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Easy Qi
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Ant Essence Formula
Strong Bones
Strength Builder
Golden Air
Profound Essence
Young Lungs
Will Power
Super Adaptogen
Endocrine Health
Isatis Supreme
Lights Out
Golden Voice
Small Volcano
Ginseng and Astragalus Combination
Ten Complete Supertonic Combination
Ginseng and Longan Combination
Ginseng Nutritive Combination
Ginseng and Zizyphus Combination
Dang Gui and Gelatin
Bupleurum and Rehmannia Combination
Platycodon and Fritillary
Yin Qiao
Gentiana Combination
Bupleurum & Cyperus Combination
Bupleurum and Peony Combination
Activated Minor Bupleurum
Chinese Therapeutic Actions:
Tonifies Spleen,
Benefits Qi
- Spleen and Stomach deficiencies
Palpitations, arrhythmia and
intermittent pulse
- Qi and blood deficiency of the Heart
- Palpitations with irregular or
intermittent pulse
Zang Zao (dry organ) disorder
- Heart deficiency and Liver qi
stagnation with a wan appearance, disturbed sleep and emotional
instability
- Tonifies qi, nourishes the Heart and
harmonizes the middle burner
- Zang Zao disorder with Spirit
disturbance
Moistens the Lung, Stops Cough
- Cough or dyspnea
- Moistens the Lung, nourishes qi,
dispels phlegm and stops cough
- Neutral and mild, it benefits coughing
and wheezing of various etiologies, including cold and heat, and
deficiency or excess, with or without phlegm
- Wei (atrophy) syndrome of the Lung and
chronic cough
- Cough and wheezing cause by wind cold
- Cough and wheezing due to Lung heat
- Cough and wheezing due to Lung cold
with sputum
- Cough and wheezing because of dryness
Relieves Pain
- Epigastric, abdominal, musculoskeletal
and smooth muscle pain and cramps
- Abdominal pain due to deficiency and
cold of the middle burner
- Diarrhea, dysentery and abdominal pain
caused by damp heat
- Hypochondriac pain due to Liver qi
stagnation
- Epigastric pain due to stomach ulcer
- Leg cramps due to blood deficiency
Clears Heat, Eliminates Toxins
- Sores, swellings and carbuncles - use
internally or topically
- Uncomplicated sores or lesions
- Erysipelas
- Red lesions with eczema and itching
- Yang sores with redness, swelling and
pain
- Yin sores with dark purplish appearance
- Burns
- Frostbite
Sore Throat
- Sore throat with redness, swelling and
pain
- Sore throat with redness, swelling and
pus
Treats Poisoning
- Including but not limited to food,
herbs, herbicides, pesticides, drugs and heavy metals
- Lead poisoning
- Arsenic poisoning
Harmonizes Other Herbs
- Harmonizes and moderates the harsh or
adverse effects of other herbs, keeping them from damaging the middle
burner
- Neutralizes the toxicity of Fu Zi
- Controls the warm property of Gan Jiang
(Ginger) to prevent damage to the yin
- Prevents cold properties of Shi Gao and
Zhi Mu from damaging the Stomach
- Reduces the initial drastic purgative
effect of Da Huang and Mang Xiao and prolongs the overall duration of
effect
- Reduces the initial peak effect
of Dang Shen, Bai Zhu,Shu Di Huang, and Dang Qui and prolongs the
overall tonic effect
- Use with cold and hot herbs such as
Pinelliae, Ginger, Coptis and Scutellaria to harmonize the effect of
the overall combination
Typical Usage of Concentrated Extracts
1 to 2 grams (maximum 3-6 grams) per day or as directed by your health
practitioner. Used in decoction, powder, pills or syrup; internally or
externally. Raw Gan Cao more strongly purges fire, eliminates
toxins, moistens the Lung and stops cough. It is commonly used to treat
throat soreness and pain, various infections with formation of pus and
abscess, cough with hot phlegm and food or drug poisoning. Honey
processed Gan Cao has a sweeter taste and warmer nature to tonify
Spleen, benefit qi, moisten the Lung and stop cough. It is stronger
than raw Gan Cao to tonify qi.
Cautions and
Contraindications
- Sweet in nature, it creates dampness
and is therefore contraindicated in cased of nausea, vomiting, chest
and abdominal fullness and distention due to accumulation of dampness
- Incompatible with Gan Sui (Euphorbiae),
Da Ji Euphorbiae seu Knoxiae), Yuan Hua (Flos Genkwa) and Hai Zao
(Sargassum)
- Large doses or chronic use of Gan Cao
are contraindicated in cases of edema, kidney disorders, hypokalemia,
hypertension and congestive heart failure
- Overdose or chronic use of Gan Cao may
cause edema, elevated blood pressure, weak extremities, numbness,
sodium retention, potassium loss, dizziness and headache
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