Sun Ten – Ginseng & Astragalus Combination Granules / Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang / 補中益氣湯,340 – 100gm Granules Ingredients: Astragalus root (huang qi), Chinese licorice root & rhizome (zhi gan cao), Asian ginseng root (ren shen), Fresh ginger (sheng jiang), Bai-shu atractylodes rhizome (bai zhu), Tangerine dried rind of mature fruit (chen pi), Dong quai root (dang gui), Jujube fruit (da zao), Bupleurum root (chai hu), Chinese cimicifuga rhizome (sheng ma). Indications:Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang is a classic herbal formula that has been largely used in traditional Chinese Medicine for the treatment of fatigue and weakness that could result from loss of appetite and indigestion. The formula is also effective in treating a condition called visceroptosis, where the organs of the abdominal are compressed and eventually fall to a lower part of the abdomen. This can happen for various reasons, including poor posture. In Chinese Medicine this is referred to as spleen-qi descending. Finally, Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang is also used to help fight uterine and rectal prolapse, mainly due to chronic diarrhea. Significance of a Balanced Spleen & Stomach Qi Deficiency of the spleen and stomach Qi is believed to be the basis of all imbalances and diseases. Besides immoderate intake of excessively warm, cold or sweet foods and dietary irregularity, the stomach and the spleen can also be damaged from excessive fear, worry, and anger, and affect digestion (or the Righteous Qi of the Stomach). When the Righteous Qi of the Stomach and Spleen are injured, the body does not receive the necessary nutrients required for a normal function of the organs and the extremities. Struggling to restore balance, the body starts to use its own resources, taking energy not from the foods but from the adrenal system. This puts enormous tension on the adrenal-controlled sympathetic nervous system, which is part of Kidney Qi. This is Yin Deficiency and results to burnout. The stress the body is put under while trying to function during burnout can indirectly affect the heart too. Treating such deficiency requires the use of warm, tonic herbs, and Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang represents a treatment that can be modified in numerous ways to combat the imbalances of different diseases. If not treated effectively and within a short time after the manifestation of the symptoms, the Qi of the Spleen descends into the kidneys (Kidney Yin deficiency).