This one is personal: this is the formula I have been on for quite a while now. It lives up to its translation of “All Inclusive Great Tonifying Decoction.” It is kind of an all-purpose formula in that it tonifies all four of the basic substances: qi, blood, yin, and yang.
Approved for both California Acupuncture Board CEUs and NCCAOM PDAs! Check it out at https://integrativemedicinecouncil.org/product/shi-quan-da-bu-tang/.
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Kampo Information of Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
Western medical information on Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
Scientific paper looking at Shi Quan Da Bu Tang and cancer
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