Escape Restraint (Yue Ju Wan) is a traditional formula recommended by Zhu Dan Xi, the great Chinese herbalist from the Jin Yuan Dynasties (1281-1358 AD). It is used for a stifling sensation in the chest and abdomen, hypochondrium pain, acid regurgitation, indigestion, peptic ulcers. It clears Qi stagnation, blood stasis, dampness, food stagnation, and heat. Escape Restraint belongs to the category of formulas that regulate qi. Cyperus (xiang fu) circulates Qi, ligusticum (chuan xiong) resolves pain by circulating blood. Red atractylodes (cang zhu) dries dampness and transforms phlegm. It works with cyperus to improve the function of spleen and stomach. Gardenia (zhi zi) clears heat from three burners and thereby reduces acid regurgitation. Shen qu reduces food stagnation and harmonizes the stomach.
Red Atractylodes rhizome (cang zhu), Cyperus rhizome (xiang fu), Barley Shen Qu (shen qu), Ligusticum root (chuan xiong), Gardenia fruit (zhi zi)