Shan Ci Gu Granules 100 grams 5:1 concentration

Treasure of the East Shan Ci Gu Granules

Shan Ci Gu Granules, also known as Pleione Rhizome Granules resolves toxicity and reduces clumping.

Sweet, slightly acrid, and cold, Cremastrae/Pleiones Pseudobulbus (shan ci gu) enters the Liver and Stomach channels. Its acrid property enables it to scatter and disperse while its cold nature enables it to clear heat. It is best at resolving toxicity and dispersing clumps. It is used in the treatment of heat from excess leading to sores and swollen nodes, for which it is used both internally and topically. In New Compilation of Materia Medica, Chen Shi-Duo notes that it 'can treat strange illnesses. In general, all strange illnesses usually arise from phlegm; Cremastrae/Pleiones Pseudobulbus (shan ci gu) is an herb that actually eliminates phlegm, and by treating phlegm, the strange illness eliminates itself. Some doubt that Cremastrae/Pleiones Pseudobulbus (shan ci gu) is a phlegm-eliminating herb instead of a toxin-dispersing herb, but they do not know that toxins that have not yet formed are all phlegm, while phlegm that has already clumped is actually toxin.' - -Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.

Concentrated powders of natural herbal products tend to absorb moisture from the air. Hence, it is necessary for the manufacturer to add a suitable amount of excipient to stabilize the concentrated herbal products. Non-GMO starch which contains maltodextrin, are used as excipients.