This formula is a combination of two extremely famous formulas, Zhang Jing-yue’s Chai Hu Shu Gan San (Bupleurum Course the Liver Decoction) and the Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang (Tai Ping Imperial Grace Formulary)’s Er Chen Tang (Two Aged [Ingredients] Decoction), with additions and subtractions. Our version is a 10: 1 extract. 500mg. 60 capsules.

RX:
Ban Xia (Rhizoma Pinelliae)
Zhu Ru (Caulis Bambusae In Taeniis)
Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsitis)
Bai Zhu (Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae)
Chai Hu (Radix Bupleuri)
Yin Chen Hao (Herba Artemisiae Scopariae)
Bai Shao (Radix Paeoniae Albae)
Xiang Fu (Rhizoma Cyperi)
Fu Ling (Poria)
Shan Zha (Fructus Crataegi)
Sheng Jiang (uncooked Rhizoma Zingiberis)
Zhi Ke (Fructus Immaturus Aurantii)
mix-fried Gan Cao (Radix Glycyrrhizae)
Huang Lian (Rhizoma Coptidis)

INDICATIONS:
This formula is for the treatment of a liver-spleen-stomach disharmony with depressive heat and possible food stagnation resulting in esophageal reflux.

THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF LIVER DEPRESSION/DEPRESSIVE HEAT INCLUDE:

• Epigastric and/or esophageal burning pain

• Acid regurgitation

• Clamoring stomach

• Rib-side distention and pain

• Burping, belching, a tendency to hiccup

• A bitter taste in the mouth

• Irritability, vexation, and agitation

• A dry mouth with a predilection for chilled drinks

• A large appetite or rapid hungering

• A red tongue and/or yellow tongue fur

• A bowstring, rapid pulse

THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF SPLEEN VACUITY INCLUDE:

• Fatigue, lack of strength

• Abdominal distention, especially after meals

• “Sugar blues,” a craving for sweets

• A fat, distended tongue with teeth-marks on its edges

THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF FOOD STAGNATION INCLUDE:

• Bad breath

• Thick, slimy tongue fur

• Nausea and/or distention after eating

• A slippery pulse

COMBINATIONS:
If there is more marked spleen qi vacuity, this formula can be combined with Si Jun Zi Tang Wan (Four Gentlemen Decoction Pills). If there is concomitant yin vacuity, it can be combined with Sheng Mai San Wan (Engender the Pulse Powder Pills). If severe abdominal or rib-side pain, it can be combined with Yan Hu Suo Wan (Corydalis Pills).

FORMULA EXPLANATION:
Bupleurum, Peony, Immature Aurantium, and Cyperus course the liver and resolve depression. Scutellaria and Coptis clear depressive heat from the liver, gallbladder, and stomach. Uncooked Ginger, Pinellia, Caulis Bambusae, and Orange Peel harmonize the stomach and downbear counterflow. In addition, Caulis Bambusae clears liver-stomach heat, and Pinellia, Atractylodes, Orange Peel, and Poria transform and eliminate dampness. Capillaris clears and eliminates dampness and heat from the livergallbladder at the same time as helping Bupleurum course the liver and rectify the qi, but without plundering yin. Codonopsis, Atractylodes, Poria, and mix-fried Licorice fortify the spleen and supplement the qi. Crataegus disperses food and abducts stagnation. It also reduces cholesterol and helps reduce blood pressure .

DOSE:
Take 3 capsules 2 times per day or follow your health care practitioner’s instructions.