CHINA MED QI MOVER FORMULA CHAI HU SHU GAN TANG

CHINAMED QI MOVER FORMULA CHAI HU SHU GAN TANG

This formula (Chai hu Shu Gan San) was first recorded in the (Zhang) Jing-yues Complete Works (jing yue quan shu) by Zhang Jie-bin (a.k.a. Jing-yue), 1624. It is commonly used for the treatment of Liver Qi constraint with Qi stagnation and Blood stasis, which manifests clinically with a variety of disorders characterized by stress or emotional strain together with pain. The formula has been enhanced with the addition of Corydalis rhizome (yan hu suo) and Curcuma tuber (yu jin), to improve its analgesic action.

It has a broad range of applications for painful disorders due to stagnation of the Liver Qi leading to Blood stasis. This includes gynecological and psychological problems as well as those involving the liver, gallbladder or stomach, and also various types of neuralgia.

Black Pearl approximate equivalent CHAI HU SHU GAN WAN (Bupleurum & Cyperus BP006)

Ingredients
– Paeonia lactiflora, root 白芍 227.0 mg
– Cyperus rotundus, rhizome 香附 277.0 mg
– Citrus aurantium, fruit 枳殼 277.0 mg
– Bupleurum falcatum, root 柴胡 208.0 mg
– Ligusticum striatum, rhizome 川芎 208.0 mg
– Curcuma longa, tuber 鬱金 208.0 mg
– Corydalis turtschaninovii, rhizome 延胡索 208.0 mg
– Glycyrrhiza uralensis, root 甘草 138.0 mg

Signs & Symptoms
– Bruxism
– Epigastric pain
– Mastitis
– Premenstrual syndrome
– Cholecystitis
– Gastritis, chronic
– Hepatitis, chronic
– Hepatitis
– Neuralgia
– Stress, physical symptoms worse for
– Breast tenderness and pain
– Abdominal pain
– Depression
– Irritability
– Mammary dysplasia (fibrocystic breast disease)
– Dysmenorrhea, severe
– Mood disorders
– Neuralgia, intercostal
– Stress related disorders

Dosage & Course of Treatment
– 6 – 10 capsules, twice daily.
In severe cases and in the early stages of treatment (first 1-2 weeks)
– The dosage may be increased by 50%.
– Course of treatment: 2 – 4 months.

Cautions & Contraindications
– Caution for those on anti-coagulant medications (i.e. Heparin, warfarin or aspirin).
– Caution for those on any type of sedative drug.
– Contraindicated for patients taking interferon.
– Contraindicated during pregnancy.