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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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Tangerine dried rind of mature fruit harmonizes the Middle Burner and transforms Dampness, supporting the actions of White atractylodes rhizome. Siler root dispels Wind Cold and Wind Damp. It enters the Liver and Spleen channels, focusing the actions of the other herbs on these two organs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCodonopsis root and Plantain seed are classical modifications of this formula. Codonopsis root addresses severe Qi deficiency. With Poria, it addresses Spleen and Stomach deficiency, and with White atractylodes rhizome, it strengthens the Spleen. Plantain seed supports healthy urination, binds the stools, separates the clear and turbid fluids and guides Damp Heat downward to be released through the urine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe emperor herb from Agastache Powder to Rectify the Qi, Patchouli herb, disperses Wind Cold, transforms turbid Dampness and revives the Spleen. Magnolia bark promotes proper movement of Qi and water metabolism and Tangerine dried rind of mature fruit regulates the Qi, transforms Dampness and harmonizes the Middle Burner. Fragrant angelica root helps dispel externally contracted Cold, relieving stagnation and expelling Dampness. Poria, together with White atractylodes rhizome, strengthens the Spleen and transforms Dampness. Prepared Ginger rhizome warms and protects the Middle. Honey fried Chinese licorice root and rhizome strongly tonifies the Middle, augments the Heart and Spleen Qi and harmonizes the properties of the other herbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaussurea root, a classical addition for both formulas, promotes the flow of Qi, dispels stagnation and strengthens the Spleen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition, modern modifications were made and several herbs were added to the overall formula. Capillaris herb, Phellodendron bark, Coptis rhizome, and Chinese ash bark were added to clear Damp Heat. Capillaris herb clears Heat and resolves Dampness. Phellodendron bark drains Damp Heat from the Lower Burner. 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These organs work in concert: the Spleen goes upwards and retains, and the Stomach descends and eliminates. When this shifting and transforming process loses its sense of proportion and balance, it is said to lose its harmony. When this shifting and transforming process becomes dramatically chaotic, confused or paralyzed, the Earth loses any ability to provide nourishment and clarity and instead becomes a source of radical turbulence and unrest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Mind \u003c\/strong\u003eis not for a simple Earth disharmony, but rather addresses a radical disorientation of Yin and Yang where extreme disharmony exists in more than one direction: the person is both too Hot and too Cold, excessive and deficient. The formula addresses the knots, blockages, obtunded sensations and chaotic processes that occur when the Spleen and Stomach become contorted and are pulled in seemingly multiple different directions. On the physical level, this chaotic ascending\/descending process is intimately linked to the process of digestion and means that food becomes a burden and a source of discomfort rather than the basis for nourishment. On the psychological level, this chaotic disruption of the Spleen-Stomach’s balance of retention and letting go affects the Spirit dimension of the Spleen, which is known as the “Consciousness of Potentials” (\u003cem\u003eYi \u003c\/em\u003eor “Heart Mind”). In this situation, the Spleen-Stomach is unable to undergo a normal process of consideration, deliberation and decision on what is likely, possible or conceivable. Instead of creative potential and clear intentions, a person feels split and cannot make up their mind. He or she is confused or literally feels torn between options: absolutely opposing ideas or possibilities are both attractive and revolting. \u003cstrong\u003eOne Mind \u003c\/strong\u003eis our version of a Han Dynasty formula that combines contradictory herbs to “shake-up” and re-organize a tangled and befuddled Spleen-Stomach. It restores the Earth’s capacity to transform, transmute and be creative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePHYSICAL INDICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Mind \u003c\/strong\u003eis the fundamental formula for addressing the chaotic situation where the Spleen and Stomach are Hot and Cold simultaneously and all of their processes seem out of control and pulling in the wrong direction. The Spleen-Stomach has Damp-Heat and Deficiency-Cold at the same time. Digestion is disrupted. Is it because of Heat or Cold? Is it because the Spleen-Stomach is too weak to receive? Too Cold to transform? Too