Anxiety and Stress -- A Chinese Herbal Prescription (8)

ANXIETY and STRESS - - A Chinese herbal prescription
As you know, anxiety is a complicated condition brought on by various problems of life. It would be nice if I could write a prescription to make all your problems go away. However, you know that I don't have that kind of power, especially in financial matters, personal relationships, job security, or business dealings.

Nevertheless, I can help you reduce the physical stress that anxiety brings. Anxiety throws your body out of balance. As a result, various physical problems tend to surface and resurface, such as indigestion, overeating, sleep difficulty, migraines, skin rash, burst of temper, energy drain, etc.

The prescription should help your body achieve the balance that has been lost. How? Balance is a delicate thing. You can only restore it by gently nourishing the major organs back to their normal conditions. When they become stronger, they will be able to find their own way to balance without you having to tell them how. As a result, you will feel much better overall. The Chinese approach to anxiety is to nourish, moisten, and soothe. The word is 潤 , pronounced as "ren", for which I cannot find an English word similar in meaning.

The prescription should basically be a combination of gentle nourishing for all major organs and the Yin.
1) Liver
Bai Shao 白 芍
Gou Qi Zi 枸 杞 子
2) Lungs
Bai He 百 合
Jie Gen 桔 梗
3) Heart
Zao Ren 棗 仁
Wu Wei Zi 五 味 子
4) Stomach
Bai Zhu 白 朮
Dang Shen 党 參
5) Kidneys
Qian Shi 芡 實
Jin Qian Cao 金 錢 草
6) The Yin
Mai Men Dong 麥 門 冬
Fu Ling 伏 苓
Sheng Di Huang 生 地 黃
A combination of 13 herbs are recommended.

One must be careful not to prescribe strong herbs for fast results. The consequence may be negative. When stronger herbs are used, they generate heat inside the body. Excess heat may make the anxiety worse.

Drink one cup (8 oz) of herb tea a day, preferably in the morning to allow time for dissipation of excess heat and the balancing to work.

This is just one formula with countless variations depending on:
* Your changing condition.
* How weak is your body and where is the weakness.
* How sensitive is your body to the strengthening herbs.

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[ebrn01]

are all these herbs adaptogen?

[askjohnfung]

Please help me understand what you mean by "adaptogen".

[ebrn01]

@askjohnfung you know..... adaptogen herb, it's a herb that balancing your body Qi and assist in reducing stress . its hard to explain it but if you type " adaptogen " on google it will tell you what it is. make sure to click on a wiki link

[askjohnfung]

So adaptogen is a brand name.

There are millions of brands out there coming out everyday. I don't have the time to keep up. So the answer is, I don't know. Sorry!

[ebrn01]

@askjohnfung An adaptogen is a phytonutrient that has the amazing ability to help normalize or adapt the bodys physiologic functions to a higher rate of functioning, regardless of the persons current health status . Adaptogens are able to take you from where you are, so to speak, and then help move you to the next level. This action is thought to be mediated via the hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal axis, the pathway linked to longevity.

[askjohnfung]

You're trying to look at ancient Chinese medicine through the prism of modern science, and interprete it from a Western viewpoint.

I don't do it the way you do.

So I still cannot answer your question about adaptogen. Sorry again!

[techhustler]

Cordyceps is an adaptogen

[ukgreaterlondon]

@askjohnfung

my skin keeps on tearing all year .

i live in a home that is 26 degrees hot for each day and night .

chinese herbalist is treating me for torn skin .

i have waited 3 months and still the same .

same for my skin disease i have waited 3 months and no change .

[clickswitchh]

@askjohnfung Dont you know anything about herbalism?? Adaptogen is one of the most used names for herbs that helps the body adapt to stress and disease