Chronic, Cardiovascular, Metabolic, Mental-Emotional, Neurological, Digestive
Overall Warming, Descending and/or Moistening with Pinellia and/or Apricot Seed
Jueyin, Yangming
*Proprietary blend containing pure herbal extracts of:
Zingiber officinale rhizome (Shengjiang), Lycium chinense fruit (Gouqizi), Salvia miltiorrhiza root (Danshen), Polygonum multiflorum root (Heshouwu), Ophiopogon japonicus root (Maimendong), Glehnia littoralis root (Beishashen), Prunella vulgaris fruit spike (Xiakucao), Inula japonica flower (Xuanfuhua), Pinellia ternata rhizome cured (Jiang Banxia), Ziziphus jujuba fruit (Dazao), Glycyrrhiza glabra root (Gancao), Melia toosendan fruit (Chuanlianzi), Amomum villosum fruit (Xi Sharen), Haematitum (Daizheshi), Pteria martensii pearl (Zhenzhu)
* % Daily value not established
Other ingredients: Bentonite clay, vegetable capsule
The design of Counterflow Pearls is based on the classical remedy Xuanfu Daizhe Tang (Inula and Hematite Decoction), which first appeared in Zhang Zhongjing’s 2nd century herb primer, Treatise on Disorders Caused by Cold (Shanghan lun). Similar to its better known sister remedy, Banxia Xiexin Tang, it can restore counterflow of Stomach qi. Due to the particular affinity of inula flower to the Heart—the ancient herb text The Decoction Classic (Tangye jing) classified inula as a substance representing “fire within fire”—it is best suited to address the unique relationship of Heart and Stomach, which in cases of chronic reversal of Stomach qi can result in more serious pathology.
CHINESE | PINYIN | COMMON NAME, PAOZHI (PROCESSING) | BASE FORMULA AND/OR ACTIONS |
旋覆花 | Xuanfuhua | Inula |
Xuanfu Daizhe Tang
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黛赭石 (醋淬) | Daizheshi | Hematite, vinegar quenched | |
半夏 (姜制) | Banxia | Pinellia, ginger cured | |
生姜 | Shengjiang | Ginger, fresh | |
大棗 | Dazao | Jujube | |
北沙參 | Beishashen | Glehnia | |
甘草 (棗花蜜炙) | Zhi Gancao | Licorice, jujube flower honey baked | |
枸杞子 | Gouqizi | Lycium fruit |
Yiguan Jian
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麥門冬 | Maimendong | Ophiopogon | |
川煉子 (清炒) | Chuanlianzi | Melia, dry fried | |
丹參 (酒炒) | Danshen | Salvia, wine fried |
Danshen Yin
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(西) 砂仁 (鹽炒) | (Xi) Sharen | Amomum, Myanmar, salt fried | |
夏枯草 | Xiakucao | Prunella |
reverse counterflow of qi, neutralize reflux, balance blood pressure, calm spirit
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何首烏 (黑豆制) | Heshouwu | Heshouwu, black bean cured | |
珍珠 (豆腐制) | Zhenzhu | Pearl, tofu cured |
These other pearls are suitable for combining,
ALSO DIRECTING ENERGY DOWNWARD AND/OR INCORPORATING SOOTHING YIN HERBS, ALTERNATION OPTIONS
LEGACY SERIES | HERITAGE SERIES |
Metal Pearls | Banxia Houpo Tang |
Balance Pearls | Wendan Tang |
Ginkgo Pearls | Banxia Xiexin Tang |
Spirit Pearls | Shengmai San |