Body Wraps

8 Sacred Herbs & Minerals Used 

1. Herba Lamiophlomis Rotata/ Du Yi Wei - One of the first herbs in this formula is called Du Yi Wei, which stops hemorrhaging. If you have internal bleeding from an injury or inflammation causing dilation of the blood vessels, this stops it. Du Yi Wei is an antioxidant that promotes red blood cell production and kills pain. Most of these herbs are blood thinning in nature, which helps prevent blood clotting. It has a positive effect on cytokines (cellular communicators), promotes the production of red blood cells, and has a positive impact on arterial stenosis. 

2. Rhodiola Tebetica/Hong Jing Tian - Tibetan Rhodiola has become a commonly known remedy for altitude sickness for its ability to oxygenate the blood. It improves metabolic functioning, has antioxidant effects, improves immune function, and has some anti-cancer effects. Hong Jing Tian increases oxygen in the blood, improves immune function, and helps people fight fatigue. It is incredibly good for chronic long-term fatigue disorder or people who have been in a state of chronic inflammation. 

3. Stigma Croci/ Zang Hong Hua - This is Tibetan saffron. It is considered stronger (and much more expensive) than traditional saffron. It has anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effects. It has been used to improve emotional well-being, treat cough, increase blood flow, and lower blood pressure. It has notable antioxidant properties, and some reports indicate it may be an aphrodisiac. Most of the blood clots that cause people to have a heart attack or stroke are found in the legs, so the increase in circulation at the same time using herbs to reduce these clots. This is something that's very commonly used throughout Tibet and China as a preventative.

4. Notopterygii Rhizoma ET Radix/ Qiang Huo - Qiang Huo grew at high altitudes, like what is used in our foot soaks, which was at one point reserved for the elite of Beijing. It has anti-inflammatory and antifungal properties and is widely used for its analgesic effects. Research shows it improves blood flow to the coronary arteries and is helpful in the treatment of arrhythmia. Here's more. Traditionally, Qiang Huo is used for arthritic pain due to its anti-inflammatory effect and inhibits fungus. Fungi in the body can have direct effects on pain signaling and helps to kill it. This herb also does wonders to help regulate the timing of the heart and helps with irregular heart rate. People have a heart rate that's too slow or too fast or have an irregular rhythm. This herb is used extensively for cardiology patients, and just using it as a foot soak has been shown to help restore normal heart rhythm. This herb works very well in conjunction with another Tibetan herb called Hong Jing Tain or Tibetan Rhodiola. 

5. Acori Calami Rhizoma / Zang Chang Pu - Zang Chang Pu has a mild tranquilizing effect that relaxes people. It is antibacterial and has regulatory effects on the digestive system. This is so crucial for diseases involving the gut-brain axis. Some people can’t take herbs or supplements. However, using Zang Chang Pu transdermally still affects their digestion in a very positive way. Zang Chang Pu is known for its usefulness in treating a variety of neuropathies (chemo-induced, nerve transection, and chronic constriction type), and is also often used to treat sciatica.

6. Radix Sophorae Fiavescentis / Ku Shen - Ku Shen has a long history of use in Chinese medicine. Often used for skin conditions and has broad-spectrum antimicrobial and antifungal effects. Ku Shen constituents also exhibit inhibitory effects on bacterial biofilms, an extremely important mechanism for chronic disease conditions. This cannot be understated; biofilms are associated with most chronic diseases in the body. These bacterial properties have gene expression, which causes up to 20% of themselves to become mucus. They cover themselves in mucus to avoid the burn of the inflammation as your body goes into fever mode. By covering themselves, it allows them to go through the body and spread. Once the inflammation in your body goes down, they begin eating other tissues. Bacterial biofilms are associated with Parkinson's Disease, dementia, and other chronic diseases. The systemic inflammation causes the body to store fat. Ku Shen, in addition, is antifungal, antibacterial, antiviral, and antiparasitic. 

7. Rhizoma Ziniberis Recens / Gan Jiang - Gan Jiang (ginger) acts as a Liver protective. Gan Jiang protects the gastric mucosa of the stomach lining. Gan Jiang is widely used in traditional medicines, both within herbal formulas and dietary therapy. The health effects of this herb are widely researched (positive GI effects, cardiovascular, antimicrobial, etc.). Apart from some of the most apparent effects on digestion, Gan Jiang also exhibits protective effects on the liver, pain-relieving, and anti-inflammatory effects, and it also aids in preventing blood clots.

8. Folium Artemisiae Argyi/ Ai Ye - Ai Ye, famously known as mugwort, has been burned traditionally over areas of the body such as the lower back to improve such systems as the Hypothalamic-Pituitary Adrenal axis. Ai Ye contains volatile oils that transfer transdermally. These oils are antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal. These oils also inhibit blood clotting and increase the secretion of bile, which can help you burn fat..

9. Tibetan black salt -  Tibetan black salt, also known as Ka Ru Cha, has a unique place in these soaks. It first operates as a means of preserving the herbs and preventing them from spoiling. But it also sports an impressive mineral content, including a gaseous compound known as hydrogen sulfide (which gives the foot soaks their characteristic smell). 

   1. Tibetan salt is incredibly high in: 

      • Hydrogen sulfide 

      • Potassium

      • Calcium

      • Iron

      • Aluminum

      • Titanium

      • Manganese

      • Barium Strontium

      • Magnesium

      • Copper

      • Silicon

      • Sulfur