Damp to let go, or just too Hot and overactive? \u003cstrong\u003eOne Mind \u003c\/strong\u003eis for the situation when all or almost all of these disharmonies are happening simultaneously and the Yin-Yang valence of the Earth reaches pandemonium. The original pattern complex of the formula describes feeling distention, fullness, knottedness or tightness in the center of the chest (what the original formula calls the ‘Heart’ or ‘Epigastrium’). There is a “clumping” sensation and a sense of no room in the digestive system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePSYCHOLOGICAL AND TRANSFORMATIONAL INDICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Mind \u003c\/strong\u003eis an ideal formula for a person who is caught in contradictory options that are both appealing and loathsome at the same time. The formula addresses a person who is unable to distinguish the Clear Yang from the Turbid Yin in their life. Mutually contrary options both allure and repel. The process of shifting – what should be held on to and what should be disavowed – becomes chaotic. Any single path, option or decision is both appealing and repulsive. A person feels a clump in their chest and cleavage in their Consciousness of Potentials \u003cem\u003e(Yi) \u003c\/em\u003e– or alternatively translated Heart Mind. Instead of a clear Consciousness of Potentials a person becomes a bundle of knotted and impossible preferences that only cause discomfort and confusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe psychological understanding of \u003cstrong\u003eOne Mind \u003c\/strong\u003ebegins with Sun Si-miao’s commentaries in \u003cem\u003eSupplemental Wings to the Thousand Ducat Formulas \u003c\/em\u003e(\u003cem\u003eQian-jin Yi-fang\u003c\/em\u003e, 682 A.D.). In this book, the greatest scholar of the Tang Dynasty claims that the ingredients of this formula are ideally suited to help a person “overcome their own self.” \u003cstrong\u003eOne Mind \u003c\/strong\u003eis for a person that can no longer creatively transmute life’s options and is deeply stuck or torn between options. For example, the conflict generated within a person when they are deciding whether to remain with or leave either a partner, a work situation or a stable life environment for a new situation or opportunity often gives rise to such a pattern. Both directions can seem absolutely valuable and attractive, and at the same time, awful and impossible. This formula opens and clears the “Heart Mind” so that a person can separate the valuable supportive, nourishing Yang elements in their life from the turbid obstructive Yin aspects, or at least decide and then live comfortably with whatever option is chosen. \u003cstrong\u003eOne Mind \u003c\/strong\u003eallows for focus and a meditative center of gravity, fosters decisive and warm movement, transforms cloudy Dampness and cools chaotic and exaggerated activity. It gives a person space to clarify and begin to unify their consciousness. It allows options to be considered deliberately and not reacted to as if each were both necessary and impossible. This formula lets a person contemplate and then deliberately absorb their choice comfortably. It does not short circuit any process – it makes the Earth’s and Spleen-Stomach’s process of absorbing and discarding more comfortable, orderly and deliberate. \u003cstrong\u003eOne Mind \u003c\/strong\u003eultimately allows a person to move forward towards a healthy give-and-take exchange with themselves, their close relationships, their community and their work situation. Ultimately, \u003cstrong\u003eOne Mind \u003c\/strong\u003eallows for a unified self-awareness and self-relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of the complex mixture of Hot-Cold and Excess-Deficiency that \u003cstrong\u003eOne Mind \u003c\/strong\u003eaddresses, the signs and patterns of the person can vary tremendously. Not being able to see the exact pattern can be a sign for the use of this formula. Not infrequently, this formula is valuable when a person has had a previous tendency towards one type of disharmony and another entirely different disharmony is superimposed. For psychological or actual emotional conflict – being caught between possibilities that are equally attractive and repulsive – is itself enough of an indication. Practitioners should note that it is not necessary for the physical and psychological patterns to both exist in a person before this formula is suitable. In fact, it is not common for both dimensions to exist simultaneously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Mind \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Ban Xia Xie Xin Tang) \u003c\/em\u003eis based on Zhang Zhong-Jing’s “Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium (Heart),” which was first recorded in \u003cem\u003eDiscussion of Cold-induced Disharmonies \u003c\/em\u003e(\u003cem\u003eShang-han lun\u003c\/em\u003e, 