Product Comparisons & Usage Charts
Herbalist Corner - Cang Er Zi & Xin Yi Hua
Mark Frost, MSTCM, L.Ac.

Mark Frost, Herbal Chair at American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM) joins highlights 2 important herbs for dispelling Wind Cold and Wind Heat and commonly used in Spring formulas. Cang Er Zi and Xin Yi Hua are compared including their TCM functions and how to select the best herbs for your patients.
Read More3 Spring Formulas
Mark Frost, MSTCM, L.Ac.

With spring just around the corner, it's time to get ready for more time outdoors! Along with warmer days, fresh green grass and blooming flowers, as clinicians it's time for us to prepare for our patients presenting with common seasonal sinus and nasal complaints. Mark Frost, L.Ac. compares 3 common spring formulas: Cang Er Zi San, Bi Yan Pian and Pe Min Kan Wan.
Read MoreFormulas to Open the Nose
Yvonne Lau, Mayway President

Explore formulas that Open the Nose to help practitioners quickly and easily compare formulas, their functions, indications, and ingredients.
Read MoreRecovery Formulas for “Lingering Evil Qi”
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM, Quality Assurance Manager, Mayway

Skye Sturgeon, L.Ac. explores strategies that are designed for the restoration of healthy functioning from Fú xié after a patient has tested seronegative for SARS Cov-2. These patients no longer suffer from COVID-19, but require various remedies to tonify the Qi, Yin, and Blood, and dispel the Lingering Evil Qi to provide for the free flow of Qi that promotes health and normal homeostasis.
Read MoreRelease Exterior Formulas Comparison
Yvonne Lau, Mayway President

Explore 18 formulas that Release Exterior sorted by Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, Interior Heat and Interior Deficiency to help practitioners quickly and easily compare formulas, their functions, indications, and ingredients.
Read MoreWind-Damp Bi Pain Formulas Comparison
Yvonne Lau, Mayway President

Explore 10 formulas for Wind-Damp Bi Pain to help practitioners quickly and easily compare formulas, their functions, indications, and ingredients.
Read MoreYang Tonics Comparison
Yvonne Lau, Mayway President

Explore 7 Yang Tonics to help practitioners quickly and easily compare formulas, their functions, indications, and ingredients.
Read MoreGan Mao Ling & Yin Chiao/Qiao – What’s the Difference?
Laura Stropes, L.Ac.
Many practitioners wonder what the differences are between these two very popular formulas to prevent and treat common wind-heat invasion. One main difference is that Yin Qiao is exclusively for wind-heat invasion, whereas Gan Mao Ling, likely due to its ability to strengthen the immune system, can also be used for the initial stages of wind-cold. Therefore, Gan Mao Ling may be safely taken by a patient before a determination is made as to the etiology of an early stage wind invasion, as well as for short term prevention of a wind invasion. However, if Gan Mao Ling does not work in the first couple of days...
Three Herb Formulas for Food Stagnation
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM, Quality Assurance Manager, Mayway

Food stagnation corresponds to indigestion or an upset stomach. Food stagnation is not a disease but rather a variety of symptoms that are experienced; including mild abdominal pain or cramping and a feeling of fullness soon after eating. This article covers three popular formulas for Food Stagnation; find out which formula is best for you and your patients.
Read MoreLung Health Support Formulas
Yvonne Lau, Mayway President
With dozens of formulas to choose from, selecting the best Lung Formula for your patient may feel overwhelming. We've outlined 17 of our most popular formulas in an easy to read chart so you can quickly identify the best option.
Herbalist Corner - Yu Zhu & Bei Sha Shan
Mark Frost, MSTCM, L.Ac.

Mark Frost, Herbal Chair at American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM) joins highlights 2 important herbs that Nourish the Yin. Yu Zhu and Bei Sha Shen are compared including their TCM functions and how to select the best herbs for your patients.
Read MoreFires and Metal: Fall Lung Formulas
Laura Stropes, L.Ac.
Autumn is the season of metal, and pertains to the Lung and Large Intestine organs. It is the season of dryness in Chinese medicine, and as we have experienced here in California, it is also the season of wildfires. With colder weather coming, burning leaves and smoking chimneys can cause patients across the country to react to the change in air quality.
Prepared Formulas as Practical Alternatives
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM, Quality Assurance Manager, Mayway

Although cooked water-based extractions (decoctions: 湯 tāng) are widely taught in TCM schools and commonly used in the administration of traditional Chinese herbal medicine, many TCM herbalists in the US report that patients are often reticent to take herbs in this way. Decoctions require attentive cooking unless one has an automatic decocting machine, and the odor of the herbs can permeate one’s home and disturb others in the dwelling. Dr. Skye Sturgeon discusses the use of prepared formulas such as teapills, honey pills, extract powders and more as alternatives to whole herb decoctions to improve patient compliance.
Read MoreRenewed Formulas: Qing Fei Yi Huo & Huang Lian Shang Qing
Skye Sturgeon, DAOM, Quality Assurance Manager, Mayway


See how the Plum Flower Extract Powder Formula "Jia Wei Xiao Yao San" compares to 5 other extract and granule brands in this quick product comparison video.
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