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Sichuan teasel root tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, invigorates Blood, breaks up stagnation, supports healthy sinews and bones, strengthens low back and knees, and addresses occasional stiffness in the joints and weakness in the legs from Liver and Kidney deficiency. Achyranthes root invigorates Blood, dispels Blood stasis, tonifies Liver and Kidneys, and strengthens the sinews and bones, working in concert with Eucommia bark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChinese dodder seed tonifies the Yang, augments the Yin, and secures the Essence. Psoralea fruit warmly tonifies Kidney and Spleen, fortifies the Yang, and stabilizes the Essence. 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A person is more comfortable in engaging the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn another dimension of interiority, it allows a person to become less sensitive to the opinions and external pressures of others and more able to confidently accept their own inner desires and voice. 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Li Ao’s formulation itself borrows heavily from Sun Si-mao’s Tang Dynasty formulas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Cinnamon Twig Decoction plus Kudzu” was originally designed to release the muscle layer and relax and moisten the tendons; it was considered especially suitable for the neck and shoulders. The most common interpretations of “Nutritive \u003cem\u003eYing \u003c\/em\u003eQi and Protective \u003cem\u003eWei \u003c\/em\u003eQi losing adjustment” are based on the notion that such a pattern is related to external pernicious influences. “Notopterygium Decoction to Overcome Dampness” was originally designed for severe stagnation that could include accumulation of Wind, Dampness and Cold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOuT THE HERBS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKudzu root \u003c\/strong\u003eis a critical herb to release the muscles, and is especially used for occasional stiff, tight neck or upper back. It can be used for muscle tightness anywhere. It also reinforces the moistening quality of White peony root. It is sweet, acrid and cool, and enters the Spleen and Liver meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhite peony root \u003c\/strong\u003eis a critical combination with Chinese cinnamon twig in this formula. While Chinese cinnamon twig is assertive, moves outwards and increases the exterior vigilance, White peony root increases the interior yielding. It is extremely stable and “softens and comforts” the interior. Its stability is critical to lessening stagnation, cramping and in promoting a sense of inner peace and calm. Its astringent properties help retain an inner self that does not need to rely on any external expression. It is bitter, sour and cool, and enters the Liver meridian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSichuan lovage rhizome \u003c\/strong\u003eis an important herb to alleviate stagnation and to expel Wind. Because it moves the Qi portion of the Blood, it is especially valuable for the extremities and muscles. It is acrid and warm, and enters the Liver meridian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSiler root \u003c\/strong\u003eis a common herb to expel Wind Dampness and stagnation anywhere in the body. It is an important ingredient of Notopterygium Decoction. On a psychological level, Sun Si-miao in his \u003cem\u003eSupplemental Wings to the Thousand Ducat Formulas \u003c\/em\u003e(\u003cem\u003eQian-jin Yi-fang\u003c\/em\u003e, 682 A.D.) views this herb as essential for a person who cannot be alone nor find an inner sense of comfort. It is acrid, sweet and slightly warm, and, in this formula, enters the Liver meridian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChinese cinnamon twig \u003c\/strong\u003eis the critical herb to adjust the Nutritive Ying Qi and Protective Wei Qi in Cold Induced Disharmonies (220 A.D.). It is used in combination with White peony root whenever the interior moisture ‘leaks’ while the exterior resistance is too weak to defend a person. While this is often interpreted to mean an outside pernicious influence, it is also understood in Cold Induced Disharmonies and in Zhang Zhong-jing’s other book, Essential Formulas of the Golden Chest (Jin-gui Yao-lue Fang-lun, 220 A.D.), to apply to deficient situations. Zhang Zhong- Jing describes Cinnamon twig as “tonifying and strengthening the middle” several times in his writings. This understanding is similar to the one expressed in Divine Husbandman’s Classic of the Materia Medica (Shen-nong Ben-cao Jing, 150 A.D.) in which Cinnamon is said to “tonify the middle and benefit the Qi.” Additionally, Chinese herbal tradition also considers Chinese \u003c\/em\u003eCinnamon twig an essential herb for alleviating stagnation. 