Agastache Formula (Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San)

 

Details of Agastache Formula

Patchouli settles the stomach by "piercing turbidity".

This is a great formula to have on-hand for the cold and flu season. It excels in settling the stomach when a common cold or flu is aggravated by nausea. One thing, traditionally this formula is only used for “wind-cold” not “wind-heat”. Each of these conditions include chills and fever, however for the best outcomes with this formula, use it when you have more chills than fever (or equal amounts of chills and fever). If you only have fever, consider something else such as Lonicera and Forsythia Formula

Alternative Names

  • Agastache Powder to Rectify the Qi
  • Huo Hsiang Cheng Chi San (Wan)
  • Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Wan
  • Agastache Qi-Regulating Formula (Pill)
  • Agastache Genuine-Qi Powder (Pill)
  • Pogostemon Powder to Rectify the Qi
  • Patchouli Powder to Rectify the Qi
  • Pogostemon Formula
  • 藿香正氣散

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Coptis and Magnolia Bark Drink (Lian Po Yin)

 

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Huang Lian (Rx. Coptis) is often used for a fullness or stuffiness right below the sternum.

This is one of those amazing Chinese herb recipes that have yet to be fully appreciated in the West. It is for damp-heat. Many people in developed nations are hot and damp. You can see it on their faces, or rather in their faces. People with red swollen faces generally have damp-heat in their body. This is one of many formulas for exactly that condition and of course all the symptoms that arise from that condition.

Alternative Names

  • Lian Po Yin
  • Coptis and Magnolia Bark Decoction
  • Coptis and Magnolia Bark Combination
  • 蓮朴飲

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Reishi Mushroom (Ling Zhi)

 

Details of Reishi Mushroom (Ling Zhi – Ganoderma)
Reishi Mushroom

Reishi mushroom is a hard woody mushroom that has a shiny finish.

Alternative Names

  • Ganoderma
  • Reishi
  • Ling Zhi
  • yeongji
  • 靈芝

Much has been written about the power, the glory, the magnificence of reishi mushroom. One classic text (Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing) says:

Long term consumption [of ling zhi] will lighten the body and prevent aging, extend one’s life, and [make one an] immortal.

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Diffuse [Shoulder] Pain Decoction (Juan Bi Tang)

 

Details of Diffuse Pain Decoction

Cinnamon twig is a great blood mover which treats pain.

Computer use giving you neck and shoulder tension?

Computer use often leads to neck and shoulder tension, muscle spasm, and pain. Just one of those things that iron age Chinese healers never had to deal with.

The Diffuse Pain Decoction was originally conceived of addressing the painful influences of exposure to wind or damp weather. Back in the 1170s, that was a pretty good idea, well before we enjoyed so much control over our environment.

However, there are modern sources for windy or damp pain that arise from internal causes such as work stress or excessive computer use.

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Los Angeles Zhong Yi, Al Stone

 

Eagle Herbs' Al Stone, winner of Los Angeles Magazine's Best Zhong Yi 2011 award.

What’s a zhong yi? In China, that means simply a doctor of Chinese internal medicine*. An acupuncturist is like the Western medicine surgeon, while the zhong yi is more like the pharmacist or the internal medicine doctor. The zhong yi and the acupuncturist speak the same language and some of our treatment principles overlap somewhat, but the tools we use are different. I use herbs exclusively. At EagleHerbs.com we provide these herbs in convenient flavor crystals optionally placed in capsules.

That’s what I do. Chinese internal medicine*. You don’t have to be Chinese of course, it works for everybody equally well. :)

There are three ways to interact with me.

bullet point graphicUsing the free consultation form. The email response you will be sent (usually within 24 hours) provides links to specific formulas at this site that can help you regulate, support, encourage and moderate your body’s structures and functions. It’s quick, it’s free. It’s available 24/7. What’re you waiting for?

bullet point graphicThe telephone consultation. This is the best choice for those who want a customized formula where each and every ingredient is perfectly suited to your particular needs. The cost is $100 for the first month which includes enough flavor crystals to last you 3-4 weeks. You can have that encapsulated too for an additional $40.

bullet point graphicThe in-person consultation. This is for those who can get to SMC Pharmacy at 1908 Santa Monica Blvd., Santa Monica CA., 90404. Consultations are by appointment only. Appointments are $150 for the tongue assessment, pulse taking, lots of questions, plus the first month’s worth of customized herb formula. Please contact us to initiate that process. I see patients during the following times:

[NEW EXPANDED HOURS]

Monday through Friday, 9 am to 6 pm
(last appointment scheduled at 5 pm)

Looking forward to hearing from you soon!

