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Jul 23 2005

SUN TEN - Leading the Way in Quality, Safety and Efficacy

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SUN TEN - Leading the Way in Quality, Safety and Efficacy

Since 1946 Sun Ten has led the way in innovation and development of Traditional
Chinese Medicines (TCM). Now with the release of nine new TCM Herbal Combinations,
Sun Ten furthers its reputation for quality, safety and efficacy.

Complimenting the already extensive range of single herbs and combination
herbal formulas these nine new TCM combinations combine the highest quality
raw materials with state-of-the-art production techniques.

9 GREAT NEW PRODUCTS FROM Sun Ten

ASTRAGALUS AND ZIZYPHUS COMBINATION [YANG XIN TANG]

Formula Category: Spirit calming formula
Ingredients
Panax ginseng (root), Astragalus membranaceus baked (rhizome), Glycyrrhiza
uralensis baked (root), Angelica polymorpha (root), Cnidium officinale
(rhizome), Poria cocos (fruiting body), Poria cocos (fruiting body) (different
Pin Yin name from above), Pinellia ternata (rhizome), Polygala sibirica
(root), Zizyphus spinosa (root), Cinnamomum cassia (bark), Biota orientalis
(seed), Schizandra chinensis (fruit), Zingiber officinale raw (rhizome),
Ziziphus jujuba (fruit).
TCM Functions
Supplements blood and Qi, nourishes the heart, calms the shen (spirit).
Traditional Indication: Heart blood vacuity.
Palpitations, night sweats, insomnia, fever, anxiety, irritability.

BUPLEURUM & CYPERUS FORMULA [CHAI HU SHU GAN TANG]

Formula Category: Qi rectifying formula
Ingredients
Bupleurum falcatum (root), Cnidium officinale (rhizome), Citrus aurantium
(fruit), Glycyrrhiza uralensis baked (root), Citrus reticulata (peel),
Paeonia lactiflora (root), Cyperus rotundus (rhizome).
TCM Functions
Enhances the flow of liver Qi, quickens blood, alleviates pain.
Traditional Indication: Liver depression Qi stagnation
Symptoms aggravated by emotional upset or stress. Irregular menstruation,
dysmenorrhoea, intercostal/hypochondriac pain, abdominal distension or
pain, alternating fever and chills, alternating infrequent or loose stool.

Tongue: Thin white coating.
Pulse: Wiry.

CHIN-CHIU & TU HUO COMBINATION [SAN BI TANG]

Formula Category: Wind-damp dispelling formula
Ingredients
Dipsacus asper (root), Eucommia ulmoides (bark), Ledebouriella seseloides
(root), Cinnamomum cassia (bark), Asarum heterotropoides (whole plant),
Panax ginseng (root), Poria cocos (fruiting body), Angelica polymorpha
(root), Paeonia lactiflora (root), Astragalus membranaceus (rhizome),
Achyranthes bidentata (root), Glycyrrhiza uralensis (root), Gentiana macrophylla
(root), Rehmannia glutinosa (root), Cnidium officinale (rhizome), Angelica
pubescens (root), Zingiber officinale raw (rhizome), Ziziphus jujuba (fruit).
TCM Functions
Supplements Qi and blood, supplements the liver and kidneys, dispels wind-damp.

Traditional Indication: Wind-damp impediment inhibiting the normal flow
of Qi and blood, with concurrent liver and kidney vacuity.
Helps relieve muscle spasm, joint and muscle pain.

DANG GUI & ANEMARRHENA COMBINATION [DANG GUI NIAN TONG TANG]

Formula Category: Phlegm transforming water disinhibiting
formula
Ingredients
Angelica polymorpha (root), Notopterygium Forbesii (rhizome), Glycyrrhiza
uralensis (root), Scutellaria baicalensis (root), Panax ginseng (root),
Artemisia frigida (whole plant), Sophora angustifolia (root), Cimicifuga
simplex (rhizome), Pueraria lobata (root), Atractylodes lancea (rhizome),
Atractylodes japonica (rhizome), Alisma orientale (rhizome), Polyporus
umbellatus (fruiting body), Ledebouriella seseloides (root), Anemarrhena
asphodeloides (rhizome).
TCM Functions
Dispels wind, clears heat, dispels dampness, reduces swelling, relieves
pain.
Traditional Indication: Dampness and heat giving rise to painful swollen
joints, eczema or dermatitis on the lower limbs
Tongue: Greasy yellow coating.
Pulse: Slippery and rapid.

