ChinaHerb – Ache Ease (Shen Tong Zhu Yu Tang)

Size

240 pills

Ingredients

Each pill contains:

• Persicae Semen (Tao Ren) – Peach Kernel – 180mg
• Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gan Cao) – Liquorice Root & Rhizome – 120mg
• Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Dang Gui) – Chinese Angelica / Dong Quai Root – 180mg
• Notopterygii Rhizoma et Radix (Qiang Huo) – Notopterygium Root & Rhizome – 60mg
• Carthami Flos (Hong Hua) – Safflower Flower – 180mg
• Cyperi Rhizoma (Xiang Fu) – Purple Nutsedge / Nutgrass Rhizome – 60mg
• Cyathulae Radix (Chuan Niu Xi) – Cyathula Root – 180mg
• Gentianae Macrophyllae Radix (Qin Jiao) – Large-Leaf Gentian Root – 60mg
• Chuanxiong Rhizoma (Chuan Xiong) – Sichuan Lovage Rhizome – 120mg
• Myrrha (Mo Yao) – Myrrh – 120mg
• Siegesbeckiae Herba (Xi Xian Cao) – Siegesbeckia Herb – 120mg
• Ganoderma (Ling Zhi) – Lingzhi / Reishi Mushroom – 120mg

Directions to Use

Adults: Take 8 pills twice daily, 30 minutes before or after meals.

Note: Ache Ease does not work immediately. Allow up to one month for potential positive outcomes to become noticeable. Individual responses may vary.

Warning

Do not take this product if you have symptoms of thrombocytopenia and bleeding. Contraindicated during pregnancy.

If you are taking medication, particularly medication that affects blood clotting, consult your healthcare practitioner before using this product.

Why Choose ChinaHerb Ache Ease?

• Traditional Chinese Medicine herbal formulation
• Based on a classical Chinese herbal formula dating to the Qing Dynasty
• Traditionally used for persistent body aches and stiffness
• Traditionally supports mobility and flexibility
• Formulated around the TCM principles of moving Qi and Blood
• Contains 12 herbal ingredients
• 100% herbal
• Sugar-free
• No animal-derived ingredients
• Convenient pill format
• Formulated for adults

Why Are So Many Herbs Used Together?

Ache Ease is a particularly good example of one of the central principles of Traditional Chinese herbal medicine – formulation.

Rather than relying on one botanical ingredient, traditional Chinese formulae frequently combine several herbs with complementary roles.

For example, Tao Ren (peach kernel) and Hong Hua (safflower flower) are traditionally associated with invigorating Blood and dispersing Blood Stasis.

Dang Gui (Chinese angelica) and Chuan Xiong (Sichuan lovage) are also important Blood-associated herbs within Chinese herbal practice, while Xiang Fu (purple nutsedge) is traditionally used to promote the movement of Qi.

Meanwhile, herbs such as Qiang Huo, Qin Jiao and Xi Xian Cao have long histories of use within TCM formulae associated with discomfort, stiffness and patterns involving Wind and Dampness.

Therefore, Ache Ease isn’t simply a collection of individual herbs.

The combination itself is an important part of the formulation.

Different herbs contribute different traditional actions, creating a formula designed around a particular TCM pattern.

Familiar Plants Behind the Traditional Names

At first glance, the ingredient list of a Traditional Chinese Medicine formula can look unfamiliar. However, this is partly because TCM products commonly identify ingredients using materia medica and Chinese names rather than the everyday English names we recognise.

Look more closely at Ache Ease and several familiar plants and natural ingredients appear.

Tao Ren is peach kernel, derived from the seed found inside the hard stone of the peach.

Gan Cao is liquorice root, one of the most frequently used herbs in traditional Chinese formulae.

Hong Hua is safflower flower. Safflower is also cultivated for its seeds, which provide the familiar safflower oil. However, Hong Hua specifically refers to the flower.

Dang Gui, also widely known as Dong Quai or Chinese Angelica, belongs to the same botanical family as familiar foods and herbs such as carrots, celery, parsley and fennel.

Mo Yao is myrrh, the aromatic plant resin with a remarkably long history of traditional use across different cultures.

Finally, Ling Zhi is Ganoderma, a medicinal mushroom also widely known today as reishi.

Showing the traditional and common names side by side helps reveal what is actually inside the formulation: roots, rhizomes, flowers, seeds, herbs, resin and fungi from identifiable natural sources.

It also demonstrates why the particular plant part matters. Peach kernel, for example, isn’t the same ingredient as peach fruit, just as safflower flower isn’t the same as safflower seed oil.

A Contemporary Adaptation of a Classical Formula

Traditional herbal formulae aren’t necessarily static. Over generations, practitioners and formulators have adapted classical prescriptions while retaining their underlying principles.

ChinaHerb’s Ache Ease is a contemporary, entirely herbal adaptation of the classical formula.

Some historical versions of the original formula contain non-botanical or animal-derived ingredients. ChinaHerb’s formulation instead incorporates herbs including Xi Xian Cao (Siegesbeckia) and Ling Zhi (Ganoderma) and contains no animal-derived ingredients.

This provides an interesting example of how a formula originating almost two centuries ago can continue to evolve while maintaining its connection with the traditional principles behind it.

Did You Know?

The traditional formula behind Ache Ease dates back almost 200 years.

The formula originates from Yi Lin Gai Cuo (Corrections of Errors in Medicine), published in 1830 by Qing Dynasty physician Wang Qingren.

Wang Qingren became particularly well known within Chinese Medicine for his interest in Blood Stasis and developed several formulae based around invigorating Blood and removing Stasis from different areas of the body.

Ache Ease is traditionally associated with discomfort affecting the limbs, muscles, joints or the body more generally, where the underlying TCM pattern involves Qi and Blood Stagnation and obstruction of the Meridians.

The traditional actions behind the formula include promoting Blood circulation, moving Qi, opening the Meridians, dispersing Blood Stasis and expelling Wind and Dampness.

Nearly two centuries later, the formula remains an interesting example of the sophisticated approach to multi-herb formulation found within Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Traditional Knowledge Behind the Formula

One of the most interesting things about Ache Ease is that its traditional purpose cannot be understood simply by looking at one herb.

Tao Ren and Hong Hua help form the Blood-moving foundation of the formula. Dang Gui and Chuan Xiong complement this action, while Xiang Fu promotes the movement of Qi. Other herbs traditionally address obstruction associated with Wind or Dampness and support movement through the Meridians.

This reflects an important principle of Chinese herbal medicine:

when Qi moves, Blood can move; when obstruction clears, normal movement through the Meridians can be restored.

It is the relationship between the individual herbs and the overall traditional pattern that gives Ache Ease its distinctive place within the ChinaHerb range.

Disclaimer: This unregistered medicine has not been evaluated by the SAHPRA for its quality, safety or intended use.