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The Chinese feel that whenever this circulation is impaired, especially over a long period, “congealed Blood” \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Xue yu) \u003c\/em\u003ecan develop. Disharmony occurs when the essential Blood-nourishing force of life turns and clashes against itself; a component of life becomes disconnected and isolated from the whole. Congealed Blood creates a cleft in the fundamental unity of life. The most common indications are stagnation and discomfort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeridian Passage \u003c\/strong\u003eis a combination of two classic formulas used to dispel congealed Blood and restore harmonious Blood movement. It is especially designed for congealed Blood in the meridians, joints, lower back and limbs. Wang Qing-Ren’s “Expel Congealed Blood Soup” \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang) \u003c\/em\u003e(1768-1831 A.D.) is the main source from which \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeridian Passage \u003c\/strong\u003eis derived. Dr. Wang said that many people with pernicious influences of Wind Damp Cold blocking meridian flow (see discussion in \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeridian Circulation\u003c\/strong\u003e) do not respond to earlier classical approaches. He felt that in these situations, the pernicious influences had already affected the Blood, and he designed this formula accordingly. The second part of \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMeridian Passage \u003c\/strong\u003eis Chen Shi-Wen’s “Myrrh Subdue the Sage Pill” \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(Mo Yao Xiang Sheng Dan) \u003c\/em\u003e(Song Dynasty, 1151 A.D.), which was designed to address congealed Blood and its subsequent disruption in other parts of the body and psyche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePHYSICAL INDICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCongealed Blood stagnations are usually immobile, occasionally stabbing and severe. They often develop from stagnant Qi or from Wind Cold Damp blocking the flow of the meridians, such as temporary shoulder, upper or lower back stagnation, sore legs that have congealed Blood aspects. Chen Shi-Wen describes his “Myrrh Subdue the Sage Pill” formula as addressing “temporary injury, sprain, cramps, soreness or inability to bend to outside Wind injuring the meridians. The presence of occasional lumps, masses and relatively immobile masses can also be signs of congealed Blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePSYCHOLOGICAL AND TRANSFORMATIONAL INDICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChinese Herbology sometimes relates congealed Blood patterns to mental, emotional, behavioral and spiritual imbalances characterized by separation, discontinuity or withdrawal. Dr. Yan Gan- Lin elaborates on these aspects of Wang Qin-Ren’s “Expel Congealed Blood” type formulas in the \u003cem\u003eZhejiang Journal of Traditional Chinese Herbology \u003c\/em\u003e(volume 16, number 10, 1981). Dr. Yan explains their value for addressing long term sorrow, dejection, suspicion and doubtfulness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCongealed Blood creates a fundamental separation and lack of continuity between consciousness and physical being or the environment. Around a fixed, immovable center, there can be a long-term, diffused retreat from the environment or from consciousness. Sometimes, instead of such withdrawals, one can become blindly absorbed in particulars. \u003cstrong\u003eMeridian Passage \u003c\/strong\u003epromotes the Blood flowing into itself, disperses its accumulation and reverses its turning against itself. It alleviates occasional severe stagnation. It helps ease a sense of occasional separation, disconnection, disorientation and anguish. Finally, to quote Chen Shi-Wen, it allows “the wisdom of the sage” to be brought within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeridian Passage \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eMo Yao Xiang Sheng Dan) \u003c\/em\u003eis an adaptive combination of the “Expel Congealed Blood Soup” and “Myrrh Subdue the Sage Pill” from \u003cem\u003eProfessional and Popular Formulas from the Taiping Era \u003c\/em\u003e(volume 8, section 2, 1151 A.D.; Chen Shi-Wen was the chief compiler of this volume). These two formulas have a number of overlapping ingredients and merge easily. The animal-derived ingredients have been removed and one additional ingredient was removed from each formula so that the resulting combined \u003cstrong\u003eMeridian Passage \u003c\/strong\u003ehas a crafted, tailored fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE HERBS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarthamus