EXPELLIN EXTRACT (CHUAN XIONG CHA TIAO WAN) 川芎茶调丸

Main indications: Primarily used for sudden headache due to exogenous wind-cold invasion; also nasal congestion, sinusitis and rhinitis, and wind-vertigo. Take with strong green tea to enhance the effect.

Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan expels wind-cold, relieves headache due to the invasion of exogenous wind (as well as headaches from rhinitis and sinusitis), and is indicated when such symptoms as chills, fever, and stuffy nose are prominent. Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan is used in the treatment of all headaches, including migraine and chronic, located in any of the following channels: shaoyang (sides of head), jueyin (top of head), taiyang (back of head, neck, upper back) and yangming (forehead).

Ingredients:

Chinese mint {Bo He} (aboveground parts)
Schizonepeta {Jing Jie} (aboveground parts)
Ligusticum wallichii {Chuan Xiong} (rhizome)
Chinese licorice {Gan Cao} (root)
Notopterygium {Qiang Huo} (root & rhizome)
Fragrant angelica {Bau Zhi} (root)
Siler {Fang Feng} (root)

Composition and Rationale: Bo He, Jing Jie, and Fang Feng expel wind; Chuan Xiong moves blood, expels wind, and relieves pain, espechially in shaoyang and jueyin headaches; Qiang Huo expels wind and relieves pain, especially in taiyang headaches, Bai Zhi expels wind-cold and relieves pain, especially in yangming headaches; Xi Xin expels wind-cold and relieves pain; and Gan Cao harmonizes the other herbs.

Contraindications: Do not use Chuan Xiong Cha Tiao Wan in cases of headache due to depletion of qi, blood, or yin, or when the headache has been caused by the ascension of yang.

Directions: Take 8 pills 3 times a day.

Packing: 200 pills / bottle.

Caution: Do not use if pregnant.