Herbs in The Formula

We meticulously find the best quality herbs and only use those that were tested for pesticide residues, heavy metals and verified for authenticity

Frankincense and Myrrh resin

AKA: Mo yao and Ru xiang

How it helps ¹ ² ³

Stops Pain

Reduces Swelling

Reduced Inflammation

Increases Blood Flow

Corydalis

AKA: Yan hu suo

How it helps ⁴

Reduces Pain

Reduces Spasms

Decreases Inflammation

Homalomena

AKA: Qian nian jian

How it helps ⁵ ⁶

Decreses Inflammation Especially Muscles and Tendons

Paniculate Swallowwort

AKA: Xu chang qing

How it helps ⁷ ⁸

Stops Pain (Analgesic)

Helps with Arthritic Pain

Reduces Inflammation

Clematidis

AKA: Wei ling xian

How it helps ⁹

Decreases Swelling

Chinese Knotty Pine

AKA: Song jie

How it helps ¹⁰

Pain Relief and Joint Stiffness

Anti-inflammatory

Star Jasmine Stem

AKA: Luo shi teng

How it helps ¹¹ ¹²

Pain Reduction

Decrease in Inflammation

Sichuan Pepper

AKA: Hua jiao

How it helps ¹³ ¹⁴

Stops Pain

Helps pain cream ingredients penetrate the skin

Drynaria

AKA: Gu sui Bu

How it helps ¹⁵

Positive Effect on Bones

Safflower

AKA: Hong hua

How it helps ¹⁶

Stops Pain (Analgesic)

Helps with Arthritic Pain

Reduces Inflammation

Angelica

AKA: Dang gui wei

How it helps ¹⁷

Stops Pain

Reduces Swelling

Dispacis

AKA: Xu duan

How it helps ¹⁸ ¹⁹

Antioxidant

Anti-inflammatory

Anti-arthritic

Skullcap

AKA: Huang qin

How it helps ²⁰

Analgesic

Anti-inflammatory

Anti-microbial

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