flower \u003c\/strong\u003eis a crucial herb for congealed Blood patterns. Li Shi-Zhen (1518-1593 A.D.), in his \u003cem\u003eGrand Materia Medica\u003c\/em\u003e, says it also addresses “grief, mournfulness and the Qi being oppressed and not able to go outward.” It is acrid and warm, and enters the Heart and Liver meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAchyranthes root \u003c\/strong\u003emoves the Blood and expels congealed Blood. It also nourishes the Liver and Kidney, and nourishes the tendons and bones. It is bitter, sour and neutral, and enters the Liver and Kidney meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLarge-leaf gentian root \u003c\/strong\u003eexpels Wind Damp, harmonizes the Blood and comforts the tendons. It ensures that the formula affects the meridians. It is bitter, acrid and neutral, and enters the Liver, Stomach and Gallbladder meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMyrrh resin \u003c\/strong\u003e“scatters Blood and promotes healing,” according to Li Shi-Zhen. It is bitter and neutral, and enters the Liver meridian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDry fried peeled Peach seed \u003c\/strong\u003eis an important herb for congealed Blood patterns. It is bitter, sweet and neutral and enters the Heart, Liver and Large Intestine meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrynaria rhizome \u003c\/strong\u003esupports healthy tendons and bones. It is also used to tonify the Kidneys. It is bitter and warm, and enters the Kidney and Liver meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSichuan lovage rhizome \u003c\/strong\u003emoves the Blood, expels Wind and alleviates stagnation. It is acrid and warm, and enters the Liver, Gallbladder and Pericardium meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDong quai root tail \u003c\/strong\u003eis essential for regulating the Blood, and is important for congealed Blood patterns. It is sweet, acrid, bitter and warm, and enters the Liver, Heart and Spleen meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrankincense resin \u003c\/strong\u003eis a crucial herb to move Blood, relax occasionally cramped, spastic or rigid muscles, and promote healing. It is acrid, bitter and warm, and enters the Heart, Liver and Spleen meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotopterygium root and rhizome \u003c\/strong\u003eis an important herb for addressing Wind Damp obstruction \u003cem\u003e(Bi)\u003c\/em\u003e, and also assists the formula in reaching the limbs. It is acrid, bitter, aromatic and warm, and enters the Bladder and Kidney meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrepared Cyperus rhizome \u003c\/strong\u003emoves the Qi along with the Blood. Li Shi-Zhen says that, in addition to it being a principle herb to move the Liver and Triple Burner, it also penetrates the Qi of all twelve meridians. It is acrid, slightly bitter and sweet, and is said to enter the Liver and Triple Burner meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhite peony root \u003c\/strong\u003ecomforts the tendons, and relaxes occasional spasm and cramps. It is bitter, sour and cool, and enters the Liver and Spleen meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChinese licorice root and rhizome \u003c\/strong\u003eharmonizes the herbs in the formula and helps them enter the meridians. 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External Wind agitates Qi and Moisture, ushering in a panoply of discomforts. Because of the natural reactivity of infants and small children, rebellion is often the motif of their afflictions: the damp, warm Qi of the Stomach, Intestines and Gallbladder easily revolts upward, obstructing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe descent of Heart and Lung Qi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(\u003cem\u003eZong Qi\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efrom the head and chest. As a result, profuse Heat and Phlegm are generated quickly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 21\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 22\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlthough the Defensive Qi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(\u003cem\u003eWei) \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof youngsters is fragile, it is extremely vigorous, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWindbreaker \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003edeftly supports their overall immunity and wellbeing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRATIONALE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFragrant angelica root, Chinese mint herb, Siler root, Schizonepeta herb, Perilla leaf, Kudzu root, Notopterygium root and rhizome, Magnolia flower, White Mulberry leaf, Chrysanthemum flower, Burdock fruit and Cimicifuga rhizome all expel Wind and Heat from the exterior region of the body.