JADE WOMEN HERBALS (AND HER HUSBAND.) INTRODUCTION AND INDEX

JADE WOMEN HERBALS (AND HER HUSBAND…….) INTRODUCTION AND INDEX We live in interesting times. In no other period of history has there been such rapid change in the world in which we live, and the way we live as communities, and as individuals. The impact of these changes on our bodies and minds is profound. Many of these changes are for the better. The freedom of choice for example that many women in the western world now enjoy over their lives in general, and their reproductive lives in particular, is as a positive thing. Certainly the lack of choice in this domain was historically blamed for many women’s health disorders in China. Change itself requires adaptation and adjustment, and this is something we are asking of our bodies and minds constantly. We see some of the negative consequences of rapid change when we are unable to adapt quickly enough to environmental and lifestyle changes. In our reproductive systems this has manifested as a sharp decline in the quality and number of sperm, in the rising number of couples experiencing infertility and in the increasing incidence of gynecological conditions such as polycystic ovarian syndrome and endometriosis. In a world of environmental pollution, massive exposure to radiation from computers, mobile phones and other sources, contaminated foods, reduced hours of sleep, irregular routines and elevated levels of stress, we need to make a special effort to maintain and optimize the function of our reproductive systems. We can help to do this by getting adequate sleep, good nutrition, engaging in regular exercise and getting a balance of mental and social stimulation and relaxation. Maintaining or restoring the vitality of the

sex organs and maintaining optimal hormone levels is another way we can support the function of our reproductive system even when it’s difficult to control all of the lifestyle factors. The Kan range of women’s (and men’s) reproductive health formulas helps to do this and it also addresses the deeper pathologies that impact deleteriously on our health and affect our ability to reproduce. Kan Jade women herbals is a range of formulas that has been developed by Jane Lyttleton (author of The Treatment of Infertility with Chinese Medicine, published by Churchill Livingstone). This range represents a distillation of more than three decades of her experience working in women’s health using Chinese medicine for patients in a western setting. Creating formulas which can be used “off the shelf” for specific conditions, presents a challenge for a practitioner trained in the unique and strictly individualized style of treatment that is Chinese medicine. However after many years of observing patterns of clinical presentation and evaluating reactions to treatment, there are certain responses to specific therapeutic methods that she has found tend to be consistent. It is those methods that have been encapsulated in the Jade women herbal range. The foundation of these therapeutic methods, and therefore the basis of the Jade women formulations, is in most cases, tested and tried formulas designed by masters of Chinese medicine and proven over the centuries. In some cases it is the results of recent clinical trials in China that has informed the construction of a Jade woman formula. Jane has then shaped the formulas to take into account the many factors that are particularly relevant

to the sorts of patients Chinese medicine gynecologists see in western or city setting. Hence the formulas themselves, the way they have been created and the way they are prescribed all reflect an evolution from the traditional use of Chinese medicine, towards an integrated approach which includes not only classical wisdom but also takes into account modern medical knowledge and modern clinical experience. Some of the Kan Jade Women formulas follow the Yellow Emperor’s advice to use herbs as we would use soldiers in a battle. They employ strategies and tactics to dislodge or transform different pathogens or pathologies. This will be our ambit where there is a pathogen to be removed or transformed as in the treatment of endometriosis, fibroids, some cases of polycystic ovarian syndrome and other gynecological conditions. But with other herbal treatments we are providing allies to support and bolster normal physiology rather than soldiers to attack. This is especially the case with treatment of functional infertility that closely follows the natural functions of the ovaries, testes and other parts of the reproductive system, maximizing and harmonizing function. The Jade Woman (and her husband) formulas have been designed for use by busy practitioners with busy patients. Chinese medicine practitioners working in modern cities see many middle class educated patients with very stressful and demanding lives and high expectations of achieving what they set their minds to. When these patients fail to conceive on schedule, or fail to overcome a pathological condition, it adds to their stress considerably. Prescription of Chinese herbs, in a convenient and easy to take form, means

that these patients will be able to persist with treatment in the long term. For many of these gynaecological conditions it will be necessary to continue administration of the herbal formula for several months. The same applies to the treatment of male infertility. With the right combination of feasible lifestyle changes and the help of Jade women (and men) formulas it is hoped that patients having difficulty conceiving will achieve success and those suffering from gynaecological conditions will find relief.

Female Infertility 1 Promote menses - with pain

Jade Moon Phase 1-Regulate 2 Promote menses - without pain

Jade Moon Phase 1- Invigorate 3 Promote ovary function over 35yrs

Jade Moon Phase 2, 35+ 4 Promote ovary function under 35yrs

Jade Moon Phase 2, 355 Promote ovulation

Jade Moon Phase 3 6 Support implantation

Jade Moon Phase 4 7 Immune infertility with Blood stasis

Jade Moon Passage 8 Immune infertility with Heat

Jade Moon Cool

Male infertility 9 with heat

Jade Treasure Cool 10 without heat

Jade Treasure Support 11 with immune factors or varicocele

Jade Treasure Clear

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome 12 with weight gain

Jade Pearl 1 13 without weight gain

Jade Pearl 2 Heavy periods 14 with hormonal imbalance

Jade Restraint 15 with fibroids

Jade Control Premenstrual syndrome 16 with breast pain

Jade Calm 17 with fluid retention

Jade Fluid

Dysmenorrhea 18

Jade Moon Flow Endometriosis 19 with robust constitution

Jade Disperse 1 20 with weak consitution

Jade Disperse 2