Xiao Yao Wan

This is one of the most popular products in the clinic.  It is useful for liver qi stagnation - about half the population has it.

Ingredients:

• Buplerum chinense root
• Paeonia lactiflora root
• Angelica sinensis root
• Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome
• Poria cocos fungus
• Zingiber officinale rhizome - fresh
• Glycyrrhiza uralensis root
• Mentha haplocalyx herb

Dose:

8 pills, three times a day

Notes:

• The small bottle lasts only 8 days, the larger one lasts 40 days.
• If it is going to help, patients will usually notice a difference within a week.
• Liver herbs are fine for a while.  If you are dependent on them long-term, you need to address underlying issues - i.e. what are you doing wrong to your liver.