Kan Office Hours - Informal Education for All Practitioners

Kan holds office hours the second Wednesday of every month. Come with your questions about herbs, specific formulas, or patient situations you'd like to discuss. Please register to receive an invitation to our next event, 10:05 to 10:55 am PST on Wednesday, Feb. 11.

Restore Restraint (Sang Piao Xiao San) addresses a disharmony between the Kidney and the Heart. Its action is two-fold – to harmonize the Kidney and Heart, thereby calming the Spirit, and to restrain the leakage of fluids.

Dragon bone, Poria with wood root, Polygala root and Altaica rhizome calm the Spirit and ease restlessness. Chinese red ginseng root and rhizome tonifies the Qi, while Dong quai root tonifies the Blood. Mantis egg-case and Palmleaf raspberry fruit astringe the leakage of fluids. Polygala root and Poria with wood root direct the focus of the formula towards the Kidney and Bladder.