RECOVERY TONIC
A gentle, yet thorough blend put together to support the recovery of many reported symptoms of 'long CV' whether from the 'disease' itself &/or the 'certain winter prophylactics'; and other debilitating illnesses.
Astragalus, Cinnamon, Goldenseal, Liquorice, Nigella/Black Seed oil, Korean Red Ginseng, Reishi, Schisandra Berry, Skullcap (lateriflora & baicalensis).
Astragalus - nourishes Qi and blood, and has multiple protective effects on immune system, cardiovascular system, nervous system, spleen, liver and kidney.  Believed to prolong life, it is used to strengthen and regulate the immune system, also helping with chronic fatigue syndrome. To promote immune function and as a tonic to build the stamina.   Reduction of oxidative stress.
TCM: Tonifies Digestive Qi, Promotes Absorption & Relieves Fatigue, Sweet digestive restorative.
Cinnamon bark - stimulates the heart and circulation, relieves exhaustion, debility and pain from overwork, stress, illness etc. Promotes digestion, lowers blood sugar, helps with chronic gastroenteritis, chronic dysbiosis and candidiasis, colic and diarrhoea. Chronic bacterial and fungal infections, upper respiratory infections, intestinal parasites. Stimulant for cold, weakness and passive blood congestion.
TCM: Tonifies Digestive Qi, Promotes Absorption & Relieves Fatigue, Sweet digestive restorative.
Goldenseal - is calming, restoring and stimulating. Reduces infections and inflammation and stimulates immunity. Treats varicose veins, phlebitis, haemorrhoids, astringent. Supports liver, chronic constipation, promotes bile flow and relieves fatigue. Tissue repair, acne, erysipelas, sores, ulcers, boils, abscesses. Eye inflammation incl. suppurative dermatitis, conjunctivitis, corneal ulcers.
Korean Red Ginseng - is restoring, stimulating, nourishing, relaxing and raising. Affinity with brain, nerves, lungs, intestines, kidney and bladder, heart and circulation, spleen. Tonifies blood, relieves fatigue, restores neuroendocrine-immune functions, and strengthens the mind, enhances and stimulates immunity and reduces infections. Chronic endocrine debility, cerebral deficiency, chronic immunodeficiency, acute infections, radiation sickness, allergies.
Liquorice - has an affinity with the lungs, stomach, intestines, bladder, adrenal cortex and pituitary. Assist recovery from debility and fatigue from overwork, stress or illness, including menopausal symptoms. Regulates immunity and reduces allergic reactions, stops spams and relieves pain. Promotes expectoration, relieves coughing and wheezing. Protects the liver. Anti-viral, anti-bacterial.
TCM: Tonifies the digestive system, promotes absorption and relieves fatigue.
Nigella - Avicenna in the “Canon of Medicine” used the black seed for stimulating the body's energy and helping recovery from fatigue and dispiritedness.  Increases serotonin levels in the brain and improves learning and memory. (See Nigella HomeoHerbal Data Sheet for more info)
Reishi - mushroom has the ability to boost the body’s immune system to protect it against pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, and parasites. Even when pathogens aren’t present, an optimally functioning immune system will exponentially increase overall health and wellness.  The compounds in Reishi help to protect cellular DNA and mitochondria from oxidant damage, allowing for more energy.
Schisandra  - Affinity with the nerves, brain, stomach, intestines, heart and circulation, bladder, lung and kidney. Restores, detoxifies and protects the liver. Restores the adrenal cortex, relieves coughing. Fatigue, low endurance, daytime sweating, shallow breathing, allergies, asthma, coughing. Regulates gastric acidity, diarrhoea, leukorrhea, urinary and genital incontinence, excessive sweating, gastric hyper and hypo acidity. TCM: Tonifies Qi, Blood and Essence, & Relieves Chronic Fatigue, Neuroendocrine restorative, adaptogen.
Skullcap - broad-spectrum antiviral and a synergist in formulas (i.e. it boosts the efficacy of other herbs in a formula when combined). It is also commonly used to address congestion in the Liver system and is included in formulas to address “restless fetus”, or threatened miscarriage. Info about Scutellaria. Used to treat arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis (AS). AS mainly affects joints in the spine. In the clinical trial, skullcap was more effective than sulfasalazine, a disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD), which is used off-label for AS. Along with improving AS symptoms, components in skullcap act as an antioxidant. Oxidative stress causes damage to cells and tissues in the body.
Scutellaria baicalensis - helps reduce inflammation, improve cardiovascular health, reduce the risk of cancer, and improve cognitive function. Also helps to reduce stress and anxiety, improve sleep quality, and boost the immune system.  Oversensitivity, nervous fear, restlessness/wakefulness and twitchy muscles.
Anti-oxidant: Strong anti-oxidant. Protects the lymph & spleen.
Inflammation: Prevents inflammatory cascade (cytokine storm). Brain & nervous system: Brain & CNS vasodilator.  Carminative. Mediates against prions
Allergy: Antihistamine.  Used in treatment of allergy-based conditions & asthma.
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