Chronic Inflammation - One Link

One Link

60 x 500 mg capsules  

Actions

• Modulates inflammatory response

• Relieves dry mouth (xerostomia) and dry eye (keratoconjunctivitis sicca) associated with autoimmune diseases

Indications

• Chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disorders

• Fibromyalgia

• Sjogren's syndrome

• SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus)

• Abdominal masses

• Rheumatoid arthritis

• Menopausal symptoms with night sweats

• Acne vulgaris

• Chronic pelvic inflammation

Ingredients:

Rehmannia glutinosa (Sheng Di Huang)

Adenophora tetrephylla (Sha Shen)

Ophiopogon japonicus (Mai Dong)

Asparagus cochinchinensis (Tian Dong)

Angelica sinensis (Dang Gui)

Lycium chinensis (Gou Qi Zi)

Melia toosendan (Chuan Lian Zi)

Pseudostellaria heterophylla (Tai Zi Shen)

Anemarrhena asphodeloides (Zhi Mu)

Dendrobium loddigesii (Shi Hu)

richosanthes kirilowii (Tian Hua Fen)

Coptis chinensis (Huang Lian)

Other Ingredients: Vegetable cellulose (hypromellose); Vegetable Stearic Acid; Microcrystalline Cellulose and Vegetable Magnesium Stearate.

Does not contain: Wheat, gluten, soy, milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts 

Caution: None noted

Warning: None noted

Suggested Use: 2 to 4 capsules daily. May take 6 capsules during flare-up.

Key Ingredients

Rehmanniae (Sheng Di Huang)

Rehmanniae is a TCM herb used to nourish blood, activate blood, nourish yin and cool blood. Modern research has shown that it had obvious inhibitory effect on rosette forming cell in the mouse spleen, could significantly promote the biosynthesis of DNA and protein in spleen lymphocyte cell activated by ConA, and have obvious increasing effect on IL-2. It could correct the increase of b receptor in kidneys of rats with hyperthyroidism, and restore the thyroid to its normal function. For rats with hyperthyroidism of yin deficiency pattern, it could lower T3 and elevate T4, restoring them to normal levels, and increasing the concentration of aldosterone.

Glehniae (Sha Shen)

Glehniae is a TCM herb used to nourish yin, clear the lung, benefit the stomach and generate fluid. Modern research has shown that Glehniae has anti-febrile and analgesic effects. At low concentrations, the water immersion of Glehniae increased the contraction of isolated heart of toads, but showed an inhibitory effect at higher of concentrations. It had similar effects on in situ toad hearts. Its polysaccharide had an immunosuppressant activity. Clinically, this herb is used to treat infantile persistent pneumonia, whooping cough, esophagitis, infantile mouth ulcer, toothache and hoarse voice.

Ophiopogonis (Mai Dong)

Ophiopogonis is a TCM herb that can moisten the lung, nourish yin, benefit the stomach, generate fluid, clear the Heart and eliminate vexation. Modern research has shown that Ophiopogonis can regulate blood sugar, protect ischemic cardiac muscle, antagonize experimental arrhythmia, increase anti-anoxic ability, stimulate reticuloendothelial system and strengthen body resistance to disease. It also has anti-bacterial, cardiac, diuretic, sedative, anti-tussive and renal function restoring effects. Clinically, this herb is used to treat coronary heart disease, hypotension, shock, arrhythmia, haemoptysis due to pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic atrophic gastritis, post-hepatitis syndrome, diabetes, infantile summer fever, dry mouth, anorexia, infantile diabetes insipidus and acute oedema.

Angelicae (Dang Gui)

Angelicae (Dang Gui) is a herb used in TCM to activate blood, nourish blood, relieve pain, regulate menstruation, moisten the intestines and relieve constipation. Modern research has shown that it can relieve the spasm of the coronary artery and increase the volume in the coronary artery. It can also improve cellular immunity and humoral immunity. Dang Gui contains two kinds of ingredients that could excite and inhibit the uterus respectively. Decoction of Dang Gui had an inhibitory effect on bacteria such as shigella dysenteriae, typhoid bacillus, bacillus paratyphosus, comma bacillus, bacillus coli and hemolytic streptococcus. 

Dang Gui can be used in the treatment of arrhythmia, ischemic stroke, pulmonary artery hypertension, haemorrhoids, senile refractory constipation, myopia, vertigo, chronic prostatitis, sudden deafness, chronic hepatitis, tumours, impotence, erythema nodosum, coronary heart disease, hepatocirrhosis, peptic ulcer and menstrual problems.

Anemarrhenae (Zhi Mu)

Anemarrhenae is a TCM herb used to clear heat, purge fire, nourish yin and moisten dryness. Modern research has shown that Anemarrhenae has anti-febrile and anti-bacterial effects. It can bi-directionally regulate hormones and their effects. The water decoction of Anemarrhenae can lower blood sugar. It also has anti-cancer effects. Clinically, this herb is used to treat senile Sjogren syndrome, single benign node in the thyroid gland, depression and prostatic hyperplasia.

Coptis (Huang Lian)

Coptis is a TCM herb used to clear heat, dry dampness, discharge fire and remove toxin. Modern research has shown that Coptis had anti-bacterial effects on various bacteria, and the effect was the strongest on Shigella dysenteriae, Staphylococcus aureus and Tubercle bacillus. It also had anti-viral, anti-fungal, anti-toxic and anti-inflammatory effects. Berberine at low dosages could excite isolated heart of cats and dilate coronary artery; while at high dosages, it showed inhibitory effects. Berberine could increase the contractility of animal hearts in heart failure conditions. It could also obviously lower the myocardial oxygen consumption in heart failure, and protect the ischemic cardiac muscle. 

Clinically, Coptis is used to treat bacillary dysentery, arrhythmia, hypertension, scarlet fever, refractory heart failure, chronic pelvic inflammation, epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, diphtheria, whooping cough, pulmonary TB, pulmonary abscess, infections in oral cavity and face, pharyngitis, acute tonsillitis, atrophic rhinitis, sinusitis, purulent otitis media, erythema multiforme, skin ulcer, eczema, chronic atrophic gastritis, fungal infection in the intestinal tract, peptic ulcer, chronic cholecystitis, burn and trichomonal vaginitis.