{"product_id":"arouse-vigor-8-oz","title":"Arouse Vigor, (8 oz)","description":"\u003cp\u003eTonifies Original Qi, raises Yang, tonifies Spleen and Stomach, regulates ascending and descending Qi, arouses Spleen thought (Yi).*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"description product-description\" data-model=\"XLite\\Model\\Product\" data-identifier=\"2004\" data-property=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eQi encompasses integrity, process, engagement, and transformation. The most essential form of Qi in human life is the Original Qi (Yuan Qi). Li Dong-Yuan (also known as Li Guo, 1180-1252 A.D.) discusses in his introduction to the original version of Arouse Vigor that a person’s ability and desire to engage in activity, transform into a new state, adapt to their environment, and be imbued with feelings all depend on this Original Qi (Discussion of the Spleen and Stomach, section 2, 1249 A.D.). The Original Qi activates, sustains, and directs the entire personality. To nourish this fundamental source of human vitality, Li Dong-Yuan developed “Benefit the Middle and Boost the Qi” (Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original name for Arouse Vigor, “Benefit the Middle and Boost the Qi,” references the “Middle” and the “Qi.\" Ming Dynasty scholar Wu Kun commented on this name, stating, “The Middle is the Spleen, the feminine, the mother of the ten thousand phenomena. Qi is the Yang, the masculine, the father of the ten thousand phenomena...” (Verified Medical Prescriptions, section 20, 1584 A.D.).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLi Dong-Yuan is renowned for highlighting the vital importance of Spleen-Stomach Qi. In his expressive style, he states: “All five solid organs (Wu Zang) are connected to the Stomach, and any disharmony stems from its deficiency.” He explains that this Spleen-Stomach Qi is the same as the “Original Qi,” serving as the core of the Yang and Yin’s ascent and descent. The Original Qi enables “the clear Yang Qi to ascend,... the turbid Qi to descend, and it regulates the nine orifices” (including the eyes, ears, nasal passages, mouth, anus, and urethra). No human activity, sensation, behavior, or thought exists outside the influence of Qi’s vitality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePHYSICAL INDICATIONS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the Original Qi is fundamental to life, its imbalance can lead to a variety of patterns. Sluggishness and weakness may manifest as occasional fatigue, a persistent desire to sleep, lack of voice or energy to speak, and tired limbs. Occasionally, digestive disharmonies can also be addressed by the formula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE HERBS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAstragalus root is regarded as \"the senior of all herbs” by Wang Ang in his Essentials of the Materia Medica (1694 A.D.). He notes that, depending on processing methods, Astragalus can draw out Yin Fire and “tonify the Middle, benefit the Original Qi, warm the Three Burners, and strengthen the Spleen and Stomach.” It has a sweet flavor and is slightly warm, and contemporary descriptions state that it primarily affects the Spleen and Lung meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDong quai root “harmonize the blood and blood vessels,” according to Li Dong-Yuan. It possesses a sweet, acrid, bitter, and warm nature, and influences the Liver, Heart, and Spleen meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChinese red ginseng root and rhizome is described in the Divine Husbandman’s Classic of the Materia Medica (circa 150 A.D.) as the “tonic of the five Yin organs (Wu zang).” The Materia Medica of around 600 A.D. states that, in addition to supporting the five Yin organs, ginseng also “tonifies the six Yang organs (Liu fu), protects the Middle, and sustains the Spirit (Shen).” Chen Jia-Mo’s Hidden Aspects of the Materia Medica (circa 1560 A.D.) characterizes ginseng as “draining the Yin Fire and nourishing and tonifying the Original Qi.” It is characterized as sweet, slightly bitter, and slightly warm. In modern times, it is said to enter the Spleen and Lung meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCimicifuga rhizome is described by Li Dong-Yuan as being \"bitter and neither hot nor cold, with a thin flavor, representing the ‘Yang within Yin’ and promoting the upward movement of clear Qi.\" Li Shi-Zhen (1518-1593 A.D.) emphasizes its importance in facilitating the ascent of the “Yang Ming clear Qi.\" Modern texts typically describe Cimicifuga rhizome as sweet, acrid, slightly bitter, and cool, and note that it enters the meridians of the stomach, spleen, and lung.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBupleurum root also makes the clear Yang ascend. It is ancillary to Cimicifuga rhizome, according to Rectification of the Materia Medica (c. 1832 A.D.), because it enters the Shao yang meridians, not the Yang ming. The Divine Husbandman’s Classic (c. 150 A.D.) says it “diminishes the old and increases the new.” It is bitter, slightly acrid and cool, and is said in modern texts to enter the Liver and Gallbladder meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhite atractylodes rhizome “harmonizes the Middle, benefits the Qi, warms the Middle, and rules flesh feeling hot, limbs being tired, eyes not wanting to open, lethargy and always wanting to lie down and eating imbalances,” according to Zhang Yuan-Su (1151-1243 A.D.). Li Dong-Yuan says it “removes Middle Burner and Stomach Heat.” It is bitter, sweet and warm, and it enters the Heart, Spleen, Stomach and Triple Burner meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHoney fried Chinese licorice root and rhizome is used to “tonify the Spleen, Stomach, Middle Burner and Original Qi,” according to the Discussion of the Spleen and Stomach. It is sweet and warm, and enters the Spleen meridian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTangerine dried rind of mature fruit “creates flow into and penetration of the Spleen and Stomach and prevents the stagnation of the sweet, warm herbs,” according to Wu Kun’s commentary on Arouse Vigor in Verified Formulas (1584 A.D.). It is acrid, bitter, warm and aromatic, and enters the Spleen, Stomach and Lung meridians.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Arouse Vigor, (8 oz)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChinese Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e bu zhong yi qi tang.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnit Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 oz.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePotency:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8:1\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProperties:\u003c\/strong\u003e Supports healthy menstruation, supports healthy vision, supports a healthy immune system, supports a healthy urinary system\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eActions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tonify Original Qi, regulates ascending and descending Qi, arouses Spleen thought (Yi), Tonify Stomach and Spleen Qi, Raise sinking Spleen Qi\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePattern:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original Qi exhausted, Spleen and Stomach Qi deficiency, Yang Qi descends and Yin Fire ascends, withdrawn Spleen Thought (Yi), Spleen Qi Sinking\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChinese Symptomology:\u003c\/strong\u003e Occasional dizziness, Occasional sluggishness, Fatigue, lethargy, Tired limbs, Occasional digestive disharmony or occasional constipation or diarrhea, loss of voice, and ringing in the ears whenever a deficient Qi pattern is underlying, Sensation of heaviness in the Lower body or Lower Burner, Difficulty arising after a full night’s sleep\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContraindications:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yin deficiency, Upper Burner Phlegm, excess Qi in the chest, Middle Burner Damp Heat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerb: Astragalus root, Chinese red ginseng root and rhizome, Dong quai root, White atractylodes rhizome, Cimicifuga rhizome, Bupleurum root, Tangerine dried rind of mature fruit, Honey fried Chinese licorice root and rhizomeHerb (Pinyin): Huang qi, Hong ren shen, Dang gui shen, Bai zhu, Sheng ma, Chai hu, Chen pi, Zhi gan cao\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kan Herbals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471643328668,"sku":"K101-8","price":134.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/2407\/0044\/files\/Kan_Herbals_Arouse_Vigor_8oz.jpg?v=1787699403","url":"https:\/\/primenaturalfoods.com\/products\/arouse-vigor-8-oz","provider":"Prime Natural Foods","version":"1.0","type":"link"}