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWithin the group of Wind-expelling herbs, Fragrant angelica root, Notopterygium root and rhizome, Siler root, Chinese cinnamon twig and Kudzu root release the exterior, promoting circulation of Blood and Qi and supporting healthy Upper Orifices. Chrysanthemum flower, Chinese mint herb, White mulberry leaf, Burdock fruit and Cimicifuga rhizome dispel Wind, Heat and Invasions in eyes, mouth and throat. The combination of Schizonepeta herb, Cimicifuga rhizome, Kudzu root, Burdock fruit and Chinese mint herb facilitates the expression and resolution of Heat and Invasions in the Blood that are trapped in the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWei \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand Qi layers. Chinese cinnamon twig, Chinese mint herb, Fragrant angelica root and Magnolia flower support normal secretions and circulation in the nose and sinuses while clearing Heat and dispelling Wind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForsythia fruit, Honeysuckle flower, Phragmites rhizome and Imperata rhizome purge Heat and Invasions from the exterior and from the Blood, enhancing the abilities of Burdock fruit, Cimicifuga rhizome, Schizonepeta herb and Chrysanthemum flower. 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Heat if unresolved may traverse from the more superficial Greater Yang (Tai Yang) level, gather in intensity and strength and lodge in the deeper Yang Brightness (Yang Ming) level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this pattern, the exterior invasion is beginning to penetrate the Qi level or the Yang Ming stage. It is accompanied by occasional discomfort in the neck and shoulders, aversion to heat and attraction to cold, a red face, occasional restlessness and irritability. All are indications of an invasion by an exterior influence that is generating a significant amount of Heat which is damaging to the Yin, and there may be accompanying signs of occasional insomnia, Five-Palms Heat and an occasional dry throat and a strong thirst.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZhong Gan Ling\u003c\/strong\u003e is appropriate when other “release the Exterior” protocols have not fully expelled Heat from the surface. 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Sweet wormwood herb clears all type of Yin level Heat without injuring the Qi, Blood or Yin, and cools the Blood. Gypsum clears heat, drains Fire from the Qi and Yang Ming levels, clears Heat from the Lungs and addresses Stomach Fire. Notopterygium root and rhizome releases the Exterior, dispels Wind Cold, dispels stagnation and guides the Qi to the Greater Yang channel and Governing vessels. 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Kudzu root and Notopterygium root and rhizome expel Wind from the Tai Yang, while White peony root regulates the pores in the Tai Yang or Wei layer. Gypsum and Fragrant angelica root expel invasions from the Qi layer and the Yang Ming channels, while Chinese skullcap root has an added cooling effect on the Upper Burner. Bupleurum root is the lone herb to push invasions of the Shao Yang layer all the way back out to the body periphery. Platycodon root directs the formula to the Upper Burner, as does Chinese skullcap root. Chinese licorice root and rhizome tonifies the Stomach Qi, as well as harmonizes the herbs for better synergy. Ginger rhizome and Red jujube fruit also promote digestion of the formula, but assist in a minor way with the main thrust of the formula, which is to release the invasion, and build up Blood and Nutritive Qi to resist further entry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of the use of Chinese skullcap root, Platycodon root, and even Notopterygium root and rhizome, the thrust of the formula as originally designed, was to expel Wind invasion of the Upper Burner. With the addition of Pubescent angelica root, the formula extends its Wind- expelling effect to the low back and Lower Burner. 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Dong quai root and Sichuan lovage rhizome, two herbs that are frequently\u003cbr\u003epaired together, support and encourage the movement of Blood. Dry fried peeled Peach seed and Carthamus flower circulate and penetrate congealed Blood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCyathula root and Myrrh resin invigorate Blood, dispel Blood stagnation, break up stasis, expel Wind and drain Dampness. Prepared Cyperus rhizome promotes the flow of Qi in the Liver and Stomach channel and alleviates stagnation. 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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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