Xiao Yao Wan – The Art of Chinese Herbal Medicine

Chinese pin yin name: Xiao Yao Wan, or Xiao Yao San, 逍遥丸. English name: Bupleurum & Danggui Formula. Xiao Yao Wan is one of the most popular Chinese herbal medicine formulas.

TCM ACTIONS:

- Soothes the Liver, tonifies the Spleen Qi and nourishes the Liver Blood.

TCM SYNDROMES:

- Liver Qi constraint. Spleen Qi deficiency.

BIOMEDICAL ACTIONS:

- Anxiolytic, tonic, erythrogenic, antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, stomachic.

INDICATIONS:

- Stress, depressed mood, stress-related disorders, bruxism, premenstrual tension, hepatitis, hepatic cirrhosis, gastritis, duodenitis, cholecystitis, peptic ulcer disease, mastitis, mammary dysplasia (iibrocystic breast disease), irregular menstruation, chronic hepatitis B.

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS:

- Sense of frustration, stress, emotional strain, depressed mood
- Sense of tightness or oppressive sensation in the chest, the need to make an effort to take a deep breath, sighing
- Symptoms brought on or worsened by emot...