Beauty and Longevity / Ba Zhen Soup

八珍湯/八珍汤 药膳汤包 (4.5oz)
Beauty and Longevity / Aka Eight Treasures  / Ba Zhen Soup

What it is: Sliced, dried herbal roots and tubers used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries to help support healthy blood production, circulation and to regulate menstruation, comfort and complexion beauty 

Which health concerns does this herbal combination address?
Scanty, irregular menstrual periods, PMS pain, breast swelling, and spotting. Facial pallor, dry skin; weakness after menstruation due to blood deficiency

Key Benefits
Nourishing, protects bones, brain, regulates circulation and menstruation
Eight Treasures is a classic Chinese herbal formula used as a go-to remedy for people who look and feel run-down, weak, pale, and listless. Used between, not during menstruation, when you feel depleted, short of breath, for when your hair lacks bounce and skin lacks luster. 

TCM Benefits
It is primarily a blood tonic. It supports Spleen Qi, blood production, yin and circulation in the lower abdomen. It supports organs and digestion to assure health. 

We need rich blood to protect internal organs, rejuvenate beauty, and lubricate joints and muscles. People recovering from illness or emotional shock need support from oxygenated blood. The elderly, women after childbirth, women with irregular. scant or painful PMS and periods, people struggling for breath need healthy blood and vital energy.. Blood tonics in Chinese medicine work energetically to support the organs that make blood, white blood cells, and digest our food. That way our diet can be converted into life-saving nutrients and protective Qi energy. 

Directions:
The traditional method: Add five bowls of water. Boil five bowls of water into one bowl, then filter and take the soup. The amount of water directly affects the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine, so when cooking the herbal soup according to the guidelines, the best results will be achieved.

Suggestions:
However, the traditional method of cooking this sort of tonic makes a very strong brew by cooking the herbs for several hours. That makes a water extract. However, this mixture may be simmered for up to 10- 30 minutes to make a pleasant beverage elixir. The herbs may be cooked several times and the liquid stored in the refrigerator for up to three days. If you are using this formula to regulate menstruation or prepare for pregnancy, drink it as needed between periods. Post-menopausal women often enjoy it as a beauty tonic. Since it affects our deep resources of vitality it may enhance peaceful sleep and dreams. 

Ingredients:
Angelica sinensis dong kuei -enhances blood production, circulation, phytoestrogenic
ligusticum root- enhances blood circulation
White peony root - useful for hormone balance
Rehmannia Root Tuber- a rejuvenating blood tonic
Codonopsis root - used for low energy, enhances endurance, micro-blood circulation, used for prolapsed organs
Poria - a diuretic that supports healthy urinary tracts
White atractylodes - digestive, reduces bloating
Licorice root - helps blend the herbal action, reduces cramping

Please consult your physician before using this product.