The following is excerpted from The Professional's Herbal Formula Handbook No. 16, comprising 119 pages of traditional information and recent scientific data that describes the medical properties, physiological action and therapeutic uses for each of the 24 ingredients outlined in this formula.

Adaptogenic, alterative, amphoteric, anabolic, analgesic, anodyne, anti-cachexic, anti-depressant, anti-dyscratic, anti-fatigue, antioxidant, antispasmodic, anti-stress, biocatalyst, cell proliferant, depurative, detoxicant, estrogenic, hormonagogue, immuno-potentiating, immuno-stimulant, nervine, nutritive, rejuvenative, restorative, mild sedative, spasmolytic, stimulant (circulatory and secretolytic), stomachic and tonic (gastric, liver and nerve).

Alleviates any general fluids dyscrasia (abnormal or pathological condition) within the blood vessels, bone tissue or skeletal structure, musculature, and the mucous membranes or tissue-systems throughout the entire organism that leads to the onset of various degenerative or debilitative conditions during pregnancy or childbirth (including anemia, anxiety, depression, fatigue, hormonal imbalances, impaired or retarded growth conditions, painful spasmodic disorders, stress or general weakness), and eliminates any cachexia (state of malnourishment and general debility) throughout the entire organism in order to provide increased protection against any systemic or localized nutritional deficiencies or insufficiency that leads to difficult or painful childbirth or pre-natal conditions; eases any form of depressive states associated with nerve irritability and mental or physical exhaustion and various other degenerative or debilitative conditions; alleviates any muscle fatigue by providing greater resistance towards any increased demands upon the musculature or connective tissues, and promotes increased strength, stamina and endurance levels after childbirth; demonstrates adaptogenic (balancing and strengthening) activity in order to enhance long-term immunity, as well as reduce any stress-induced damage by directly influencing the higher nerve-centers; displays anti-fatigue properties (due to its stimulating effects upon the central nervous system) in order to enhance overall physical performance, and provides greater protective effects against any form of temperature- or noise-induced stress; acts predominantly upon the hypothalamus and pituitary glands in order to promote the secretion of the adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) and related pituitary substances (e.g., beta-lipoprotein, endorphins, enkephalins, etc.) that are responsible for its anti-fatigue and anti-stress activity, and encourages a more accelerated response of the stress hormone (adrenaline) and a more rapid return to normality; acts directly upon the peripheral site of the stress mechanism (the adrenal glands) as opposed to a central cerebral site (the hypothalamic or pituitary activity), which facilitates a more efficient and regulated output of adrenaline in order to better mobilize the body's reserves (especially in the musculature and connective tissues); acts directly through various nervous system control mechanisms in order to adjust the metabolic and functional systems that maintain the overall capabilities of the muscle and connective tissues during any stressful conditions, and exhibits a balancing effect upon the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis by adjusting the metabolic and functional systems that govern hormonal control of homeostasis; enhances both cellular proliferation and function on a variety of cell types (epithelial, fibroblast, hepatic, lymphocyte, neural, thymic, etc.), due to potentiation of the nerve growth factor (NGF) by ginsenosides; possesses a complete mixture of triterpenoid sapogenins (panaxosides, ginsenosides and the chiku-setsusaponins) and steroidal glycosides (acetal derivatives of sugar) that include (1) panaxinol or panaxin (which stimulates the cerebellum (or midbrain), heart and blood vessels), (2) panaxic acid (which energizes the heart and the metabolic processes), (3) panaquilin (which activates all the internal secretions), (4) panacene (which stimulates the central nervous system), and (5) ginsenin (which displays hypoglycemic activity by lowering blood sugar levels); possesses ginsenosides (water-soluble polysaccharides) that increase the levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in the heart muscle, and tonifies the heart in order to increase the contractive capabilities of the heart muscle; possesses ginsenosides Rb and Ro in order to provide a protective effect against any oxygen deficiency damage to the heart muscle (caused by lipid peroxidation), as well as against any form of anoxia (suffocation) or re-oxygenation damage; displays astringent properties in order to strengthen the functional capabilities of the spleen, thereby maintaining proper blood supplies within the arteries, blood vessels and capillaries throughout the entire circulatory system; acts as a general astringent to the uterine organs, and assists in contracting the uterus and expelling the afterbirth at the end of the parturition cycle; displays antispasmodic and spasmolytic properties in order to soothe and relieve any localized abdominal aches or neuralgic cramping sensations associated with the onset of pregnancy, as well as any irregular painful or spasmodic conditions associated with the initial stage of labor; acts as a biocatalyst in order to directly affect the expenditure of energy-reserves that are stored in muscle ATP, thereby allowing for increased weight gain and improved skeletal muscle tone in the fetus; displays biocatalytic activity in order to enhance greater assimilation of those essential nutrients that are necessary for the increased production of energy and vitality, thereby accelerating certain rejuvenative processes associated with the repair of any damaged blood vessels, mucous membranes, musculature or tissue-systems throughout the entire body; acts as a biocatalyst in order to accelerate and accentuate the transport of all the other herbal ingredients throughout the entire organism to specific parts of the body, especially the female reproductive system; accelerates all the cellular processes throughout the entire organism, and stimulates the intercellular metabolic activities without profoundly modifying the normal physiological action; acts as a cell proliferant in order to stimulate increased cellular mitosis (cell division and reproduction) in an adequate nutritional environment, as well as to accelerate the growth of healthy new cells by promoting increased granulation and greater resolution during the development of the fetus; displays cell proliferant activity in order to inhibit the normal aging process throughout the entire organism, thereby extending the overall lifespan