Lower Back Support - Planetary Formulas -
The search for healthy back support is one
of the more common quests as we enter
the 21st century. Drastic changes in our
processed foods diet, an increasingly toxic
environment and unhealthy work regimens
are probably at the core. If one is at
all active, the need for optimum back support
becomes an important issue in everyday
life – especially as we age, and spend
increasing time at computer terminals
with lack of exercise. Now ancient
Chinese wisdom may help offset the ravages
of physical and environmental stress
on our backs. Combining modern convenience
with herbal tradition, Planetary
Formulas has made two classic back
support formulas:
LOWER BACK SUPPORTTMand
NECK AND SHOULDERS SUPPORTTM.
Centuries of Use
In Chinese herbalism, herbs are used to support
general back health. Ancient formulas
have long supported specific back areas by
focusing on the liver, kidneys and specific
muscles. According to traditional Chinese
texts, the kidneys are stated to “rule the
bones,” while the liver is said to “govern
the tendons.” The botanicals used in the
lower back formula are traditionally used
to support the kidneys and liver, and are
said to “strengthen the sinews and
bones...and benefit the joints,” while
herbs for the neck and shoulders are also
said to support muscle relaxation.
LOWER BACK SUPPORTTM
Planetary Formulas LOWER BACK SUPPORT
is based on one of the most highly regarded
tonifiers of China, known as
Rehmannia Six (Liu Wei Di Huang Wan).
It was originally created by herbalists to
tonify and strengthen the kidneys.
LOWER BACK SUPPORT further utilizes
achyranthes as its primary herb. Though
almost unknown in the West, it has been
in wide use in Chinese herbal formulas
since 206 B.C. Achyranthes has been
blended with another common, though
again little known herb, eucommia.
Together, these two uniquely beneficial
tonifiers are combined with rehmannia,
dioscorea, poria cocos, alisma and moutan
peony, th ...
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