 Hey guys, Dr. Heine. I thought I would walk through in this video how traditionally these ancient formulas were actually made because all my patients are on Chinese herbs, the formulas and they just get this jar of powder and they're not really sure what that is or how it's made or where it comes from. So I thought I would walk you through a video where I show from writing the formula, the dosage to preparing it and drinking it how it actually works. So let's walk over here in my kitchen and I'm gonna show you how a formula is put together. So I'm gonna go through a very simple formula, a famous formula, just because it's very, very easy to understand. Now, let's say the person is having a stiff neck. They feel cold so they don't like the AC blowing on them. They're getting chills and let's say they're also prone to bloating and cold hands and feet. There are so many different ways in Chinese medicine we can approach this treatment and this diagnosis because we think in terms of patterns, right? And so there are many different patterns within these few symptoms alone. But let's say I've determined that based on the pulse and based on the abdomen, based on this presentation, this is for the famous formula, Guajetang. So let's say the person is kind of this underlying constitution where the immune system tends to be weak. They tend to get chilled easily. They tend to get colds easily, blah, blah, blah. And we're going to use this famous formula to treat this kind of picture. So we have the formula here, Guizhe, Baishao, Shengjiang, Dazhao, Lai, and Zhiganshao, Six. Okay, so I'm not going to go through the diagnosis and the treatment because this is a video about making formulas and I want to show you how they're made. So this is our daily dosage for technically one bag per day. All right, this is the daily dosage. If you prepare these herbs raw and bulk and then you boil them stovetop. So let's go measure these out now. I'm going to show you what that looks like and how it all comes together. All right, so we have our dosage over there we just talked about. And then I have this little baby scale here. And then I'm going to have this, you can see that, grams. So we're going to go back to the first item on that list. So Guizhe, which is cinnamon twig. I'll show you what it looks like here. Good enough, a little bit over the top. So Guizhe is done. And then we're going to go to Baishao. Baishao is P&E root. Okay, so then we're back here. We want nine grams Baishao and then shengjiao, this fresh ginger. You guys know what that looks like. I got this from Trader Joe's. It's the most potent ginger I can find. So nine grams of that as well. We're going to cut it up with a little slices and then Dazao, which is a jujubee. It looks almost like thick. It's dark like blood. It's nice and juicy looking. You know, this is compared to this one. Look at the difference. This has already been going bad. It's getting all mealy looking. Right, so now we're going to add nine grams Dazao. And then last one is shengjiao, right? Honey-treated licorice. Smells like honey, smells sweet. Okay, we're going to add nine grams, or six grams. Good enough. So you have the formula right here. Ordinarily, best case scenario is we would soak these overnight first. There are a lot of ways to do traditional cautions like this, but the way I learned it, soak it overnight is best case scenario. I'm just going to put these in there, turn on the stove, cover it. We are going to set this for, let's just say 50 minutes because it maybe takes about 10 minutes to bring to a boil. And then I want it to cook for 40 minutes. When the formula is done, it's going to come out looking like this. It's looking pretty thick. And then I'm going to pour this so you guys can see it really quick. All right, and this is what the inside looks like there. It's cool. You see the bai shao got bigger, the dazao got bigger, all the little cinnamon twig, et cetera. So this is just the first boil. Typically we do two boils. So I would do another one and then put it together with that, two boils. Some parts of China, they do three. And then I'm going to steep this. This is technically a whole day's dose. But I'm going to show you just what it looks like, as you can see. All right, so that would basically be one dose right there. You can see how much is left. And then, cheers. That is the making of one famous formula, guai jitang. This is making your own medicine. Pretty cool. And it smells great. Some don't, but this in particular smells delicious. So that is what making a traditional herbal decoction looks like. Not a lot of people do that way anymore, but it is for sure the strongest way to use Chinese herbs and utilize them. And I think it's also special because the very act of making what is literally your medicine, that ritual is part of the healing itself, I think. To me, it's been very special to use in my own life, in my own practice. I don't use it with patients much, but this is the way I do it for my own treatment, my own healing. I'm very often just using these bulk classical herbs. So that is the gist of how these formulas work. Now, otherwise, before you guys go, don't forget two links below this video. The first is if you'd like to become a patient of my locally or online via telemedicine, there's a link below in my private practice and clinic and how to get ahold of me. And beyond that, there's a free download, which is four daily rituals that can potentially help you add years to your life with Chinese medicine. And that is right below this video. You click the link to get both of those. And otherwise, I will catch you guys soon.