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Chinese motherwort fruit clears Heat, regulates Blood, breaks up stasis, and cools the Liver. Tree peony root bark and Chinese rhubarb rhizome and root clear Heat and Fire, and invigorate the Blood. Prunella fruit spike clears Liver Fire Blazing upward and disperses clumps. Coptis rhizome and Abalone shell further assist by draining Fire, with Coptis rhizome also relieving blazing Fire and Abalone shell calming ascendant Liver Yang.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGambir stem branch and twig drains Liver Heat and extinguishes Wind, especially patterns of Liver Heat with internal stirring of Liver Wind. Gastrodia rhizome cools and calms the Liver, subdues Wind and addresses Wind Phlegm patterns. Chrysanthemum flower disperses Wind, clears Heat and cools and tonifies the Liver.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaw Rehmannia root clears Heat and cools the Blood, nourishes the Yin, and generates fluids. Dong quai root tonifies and invigorates the Blood, and White peony root tonifies Blood, nourishes the Yin, extinguishes Wind, and breaks up stagnation. It replaces Donkey hide gelatin which is on the CITES list for endangered species. All together, these herbs tonify and nourish Blood and Yin and provide an essential action to relieve Heat and cool the Blood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAchyranthes root invigorates Blood, dispels Blood stasis and directs Fire downward. Amber resin settles and calms the Shen and moves the Blood. Sichuan lovage rhizome and Sandalwood invigorate Blood, promote the movement of Qi, and break up stagnation. Sichuan lovage rhizome expels Wind. 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White peony root tonifies Liver Blood, regulates the menses, dispels Wind, nourishes Liver and Spleen Yin and calms Liver Yang. Dry fried Sour jujube seed tonifies Heart Yin and Liver Blood and quiets the Spirit. Chinese dodder seed tonifies the Yang, augments the Yin and secures the Essence. Palm leaf raspberry fruit tonifies and stabilizes the Kidneys and binds the Essence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral Heat clearing herbs are also found in this formula: Lycium bark clears Heat associated with Yin deficiency. Mother-of-pearl shell and Chrysanthemum flower cool Liver Heat, and together with Chinese skullcap root clears subdues Liver Yang rising. Swallowwort root and rhizome clears Heat and cools the Blood. Anemarrhena rhizome drains rootless Kidney Fire and tonifies Yin, and Chinese red peony root moves Blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpatholobus root and vine has been replaced by Dong quai root to tonify and invigorate the Blood. 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Schisandra fruit helps to astringe leakage of Essence, calms and contains Heart Qi, and tonifies Kidneys. White peony root tonifies the Blood and nourishes the Liver. Ophiopogon tuber nourishes the Yin, moistens the Lungs, generates fluids in the Stomach, and clears Heat. Turmeric root tuber invigorates the Blood, regulates the Qi, and cools the Blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePoria with wood root strengthens the Spleen, transforms Phlegm and quiets the Heart and Spirit, while Licorice cured Pinellia rhizome transforms Dampness and causes rebellious Qi to descend. Polygala root quiets the Heart, calms the Spirit, dispels Phlegm, opens the orifices and disperses accumulation. Altaica rhizome transforms Phlegm, opens the orifices, strengthens the Spleen and expels Wind Damp from the channels. Dry fried Barley sprout harmonizes and strengthens the Stomach while addressing Liver Qi stagnation. Chinese licorice root and rhizome tonifies the Spleen and augments the Qi, clears Heat and resolves blazing Fire. It also moderates and harmonizes all of the herbs found in this formula. Chrysanthemum flower expels the Exterior and, more importantly in this formula, it clears Heat from the Liver and extinguishes Wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther formulas that benefit the Shen include: \u003cstrong\u003ePeaceful Sleep\u003c\/strong\u003e addresses an unsettled Spirit and Heat in the Heart with underlying Blood deficiency. \u003cstrong\u003eCelestial Emperor’s Blend\u003c\/strong\u003e addresses Heart and Kidney Yin deficiency or Heart and Kidney not communicating. \u003cstrong\u003eZizyphus Sleep\u003c\/strong\u003e Formula is used in patterns of Liver and Heart Blood deficiency disturbing the Spirit (Shen). 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Even though a large percentage of warm natured herbs are part of this formula, Chinese mint herb and Green tea leaf, both Cold in nature, are found in large enough proportions to moderate the warming nature of the other herbs. The addition of the cool natured herbs, Chrysanthemum flower and Simple-leaf chaste tree, further moderates the temperature of the formula. Traditionally, the ingredients were ground into a powder and taken with green tea. In Subdue Head Wind, the green tea has been included in the formula for convenience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubdue Head Wind\u003c\/strong\u003e is primarily used as a “branch” approach but can easily be blended with “root”, or constitutional formulas. Its strength lies in its blend of Wind dispelling ingredients that address stagnation in specific regions of the head or face. 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Fragrant angelica root addresses frontal (Yang Ming) channel stagnation and Notopterygium root and rhizome relieves stagnation lodged in the Greater Yang (Tai Yang) channel located in the posterior head and neck. Chinese licorice root and rhizome tonifies the Spleen and augments the Qi, clears Heat and harmonizes the characteristics of the other herbs. Cool Green tea leaf helps moderate the formula’s overall temperature. 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