Al Stone, L.Ac., DAOM (Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine*)

*There are oodles of laws that prevent me from claiming to be a doctor or using medicine to help patients. These two terms (doctor and medicine) are used on this page only for the sake of clarity and should not be taken to mean that Al Stone is a physician using drugs to fix diseases. Only “doctors” using “medicine” can do that. Al Stone has a doctorate in Oriental medicine and uses herbs to balance, regulate, support and promote health.

 

Four Miracle Brew ©, Herbal Coffee BOOSTER

 

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Chuan Xiong root has a heady aroma that clears the head.

Four Miracle Brew © is a calming brain-tonic that adds balance to excessive consumption of caffeine. Take a break from your usual coffee break without the side-effects of caffeine.

One spoon of herbsOne teaspoon of Four Miracle Brew hides some health in every cuppa coffee. Four Miracle Brew’s rich aromatic flavor crystals taste like they’re brewing in your cup. Add to your favorite cup o’ caffeine and enjoy all of its energizing benefits without those nasty tics, tremors, shakes and sweats.

Two spoons of herbal material

 

Two teaspoons of Four Miracle Brew makes a mid-strength cup of tea that calms your mind to help you focus. Add anything you’re accustomed to adding to your coffee and you’ll find Four Miracle Brew a delicious way to bring some liquid balance into your life. Suggested dosage is to have one cup of Four Miracle Brew for every two cups of conventional coffee.

Three spoonfuls of herbs.

 

Three teaspoons of Four Miracle Brew for the dark rich satisfaction of full-strength coffee. This incredible herb formula not only calms the jitters associated with caffeine, but also provides some fuel for the mind and body. Caffeine is like a spark plug, but without the presence of fuel, that spark will do very little good. Four Miracle Brew nourishes and promotes the creation of that fuel inside the body. Best part is that it actually tastes great!

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Persica and Carthamus Combination (Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang)

 

Details of Persica and Carthamus Combination

Tao Ren (Peach Pit) supports blood movement.

Alternative Names

  • Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang
  • Drive Out Stasis in the Mansion of Blood Decoction
  • Hsieh Fu Chu Yu Tang
  • Blood-House Blood Stasis-Dispelling Decoction
  • XFZY decoction
  • Xuefu Zhuyu

Benefits

  • supports the cardiovascular system

This highly respected formula is a modification of two other formulas: most of the ingredients from Four-Substance Decoction with Safflower and Peach Pit and Bupleurum and Chih-shih Formula can be found in this formula. Used all together, the goal is to support the cardiovascular health by stimulating the flow of qi and blood. More… »

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Cyperus and Atractylodes Combination (Yue Ju Wan)

 

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Xiang fu (Cyperus root) regulates the qi to address frequent sighing or dull tummy aches.

Alternative Names

  • Yue Chu Wan
  • Yue Ju Wan
  • Stagnation-Relieving Pill
  • Xiong Zhu Wan
  • Cyperus and Atractylodes Pill
  • Ligusticum Chuanxiong and Atractylodes Pill
  • Escape Restraint Pill

This is the formula for the so-called “six stagnations”. When things aren’t flowing right, the body’s systems’ functions are compromised. This formula gets everything flowing well. More… »

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Additions for aches and pains
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Saussurea and Cardamon Combination (xiang sha liu jun zi tang)

 

Details of Saussurea and Cardamon Combination
Dried aged tangerine peel is great for intestinal gurgling.

Dried aged tangerine peel is great for intestinal gurgling.

Alternative Names

  • xiang sha liu jun zi tang
  • hsiang sha liu chun tzu tang
  • Saussurea and Cardamon Combination
  • Six-Gentleman Formula with Aucklandia and Amomum
  • Aucklandia and Amomum Gentleman Decoction
  • Saussurea and Six-Major-Herb Decoction
  • Vladmimiria and Cardamon Combination

Benefits

  • regulates intestinal noise
  • regulates digestive functions
  • supports intestinal health
  • supports mentle functions
  • supports bone health

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Fantastically Effective Pill to Invigorate the Collaterals (Huo Luo Xiao Ling Dan)

 

Fantastically Effective Pill to Invigorate the Collaterals

Ru Xiang (frankincense) shown above, is commonly teamed up with Mo Yao (myrrh).

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