1. Main Ingredients: It is made from the classic combination of Siwu Decoction, which includes Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata, Angelicae Sinensis Radix, Paeoniae Radix Alba, and Chuanxiong Rhizoma, plus Lycium barbarum. Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata can nourish yin and enrich blood, replenish essence and fill the marrow; Angelicae Sinensis Radix enriches and activates blood, regulates menstruation and relieves pain; Paeoniae Radix Alba nourishes blood and regulates menstruation, astringes yin and stops sweating; Chuanxiong Rhizoma promotes blood circulation and qi movement, dispels wind and relieves pain; Lycium barbarum nourishes the liver and kidneys, enriches essence and improves eyesight. These medicinal herbs are compatible with each other to achieve a synergistic effect.
2. Manufacturing Method: Usually, these Chinese herbal medicines are combined in a certain proportion, and then go through multiple processes such as soaking, decocting, filtering, and concentrating. Then, an appropriate amount of honey or rock sugar is added for flavoring and forming the paste, and finally, a thick paste is made. During the manufacturing process, the heat and time need to be strictly controlled to ensure that the effective ingredients of the medicinal herbs are fully dissolved and concentrated.
3. Efficacy and Function: It has the effect of enriching and activating blood, and has a certain regulating effect on women's irregular menstruation caused by blood deficiency, such as scanty menstruation, amenorrhea, and dysmenorrhea. It can also nourish the liver and kidneys, and improve symptoms such as soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, dizziness, and decreased vision caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency. It can make the complexion ruddy and shiny, reduce the formation of spots, delay skin aging, and play a role in beautifying the skin. At the same time, it helps to enhance the human body's immunity and improve the body's resistance, and is suitable for people with weak constitutions.
4. Suitable Population: It is suitable for people with blood deficiency or blood stasis constitution, especially women, such as those with menstrual discomfort and postpartum physical weakness. People with liver and kidney yin deficiency, who show symptoms such as soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, dry eyes, dizziness, and tinnitus, can also take Lycium barbarum Four-Ingredient Paste for conditioning.
5. Precautions: Due to its effect of enriching and activating blood, women with excessive menstruation should suspend taking it during menstruation to avoid increasing the menstrual flow. People with weak spleen and stomach and indigestion should not take it in excess to avoid increasing the burden on the spleen and stomach and causing discomfort symptoms such as abdominal distension and diarrhea. It should be stopped during colds and fevers to avoid trapping pathogens in the body and aggravating the condition. Pregnant women, lactating women, and children should take it under the guidance of a doctor.
Before using Lycium barbarum Four-Ingredient Paste, it is best to consult a professional Chinese medicine practitioner and take it rationally according to your personal constitution and health condition.
