Bai Shao Yao Capsules

SKU	BEG114C
Brand	BioEssence Capsules
Unit Size	100 x 500mg capsules (5:1 extract granules)
Dosage	As directed
Potency	5:1
Taste	Bitter; Sour - Bensky
Properties	Mildly Cold - Bensky
Chinese Symptomology	Blood Deficiency; Blood Stasis; Liver Qi Constraint; Disharmony between the Liver and Spleen; Ascendent Liver Yang
Western Symptomology	Dismennorhea; Vaginal Discharge; Uterine Bleeding; Flank Pain; Chest Pain; Abdominal Pain; Abdominal Spasm; Spasm - feet; Spasm - hands; Dysentery; Headache; Dizziness; Spontaneous Sweating; Spermatorrhea
Actions	Tonifies the Liver Blood; Extinquishes Wind; Stops Pain; Nourishes the Liver and Spleen yin; adjusts the nutritive and protective levels
Pattern	Spleen qi deficiency or Spleen and Liver disharmony
Branch	Liver; Spleen
Chinese name	白芍藥
English name	White Peony Root; Peony; Paeoniae Radix alba, Paeonia lactiflora, Radix

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Description	Excerpted from Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed. Nourishes the blood and regulates the menses: for blood deficiency with such symptoms as menstrual dysfunction, vaginal discharge, and uterine bleeding accompanied by a pale, lusterless complexion, and dull, lusterless nails. This herb is very commonly used in the treatment of women's disorders.* Calms and curbs the Liver yang and alleviates pain: for such symptoms as flank, chest, or abdominal pain from either constrained Liver qi or disharmony between the Liver and Spleen. In general, this herb is used to "soften and comfort" the Liver, stop painful spasms in the abdomen, stop cramping pain or spasms in the hands and feet, and alleviate abdominal pain associated with dysenteric disorders. It is also used for headache and dizziness due to ascendant Liver yang.* Preserves the yin and adjusts the nutritive and protective levels: for spontaneous sweating, vaginal discharge and spermatorrhea, as well as exterior wind-cold from deficiency patterns with continuous sweating that does not resolve the problem.*
Ingredients	Bai Shao (Paeonia lactiflora)