Peony and Licorice Decoction

use for relaxing spasm, relieving pain of gastralgia and cramps in the calf muscles, alleviating the tension and pain of intestine, gallbladder, uterine, uterus, bladder, urethra and blood vessels. It's formulated with Chinese peony and licorice, being primarily used for harmonizing the Liver and Spleen, nourishing the liver yin. The active conmponent of peony (paeoniflorin) has the effect of spasmolysis, analgesia, sedation, cool antipyretic, and antioxidation, and the properties of licorice, three terpenoids, flavonoids, and polysaccharide, have the function analogous to the adrenal cortical hormone and the functions of anti-ulcer, anti-spasm, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergy, antivirus, detoxification, cough expectorant, and antitumor.

Product label: Peony & Licorice Decoction
Packing: 80 capsules / bottle
Product of China.

Ingredients:
Chinese peony (root)
Chinese licorice (root)

Actions: Benefit yin and nourish blood, release tension and soothe the sinews.

Main indications: Useful for spasm of the feet and abdominal pain due to deficiency of yin and the blood. Helps alleviate pain caused by different conditions effectively, such as gastralgia, abdominal pain, and painful menstruation. It is applicable to cramps in the calf muscles, dysmenorrhea, intercostal neuralgia, irritability; muscle spasms, cramps in the hands, sciatica, slight chills, trigeminal neuralgia, which pertain to deficiency of liver yin and stomach yin.*

Directions: Take 3 capsules each time, 2 times a day.
Caution: Do not use during pregnancy.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

通用名称：芍藥甘草汤
汉语拼音：shao yao gan cao tang
包装规格：每瓶80粒

主要成分： 芍药、甘草。

功能与主治：益阴荣筋，调和肝脾，缓急止痛。 伤寒伤阴，筋脉失濡，腿脚挛急，心烦，微恶寒；肝脾不和，脘腹疼痛。现用于血虚津伤所致的腓肠肌痉挛、肋间神经痛、胃痉挛、胃痛、腹痛、坐骨神经痛、妇科炎性腹痛、痛经；以及十二指肠溃疡、萎缩性胃炎、胃肠神经官能症、急性乳腺炎、颈椎综合征等属阴血亏虚，肝脾失调者。

服法与用量：口服，一次3粒，一日2次。
孕妇忌服。

“芍藥甘草汤”处方来源于张仲景《伤寒论》，主治阴血不足筋急症。症见咽中干，心烦，脚挛急，舌红少津，脉细略数。

现代临床常用于治疗神经系统疾病，如三叉神经痛、坐骨神经痛、带状疱疹后遗神经痛、拘挛急迫诸症，亦用于治疗以股骨头缺血性坏死和化脓性关节炎，以及肩胛肋骨综合征；消化系统疾病，如胃及十二指肠溃疡、胃扭转胃痉挛、胆石症、胆道蛔虫症、慢性胃炎、胆汁返流性胃炎、急性水肿型胰腺炎等；呼吸系统疾 病，如百日咳、哮喘；泌尿生殖系统疾病，如泌尿系结石、原发性痛经等；其他用于治疗部分外科疾病、糖尿病、出血性疾病及农药中毒等疾病均取得良好效果。