of the various cells and tissue-systems in the mother and fetus; displays antioxidant properties in order to reduce the number of free radicals that produce harmful damage upon the DNA and RNA, as well as upon the various enzymes or cellular membranes throughout the entire organism; exhibits anabolic activity in order to (1) accelerate the production of DNA, protein and lipid production and synthesis in the bone marrow of the mother and fetus, (2) promote increased body weight or muscle mass in the fetus (including enhanced re-synthesis of glycogen and high-energy phosphate compounds), and (3) increase both the DNA and RNA levels in the adrenal glands and lymph nodes (which further enhances the metabolic processes and the production of proteins such as antibodies), thereby providing greater stimulatory effects upon the immune system (or immune cell activity); displays amphoteric effects in order to normalize or regulate the functional capabilities of the female reproductive system (as well as to regulate proper hormonal levels), and alleviates any estrogen or progesterone deficiencies or insufficiency by promoting increased estrogen and progesterone levels; exhibits hormonagogue activity in order to stimulate increased hormonal secretions by the adrenal cortex in order to enhance the overall metabolism of carbohydrates, fats and protein, thereby acting as a preventative against the onset of any protein deficiencies or insufficiency (kwashiorkor); acts as a natural precursor of the female sex hormones (due to the presence of high levels of steroidal saponins and steroidal glycosides), and displays estrogenic activity (due to its ability to provide natural estrogenic materials in the form of steroidal saponins) in order to assist the body in synthesizing the increased production of natural estrogen and progesterone secretions; exhibits estrogenic effects upon the vaginal epithelium (due to the presence of steroidal glycosides in the form of ginsenosides or panaxoxides), thereby preventing any atrophic vaginal disorders and ovarian atrophy or hypotension; demonstrates powerful adaptogenic (balancing and strengthening) activity in order to increase the overall resistance of an organism towards any adverse influences or stressful conditions (whether they be physical, chemical or biological), especially throughout the immune system, blood vessels, musculature, skeletal structure, endocrine glands, cardiovascular system, gastro-intestinal tract and both the central (cerebro-spinal centers) and peripheral nervous systems; exhibits immuno-potentiating and immuno-stimulatory effects in order to enhance greater long-term immune potential and overall systemic immunity (or immune cell activity) and increased immune response (by activating the body's natural defense mechanisms), particularly in relation to the removal or restoration of any degenerative conditions during fetal growth or development; promotes increased digestive and metabolic activity (due to the presence of panacene and panaxapogenol), and balances the overall metabolic equilibrium; acts as a mild and gentle stomachic (gastric tonic) in order to improve the overall digestive capabilities throughout the gastro-intestinal tract, thereby facilitating greater assimilation or absorption of various essential nutrients; nourishes and regenerates the entire glandular system, and accelerates the growth of the ovary while strengthening the entire ovulation process; acts as a secretolytic stimulant in order to promote increased gastric, pancreatic or intestinal secretory and motor activity, and enhances greater peripheral circulation (due to its antioxidant activity); exhibits significant antioxidant effects in order to provide greater oxygen-transport capabilities throughout the mother and fetus, as well as enhance the transport of additional oxygen directly into the cells and tissue-systems throughout the female reproductive system; acts as a circulatory stimulant by increasing the blood flows throughout the circulatory system in order to enhance greater nutrient transport, absorption and utilization, thereby accelerating the healing processes associated with the repair of any nutritional deficiencies or insufficiency throughout the entire organism; acts as an effective nutritive and rejuvenative tonic to the entire organism (due to the presence of rich sources of biotin, carbohydrates, choline, chromium, cobalt, copper, magnesium, manganese, pantothenic acid, potassium, protein, sulfur, and vitamins B1, B2, and E) in order to enrich, nourish and replenish any nutritional deficiencies or insufficiency within the mother or fetus, which leads to the development of various degenerative or debilitative conditions (such as nutritional anemia, depression, fatigue, general weakness, and impaired or retarded growth conditions); demonstrates significant rejuvenative and restorative properties upon the basic plasma tissue-systems throughout the entire organism, thereby enhancing the production of vital bodily fluids while providing greater enrichment through increased assimilation of the various organic mineral salts; accelerates the recuperative processes that are essential in order to overcome any chronic degenerative or debilitative diseases or illnesses, while facilitating greater recovery response during convalescence in order to fully regain optimal health and well-being; invigorates and revitalizes the female reproductive system, and provides greater elasticity and increased resilience upon the functional capabilities of the entire organism; activates the bodily processes of detoxification and elimination in order to cleanse and purify the bloodstream and tissue-systems, and equalizes the blood circulation; displays alterative activity in order to correct any disordered bodily function, thereby activating increased alterations in both metabolic and tissue functions as a defensive measure against the onset of acute or chronic disease; exhibits restorative effects in order to regain increased vigor or vitality and greater strength, while enhancing normal tissue and metabolic functional capabilities; demonstrates alterative and restorative properties in order to re-establish healthy systemic functional capabilities, as well as to establish greater vascular tone throughout the entire organism (due to its ability to stimulate increased secretory flows); exhibits alterative effects in order to stimulate the anabolic growth processes, thereby enhancing the repair of any degenerated, deteriorated and debilitated cells or tissues (while promoting the elimination of any catabolic waste materials); displays tonifying effects in order to permanently enhance the overall energy-levels throughout the entire organism, without adversely affecting the functional capabilities of any particular organ or system.

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