Blue Poppy: Zhi Gan Cao Tang

Zhi Gan Cao Tang

Product #: GNZG119

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Zhi Gan Cao (Honey-Fried Licorice Decoction)

This formula comes from Zhang Zhong-jing’s late Han dynasty Shang Han Lun (Treatise on Damage [Due to] Cold). Our version is a 7:1 concentrated extract in a 750mg caplet.

Supplement Facts

Serving size:3 Caplets- Servings per Container:30

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Sheng Di Huang (Rehmanniae Radix)</td>
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877.5 mg</td>
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Da Zao (Jujubae Fructus)</td>
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270 mg</td>
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Zhi Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix Praeparata)</td>
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225 mg</td>
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Huo Ma Ren (Cannabis Semen)</td>
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180 mg</td>
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Sheng Jiang (Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens)</td>
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157.5 mg</td>
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Gui Zhi (Cinnamomi Ramulus)</td>
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157.5 mg</td>
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Mai Dong (Ophiopgonis Radix)</td>
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157.5 mg</td>
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E Jiao (Asini Corii Colla)</td>
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112.5 mg</td>
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Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix)</td>
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112.5 mg</td>
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Boosts qi and nourishes yin, frees yang and restores the pulse.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS<ul>	<li>
Heart palpitations</li>	<li>
Dry cough without phlegm or cough with foamy, scanty spittle</li>	<li>
Emaciation</li>	<li>
Vacuity vexation and insomnia</li>	<li>
Spontaneous sweating and/or night sweats</li>	<li>
Vacuous, rapid pulse or a bound and intermittent (irregular) pulse</li>	<li>
Shiny tongue with scant fur</li></ul>

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 (Cannabis Semen) 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.

Creating a line of exceptional products for Chinese medical practitioners requires quality assurance that incorporates traditional knowledge as well as science. At Blue Poppy, we deeply value the traditional knowledge and techniques of Chinese medicine, and we meticulously reproduce the traditional decoction process with only the best raw herbs.

Our herbs are carefully selected by experts trained in traditional herbal quality discernment, and we rely upon a stable network of GAP farms and trusted wholesalers for all of our raw materials. An in-house sourcing expert at our manufacturing facility evaluates the herbs with both traditional assessment techniques and modern methods incorporating TLC and HPLC, and our own on-staff herbal expert Eric Brand personally travels to China to verify their authenticity and quality.

Blue Poppy products undergo one of the most comprehensive testing regimes in the industry. We are the only company in the industry to use a third-party certified FDA cGMP manufacturing facility in conjunction with third-party lab testing for every batch of every formula. We test every formula for microbiologic contaminants, heavy metals and pesticide residue.

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