220 A.D.). Two additional herbs have been added to reflect the most common presentations seen today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE HERBS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhite Asian ginseng root and rhizome \u003c\/strong\u003eis the crucial herb to promote self-reflection and meditative self-awareness. Its stability promotes clarity of intention and focus. This older understanding of the herb can also be found in modern literate sources. The \u003cem\u003eDivine Husbandman’s \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eClassic of the Materia Medica \u003c\/em\u003e(c. 150 A.D.) states that Ginseng “opens the Heart Mind” \u003cem\u003e(Kai xin)\u003c\/em\u003e. Sun Si-miao describes Ginseng as being important for supporting a person “to know themselves.” The modern \u003cem\u003eSelected Commentaries on Ancient Formulas \u003c\/em\u003e(\u003cem\u003eGu-fang Xuan-zhu, Hubei\u003c\/em\u003e, 1983) speaks of Ginseng as “adjusting the Consciousness of Possibilities \u003cem\u003e(Yi)\u003c\/em\u003e.” It is sweet, slightly bitter and slightly warm, and enters the Spleen meridian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLicorice cured Pinellia rhizome \u003c\/strong\u003eis a critical herb to remove turbid Yin from the Spleen-Stomach. On a physical level, it is important for occasional nausea and vomiting. On a psychological plane, it is a key ingredient to eliminate confusion and mental turbidness. It fosters clear lines. It enters the Spleen and Stomach meridians, and is acrid and warm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGinger rhizome \u003c\/strong\u003eis a dynamic, hot, moving herb that warms the Spleen-Stomach and allows its outwardly movement to push the turbid Yin and make room for the Clear Yang. Ginger rhizome helps reduce any physical or psychological stagnation due to a Cold stuck Spleen-Stomach. Sun Si-Miao in the \u003cem\u003eSupplemental Wings to the Thousand Ducat Formulas \u003c\/em\u003ementions that matching Ginger with Coptis can be the key for people who “cannot overcome themselves.” It is acrid and hot, and enters the Spleen and Stomach meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChinese skullcap root \u003c\/strong\u003eis a cold herb that drains Damp Heat in the Stomach and Intestines and is helpful for occasional diarrhea. It reinforces Coptis rhizome’s actions. It is bitter and cold, and enters the Intestines, Heart and Lung meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRed jujube fruit \u003c\/strong\u003ereinforces the White Asian ginseng root and rhizome in this formula and moderates some of the stronger herbs of the formula. It is sweet and neutral, and enters the Spleen and Stomach meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSaussurea root \u003c\/strong\u003eis a new addition to the original formula. It is intended to reinforce the Qi- moving dimension of the formula. This herb is especially suitable because it opens the Spleen- Stomach to new directions psychologically and addresses distention, stagnation and occasional nausea or vomiting. Furthermore, the \u003cem\u003eGolden Mirror \u003c\/em\u003e(\u003cem\u003eYi-zong Jin-jian\u003c\/em\u003e, 1742 A.D.) states that Saussurea root is a critical herb to “scatter accumulated dread . . . and stagnant thoughts.” It is acrid, bitter and warm, and enters the Spleen, Stomach and Large Intestine meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDry fried bitter orange immature fruit \u003c\/strong\u003ehas been added to “Pinellia Decoction to Drain the Epigastrium.” It is meant to reinforce the original formula’s ability to address stagnant Qi and focal distention on both the physical and psychological level. Specifically, Dry fried bitter orange immature fruit has been adopted because of Wang Ang’s suggestion in his \u003cem\u003eAnalytic Collection of Formulas \u003c\/em\u003e(\u003cem\u003eYi-fang Ji-jie\u003c\/em\u003e, 1682 A.D.) that Dry fried bitter orange immature fruit is a crucial herb for worry, excessive thought and fear that collects in the chest. It is also helpful for a feeling of being engulfed and smothered by confusion. It is bitter and slightly cold, and enters the Spleen and Stomach meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoney fried Chinese licorice root and rhizome \u003c\/strong\u003estabilizes the rest of the formula by reinforcing the Ginseng and moderating the other ingredients. It is sweet and warm, and enters the Spleen meridian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoptis rhizome \u003c\/strong\u003eis an extremely cold herb that in \u003cstrong\u003eOne Mind \u003c\/strong\u003ecombines with the extremely hot, dry Ginger rhizome to regulate a Spleen-Stomach that has lost all sense of direction and is behaving chaotically. Coptis rhizome quiets the overactivity of the Spleen, allows things to be eliminated or absorbed and makes rebellious Stomach Qi descend. It is bitter and cold, and enters the Stomach, Intestine and Heart meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"01-KH-one-m","offers":[{"title":"1 ounce \/ Extract","offer_id":61483000922482,"sku":"OM1","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"120 tablets \/ Tablets","offer_id":44843235606846,"sku":"OM120","price":30.