's Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
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Releases the Exterior, induces perspiration and disperses Cold |
Wind-Cold |
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Warms the Middle and stops vomiting |
Cold in the Stomach especially with vomiting |
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Warms the Lungs and stops coughing |
Cough due to Wind-Cold Cough due to Lung Deficiency with Phlegm |
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Reduces the toxicity of other herbs and seafood |
Herb toxicity or seafood poisoning |
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Adjusts the Ying and Wei - normalizes the flow of Qi at the center |
Wind-Cold with Deficiency |
How to Use
Soak for 20 minutes then, boil in a gallon of water for 20 minutes. Strain tea and refrigerate for up 2 weeks. Drink 8oz cup with each meal 3 times a day.
SAFETY
- Use with caution during hot weather, as reckless bleeding such as nosebleed could result.
- Avoid raw, cold, greasy, sticky, fatty, spicy, spoiled or rotten foods.
- Other foods such as alcohol, meat, cheese, garlic, leeks, scallions, onions, and foods that are fermented and preserved should also be avoided.
- Use with caution when there is hypertension or hemorrhagic disease.
DISCLAIMER
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