Product Description
Peony & Licorice (1 oz)
Unit Size | 1 oz |
Potency | 7:1 |
Properties | Relieves muscle spasm or cramping |
Chinese Symptomology | Slight chills. Irritability. Abdominal pain and/or spasm. Calf pain and/or spasm. Hand cramping. This formula can be used to treat such biomedical disorders as sciatica, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, sports injuries, shin-splints, painful neck and shoulders, and fibromyalgia |
Actions | Softens the Liver, relieves spasms and pain, and alleviates chills |
Pattern | Liver Yin and Blood vacuity from damage to fluids by sweating or dehydration |
Tongue | Light red or pale, little coat |
Pulse | Thready |
Chinese name | Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang |
English name | Peony & Licorice (1 oz) |
Description
Peony and Licorice Combination addresses Liver Yin and Blood vacuity patterns where spasms and cramping are the main manifestations. The Liver is in charge of storing and distributing the Blood to the sinews, but when the Blood is vacuous, the sinews are not nourished, causing pain, cramping and spasms. In the Shang Han Lun, this formula was classically used to treat a pattern of Liver Yin and Blood vacuity caused by inappropriate sweating; today it is used for a wide variety of pain syndromes including any type of pain in the calves. This formula is also indicated for a Liver/Spleen disharmony where there is diarrhea with spasms and cramping in the Intestines. Peony and Licorice Formula is unique in that it consists of only two herbs, bai shao and gan cao. their sweet and sour natures quickly generate fluids, nourish the blood and sinews and regulate the relationship between the Liver and Spleen.*
Ingredients
bai shao (white peony root) gan cao (Chinese licorice root)