When the Liver and Kidney lack resources

A lower back that tires quickly, legs that weaken after a long walk or standing, a feeling of lacking a firm footing, slight warmth in the evening, fatigue that sets in over the years… In TCM, these signs may be associated with Liver and Kidney Deficiency. According to tradition, the lower back is “the residence of the Kidney” and the Liver nourishes the sinews: when their resources run low, it is the lower body that feels it first, and the Blood, less well carried, eventually slows down.

Zhuang Gu Xiao Ci Wan is a modern preparation from the Chinese pharmacopoeia. It brings together three families of herbs: those that nourish Blood and Yin, those that support the Kidney, and two herbs that move and temper. It includes the eucommia and dipsacus pair, long associated in the tradition with supporting the Kidney and the lower back.

Nourish the root, keep things moving

White peony, the herb with the highest dose, and prepared rehmannia nourish Blood and Yin; eucommia, dipsacus and cuscuta support the Kidney. Red sage moves the Blood, and anemarrhena, cool, tempers the slight warmth that accompanies Yin Deficiency.

Supports and tonifies the Qi of the Kidneys and the Liver: Eucommia and dipsacus, in equal parts, support the Kidney and the Liver; tradition has associated them for centuries with the lower back and the sinews.

Nourishes Kidney and Liver Yin: Prepared rehmannia and cuscuta nourish the Kidney, while white peony nourishes Liver Blood and Yin.

Supports Blood circulation: Red sage gently moves the Blood, so that the nourishing herbs do not weigh the formula down.