GENTIANA COMBINATION [LONG DAN XIE GAN TANG]

Formula Category: Heat clearing formula
Ingredients
Gentiana scabra (root), Scutellaria baicalensis (root), Gardenia florida
(fruit), Alisma orientale (rhizome), Clematis armandii (whole plant),
Plantago asiatica (seed), Angelica polymorpha (root), Rehmannia glutinosa
(root), Bupleurum falcatum (root), Glycyrrhiza uralensis (root).
TCM Functions
Drains repletion heat from the liver and gallbladder, drains damp-heat
from the lower jiao.
Traditional Indication: Repletion heat in the liver and gallbladder, damp
heat in the lower jiao
Headache, irritability, dizziness, blood-shot eyes, bitter taste in the
mouth. May experience difficult and painful urination and leukorrhea.
Women may have a shortened menstrual cycle.
Tongue: Red tongue with yellow coating.
Pulse: Wiry, rapid and strong pulse.

GINSENG AND OPHIOPOGON [SHENG MAI SAN]

Formula Formula Category: Qi supplementing formula
Ingredients
Panax ginseng (root), Ophiopogon japonicus (tuber), Schizandra chinensis
(fruit).
TCM Functions
Supplements Qi, nourishes yin, reduces profuse perspiration, and stimulates
pulse.
Traditional Indication: Heat injuring vital Qi causes yin deficiency and
lack of body fluids
Profuse sweating, thirst, fatigue, palpitations, dry mouth and tongue.
Indicated in cases of vacuity of both Qi and yin especially of the lungs.

Tongue: Pale red tongue with dry thin coating.
Pulse: Weak and vacuous pulse.

MAGNOLIA FLOWER FORMULA [XIN YI SAN]

Formula Category: Exterior resolving formula
Ingredients
Magnolia salicifolia (flower), Angelica dahurica (root), Cimicifuga simplex
(rhizome), Ligusticum sinense (rhizome), Ledebouriella seseloides (root),
Cnidium officinale (rhizome), Asarum heterotropoides (whole plant), Clematis
armandii, Glycyrrhiza uralensis (root).
TCM Functions
Dispels wind-cold, unblocks the nasal passages and alleviates sinus pain.

Traditional Indication
Nasal congestion, copious nasal discharge, coryza, loss of sense of smell,
may have frontal headache.

PLATYCODON & SCHIZONEPETA FORMULA [ZHI SOU SAN]

Formula Category: Anti-tussive lung calmative
Ingredients
Platycodon grandiflorum (root), Schizonepeta tenuifolia (whole plant),
Aster tataricus (root), Stemona sessifolia (root), Cynanchum stauntonii
(rhizome), Glycyrrhiza uralensis (root), Citrus reticulata (peel).
TCM Functions
Relieves coughing and transforms phlegm, dispels wind and relieves exterior
symptoms.
Traditional Indication: Cough due to exterior pathogens (wind attacking
the lungs)
Cough with or without slight chills and fever, sputum that is difficult
to expectorate, itchy throat, may have headaches.
Tongue: Thin white coating.
Pulse: Floating and moderate.

SAPOSHNIKOVIA AND ASTRAGALUS FORMULA [YU PING FENG SAN]

Formula Category: Qi supplementing formula
Ingredients
Astragalus membranaceus (rhizome), Ledebouriella seseloides (root), Atractylodes
japonica (rhizome).
TCM Functions
Supplements Qi, secures the exterior, stops sweating.
Traditional Indication: Vacuity of lung Qi and defence Qi (wei Qi)
Susceptibility to wind pathogens and a pale complexion, aversion to drafts
/ sensitivity to wind, recurrent colds, spontaneous perspiration, excessive
sweating.
Tongue: Pale with a white coating.
Pulse: Floating, vacuous and soft.

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