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"2 ounces \/ Extract","offer_id":44843235508542,"sku":"OM2","price":30.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"300 tablets \/ Tablets","offer_id":44841505620286,"sku":"OM300","price":71.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"60 tablets \/ Tablets","offer_id":44843235574078,"sku":"OM60","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8 ounces \/ Extract","offer_id":44843235541310,"sku":"OM8","price":105.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/4365\/5742\/products\/Kan_Herbals_One_Mind_Extract.png?v=1677647868"},{"product_id":"purge-qi","title":"Purge Qi","description":"\u003cp\u003eObstruction of Qi is the most advanced stage of impeded Qi circulation. Whether this is the result of prolonged stagnation arising from deficiency or the impact of External Influences such as Cold, Heat, Phlegm or Food Accumulation, such an hindrance to the dynamic of Qi can disturb the correct Qi of the Five Organ Networks (Heart, Spleen, Lung, Kidney and Liver). In particular, excessive Qi stagnation can hinder the proper function of the Six Fu (Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Gallbladder and Urinary Bladder). Obstruction of Qi may also generate secondary congestion of Blood and Moisture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePurge Qi\u003c\/strong\u003e is designed to strongly mobilize Qi and disperse obstructions such as occasional accumulation of food in the stomach, accumulated digestate in the intestines and air trapped in the chest or abdomen. 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Coptis rhizome aids the other herbs in dispelling Heat and Damp Heat that can arise from Qi congestion, while Chinese licorice root and rhizome moderates the harsh effects of Chinese rhubarb rhizome and root, Radish seed and Quisqualis fruit, as well as supporting smooth elimination. Magnolia bark, Perilla fruit, Radish seed and Quisqualis fruit have the additional action of dispelling Phlegm and Dampness. Saussurea root, Bitter orange mature fruit, Bitter orange immature fruit, prepared Cyperus rhizome and Coptis rhizome help to decongest Qi, to clear Heat and to harmonize the Stomach and Spleen with the Liver and Intestines. 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It is commonly used to address excess in the Upper Burner manifesting as Fire, specifically in the skin of the head, neck and face. Fire can accumulate due to External or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eInternal causes and has a tendency to rise to the head and Upper Burner. Dampness accumulates\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003enear the surface and is expressed in the skin. Accumulation of Dampness and Heat in the skin\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emay manifest from internally generated Heat from the Liver and Stomach that rebels upward.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThis pattern is particularly common in young adults who tend to have excess Yang energy as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewell as lifestyles that may contribute to the pattern, such as excess consumption of energetically\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehot foods, alcohol, greasy or rich foods, excessive emotions or stress, or irregular sleep patterns,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eall of which contribute to stagnation of Qi, and the engendering of Dampness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndividuals with this presentation can also have occasional constipation, absence of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esweating, scanty urination, and excessive thirst. Siler and Coix Clearing Formula, a drying\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eformula, is most appropriate for Damp Heat lodged in the skin, as well as for clearing Heat\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elodged in the head and face. The formula’s intent is to clear blazing Fire, drain Dampness and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexpel Wind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFragrant Angelica root, the chief herb in this formula, releases the Exterior, expels Wind\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand dries Dampness lodged in the skin. It is assisted by Chinese licorice root and rhizome and Platycodon root to relieve stagnation and vent Heat. 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