Free the Flow

SKU	BP112
Brand	Blue Poppy Originals
Unit Size	60 (10:1 extract) capsules
Dosage	Three capsules two times per day equal not less than 30g of raw medicinals.
Potency	10:1 (average) 500mg
Properties	Designed to ease the symptoms of chronic constipation when other, more commonly used formulas have not been effective. May be combined with Shen Qi Da Bu Wan for greater spleen and kidney supplementation. For greater blood supplementation, combine with
Contraindications	Loose stools or diarrhea, even if diarrhea alternates with constipation, as in irritable bowel syndrome
Chinese Symptomology	Chronic Constipation
Western Symptomology	Chronic Constipation
Actions	This is a du bu fang or greatly supplementing formula that supplements the qi and yang, while nourishing the blood and enriching yin at the same time. It also clears heat from the stomach and intestines, disinhibits the qi mechanism by upbearing the clear and downbearing the turbid, and frees the flow of the stools.
Pattern	Qi, blood, yin, and yang vacuities with qi stagnation and blood stasis complicated by internal heat, which is common in perimenopausal women and older patients in general.
Chinese name	Modified Ji Chuan Jian
English name	Free the Flow

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Description	This formula is for the treatment of chronic constipation due to a combination of qi, blood, yin, and yang vacuities with qi stagnation and blood stasis complicated by internal heat. This is a common complicated scenario, especially in perimenopausal women and older patients.
Ingredients	Huang Qi (Radix Astragali); Dang Gui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis); He Shou Wu (Radix Polygoni Multiflori); Dang Shen (Radix Codonopsitis); Rou Cong Rong (Herba Cistanchis); Tao Ren (Semen Persciae); Huang Qin (Radix Scutellariae); Niu Xi (Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae); Ze Xie (Rhizoma Alismatis); Zhi Ke (Fructus Aurantii); Sheng Ma (Rhizoma Cimicifugae)