Dang Gui Shao Yao San

Ingredients: Chinese peony root without bark (bai shao), Bai-zhu atractylodes rhizome (bai zhu),Poria sclerotium (fu ling),Asian water plantain rhizome (ze xie),Dong quai root (dang qui),Sichuan lovage rhizome (chuan xiong).

Source:

• Essentials from the Golden Cabinet (Jin Gui Lao Yue)

How it works:

• Nourishes the blood
• Tonifies the blood and the qi
• Softens the liver
• Fortifies the spleen
• Enhances water metabolism

Clinical Applications:

• Disharmony between and deficiency in liver and spleen
• Blood stasis
• Stagnation of the qi
• Excess dampness

This formula was developed about 2000 years ago by one of the most renowned physicians of that time, Zhang Zhongjing, to nourish the blood, tonify the blood and the qi, soften the liver, fortify the spleen, and improve water metabolism in order to resolve disharmony between the liver and spleen and replenish the deficiency in the liver and spleen. Dang Gui Shao Yan San also clears stagnation of the qi and removes excess dampness.

Main Ingredient(s):

In this formula, Dang Gui (Angelica Root) tonifies, strengthens, and harmonizes the liver, and White Peony pacifies the liver and nourishes the blood.