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Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang
Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang
| SKU | BP516 | |
| Brand | Blue Poppy Classics | |
| Unit Size | 120(10:1)gelcaps | |
| Dosage | Three capsules two times per day equal not less than 30 grams of bulk medicinals. | |
| Potency | 10:1 (average) 500mg | |
| Chinese Symptomology | Pain in the calves with Blood Deficiency or injury to the Yin. | |
| Western Symptomology | Spasms of the calves; abdominal muscle spasms; pain in the abdomen and back; irritability; mild chills; cramps in the hands. | |
| Actions | Supplements the blood and emolliates the liver, relaxes urgency (or cramping) and stops pain. | |
| Pattern | liver blood vacuity | |
| Tongue | A pale tongue | |
| Pulse | A fine, bowstring pulse | |
| Chinese name | Shao Yao Gan Cao Tang | |
| English name | Peony & Licorice Decoction | |
| Description | This formula comes from Zhang Zhong-ping's late Han dynasty Shan Han Lun (Treatise on Damage {Due to}Cold).
Within this formula, Bai Shao nourishes the blood and enriches yin, emolliates the liver and stops pain. Mix-fried Gan Cao supplements the qi. Together, these two medicinals harmonize the liver and spleen and nourish the sinews. This formula is typically added to other formulas when there is spasm of the sinews and/or abdominal pain. |
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| Ingredients | Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Albae) - 357 mg; mix-fried Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) - 143 mg | |
