Zhi Gan Cao Tang by Blue Poppy’s Great Nature Classics is a formula that comes from Zhang Zhong-jing’s late Han dynasty Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Damage [Due to] Cold).

Zhi Gan Cao Tang helps with:
• Heart palpitations
• Dry cough without phlegm or cough with foamy, scanty spittle
• Emaciation
• Spontaneous sweating and/or night sweats
• Rapid pulse or a bound and intermittent (irregular) pulse

Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) is used to nourish yin, and in ancient times was also said to free the vessels.

Zhi Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix Praeparata), Da Zao (Jujubae Fructus) and Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) supplement heart qi and spleen qi, while E Jiao (Asini Corii Colla), Huo Ma Ren and Mai Men Dong (Ophiopogonis Radix) nourish yin and blood. Gui Zhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus) and Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) are warm and freeing, and they warm and free the blood and vessels while preventing stagnation.

Actions: Replenishes deficient Qi, enriches the blood and nourishes yin to restore a healthy pulse.

Pattern: Qi and Blood deficiency

Tongue: Shiny tongue with scant fur

Pulse: Vacuous, rapid pulse or a bound and intermittent (irregular) pulse

Chinese Symptomology: Irregular heart beat, palpitations, shortness of breath, pallor, insomnia, spontaneous perspiration, night sweats, dry mouth and throat, poor memory.

Western Symptomology: Ventricular premature heart beat, primary stages of arterioventricular blockage, functional arrhythmia, auricular fibrillation, cardiovascular neurosis, hyperthyroidism, rheumatic heart disease.

Suggested Use:
Adults take 3 capsules 2 times per day or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.

Zhi Gan Cao Tang Ingredients in 3 capsules:
Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix) 877.5 mg
Da Zao (Jujubae Fructus) 270 mg
Zhi Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix Praeparata) 225 mg
Huo Ma Ren 180 mg
Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens) 157.5 mg
Gui Zhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus) 157.5 mg
Mai Dong (Ophiopgonis Radix) 157.5 mg
E Jiao (Asini Corii Colla) 112.5 mg
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) 112.5 mg