Eye Ching

TWENTY-FIVE HERBS TO EASE IRRITATION** EC-ALL

The Chinese Liver system relates to the eyes and the way we process change.

Basic Way: Take two capsules three times a day.

Another Way: Throw out the notion that a printed set of directions will provide the exact answer. Consider size, constitution, timing, and other factors affecting each unique person. Frequent use (as often as every twenty minutes) may be required in certain circumstances. With more experience and some anticipation, you won't need to consume a large quantity of herbs. The suggested maximum amount per day is 24 capsules.

Continue with the Basic Way for a couple of days to ensure that irritation has been eased.** When the process is complete, your Chinese Liver system will feel smoothed and soothed.

**The Food and Drug Administration has not evaluated these statements. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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At ease

It takes great strength to allow change, movement and flexibility to occur. Inflammation is one of the ways the body reacts to change if the individual is in a weakened state. This can manifest as irritated, red or itchy eyes as well as irritated sinuses.

In the Oriental medical system, the Liver relates to the eyes and the way we process change. Again, Liver is with a capital L to distinguish the Chinese Liver system from the specific liver organ. One translation is that the Liver function “sprinkles the chi” so that it does not pool up and occlude or stagnate.

OHCO has a new formula, Eye Ching, which assists the general Liver function, smoothing the flow of chi and easing irritation. Imbalances, and we all have these, will manifest as branches or roots, important images in Chinese medical philosophy. Irritation is a branch symptom usually associated with upsurging energy and an often concurrent emptiness of the Yin. The root of the imbalance may be the need to nourish the Liver and Kidney systems, clear Heat from the Liver or brighten the eyes. Eye Ching addresses both levels.

Because the liver organ is instrumental in clearing toxins it can be damaged if it has to filter too many abuses. We can also challenge that system with anger, an emotional toxin that is difficult for many people to handle. They may suppress anger or have it rage out of control. Change and frustration can also challenge the system and it’s possible to find skin irritations arise as we transition between different parts of our day.

As a result, this formula can be of great benefit during the transitional season of spring and fall when pollens are flying and causing reactions among those with a Liver imbalance. Eye Ching addresses the weakness which gives rise to seasonal reactions and also addresses the irritations that often come about because of this weakness.

There’s a new set of pharmaceutical eye drops advertised which tout several different variations. Some attack redness, others lubricate, and still another offers an antihistamine to relieve itch. These are symptomatic tools that left us wondering how to pick and where to start. The Oriental medical way is to focus on the system level and for the eyes it’s the Liver. If you smooth out its function then chi won’t move in spits and starts. The Chinese see clear Liver function as sprinkled chi —sparkling and free flowing. We hope you’ll see Eye Ching as fortunate eye care.

Ingredients

Rehmanniae (prepared root)
Corni (fruit)
Dioscoreae (rhizome)
Alismatis (rhizome)
Moutan (cortex)
Poria Cocos (fruiting body)
Chrysanthemi (flower)
Lycii (fruit)
Angelicae Sinensis (root)
Cassiae (seed)
Coptidis (rhizome)
Forsythiae (fruit)
Gardeniae (fruit)
Glycyrrhizae (root)
Ladebourlellae (root)
Ligustici Wallichi (rhizome)
Menthae (herb)
Notopterygii (root)
Paeoniae Alba (root)
Platycodi (root)
Schizonepatae (herb)
Scutellariae (root)
Tribuli (fruit)
Viticis (fruit)

"Other" ingredients

There is a cornstarch excipient that is used to bind the formula together. It is a very, very small amount. The gelatin capsules are bovine from the hide of grass-fed cows raised in Brazil. The powder versions of the formulas are vegetarian.

Licorice

Licorice is used primarily as a servant ingredient in Cold Snap, Stomach Chi, and OHCO-Motion. As described in Bensky and Gamble's Materia Medica, licorice "moderates and harmonizes the characteristics of other herbs: by virtue of its sweet, neutral and moderating characteristics. This herb moderates hot and cold herbs and makes violent herbs more gentle. Because it is said to enter all twelve Primary Channels, it can lead and conduct other herbs into the Channels."

The licorice root is long and cylindrical (one to two and one-half centimeters in diameter) and usually without branches. Its appearance is reddish or earth brown with pronounced wrinkles or furrows and transverse small pores on the surface. The pieces used in preparing the teas are transverse slices about two millimeters thick. The best quality roots are sweet and rich in starch. People find it a pleasing addition to the odor and taste of the powders. It is non toxic.

Beyond its role as a servant herb in Cold Snap, it is used for either Heat or Cold conditions in the Lungs and is effective for helping to control coughing and wheezing. It has a role in boosting righteous chi. In Stomach Chi, licorice will smooth digestive tract ulcers and aid in fighting food poisoning by fortifying the Stomach and Spleen channels. In OHCO-Motion it acts to relieve pain and reduce contraction.

The ingredients of these formulas have been carefully combined into well-designed harmonious mixes. The herbs are thought of as a family of relationships which together bring about the desired results. Individual herbs are very rarely used on their own. Licorice in extremely high dosages for long periods of time may have a detrimental effect on various hormone secretions in women. This effect is virtually impossible in OHCO's products based on its small amount relative to the other herbs in the formulas and its inherent relationship with the rest of the herbal family. However, if one was to chew on a licorice root for weeks on end, negative effects could occur.

Dong Quai

Dong quai (sometimes called Tang kuei or Chinese angelica sinensis) is one of the individual ingredients in both the Cold Snap and OHCO-Motion formulas. It is an herb that has been severely misunderstood in this country.

Its reputation is for influencing hormonal shifts in women and is generally available on health food store shelves. Used by itself, dong quai is generally too harsh, especially for women of certain constitutions. For example, large doses of the individual herb during the first trimester of pregnancy can cause the loss of the fetus. For this reason and others, dong quai is very seldom given by itself. However, if mixed properly with other "sister" ingredients, it very effectively prevents the fetal loss and is often prescribed for women who habitually abort.

The effect of dong quai in Cold Snap is largely to help transform the tightening and contracting process of a cold into a "softer" reaction. It also works to counteract any negatives some of the herbs might have if they were used by themselves. For example, bupleurum, another ingredient in Cold Snap, can be drying as a single ingredient. It is balanced by several herbs, among them dong quai. In OHCO-Motion, it supplements and harmonizes the Blood, nourishing it and moving it.

Dong quai is a non-toxic root. Its outer surface is middle brown with irregular wrinkles. The flesh is yellow or pale brown. The taste is somewhat acrid and its strong smell a sign of superior quality.

Dong quai is in Cold Snap and OHCO-Motion in appropriate amounts. The outcome to the various systems is strengthening and harmonizing. This effect cannot be attributed to the individual parts but rather to the whole of the synthesis that makes a complete formula. It is balance that makes Cold Snap and OHCO-Motion so extraordinary. The best way to judge them is to try them. Since dong quai does not act as a stimulant, the results are cumulative. You will be able to experience it as an ideal part of a combination of ingredients in balanced proportions for Westerners.