A Path With Paws

Below is a list of common symptoms, diseases, or illnesses, followed by the name of the herbal formula(s) we recommend. Each of these formulas can be purchased on our etsy shop, Kingdom of Basil. Formulas with blue links have additional information available in a separate blog post.

If you already know a formula by its name, visit our alphabetical List of Herbal Formulas instead.

• Abdominal Cancer – Xiao Chai Hu Tang
• Anxiety in Dogs – Calm and Peaceful Formula
• Autoimmune Disease – Xiao Chai Hu Tang
• Back Pain from nerve or disc compression – Back Support Formula
• Bladder Cancer – Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang+
• Blockage in Qi flow (aka Triple Burner Obstruction) – Xiao Chai Hu Tang
• Brain / Cognition – Heart and Brain Support
• Cancer (also see specific cancer types) – Xiao Chai Hu Tang; Si Miao San; Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang +
• Chemotherapy Support – Chemotherapy Support Formula (Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang); Xiao Chai Hu Tang
• Chronic Cough – Xiao Chai Hu Tang; Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang +
• Cushings – Si Miao San
• Digestion Poor / Emaciation – Eight Treasures
• Diarrhea – Stop Diarrhea Formula/Zhi Xie San
• Disc Disease – Back Support Formula
• Heart Disease – Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang +
• Heart Issues – Heart and Brain Support
• Hemangiosarcoma – Chai Hu Jia Long Mu Li Tang
• Immune System Support – Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang; Eight Treasures; Xiao Chai Hu Tang; Jade Wind Screen
• Inflammation / Inflammatory Disease (skin, gut, joints) – Si Miao San
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease / IBD – Si Miao San
• Itching (mild) – Xiao Feng San
• Joint Issues – Senior Dog Support Formula
• Kidney Cancer – Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang+
• Kidney Support for Cats – Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
• Liver Support / Elevated Enzymes – Liver Support Formula
• Liver Tumors – Ge Xia Fu Zhu Yu Tang +; often combined with Xiao Chai Hu Tang
• Lung Cancer – Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang +
• Lung Metastasis – Xiao Chai Hu Tang; Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang +
• Lung Respiratory Infections – Jade Wind Screen; Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang +
• Lymphoma – Modified Hoxsey; Xiao Chai Hu Tang
• Mast Cell Tumors – Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang +
• Mobility – Senior Dog Support Formula
• Nasal Cancer – Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang +
• Obstructed Chi (aka Triple Burner Obstruction) – Xiao Chai Hu Tang
• Organ Health – Senior Dog Support Formula
• Osteosarcoma – Modified Hoxsey; Boneset if there is bone involvement to help with pain
• Pain – Senior Dog Support Formula
• Proprioception Issues (toes drag or turn under) – Back Support Formula
• Prostate Cancer – Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang+
• Skin Cancer – Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang +
• Skin Disease – Qing Ying Tang
• Squamous cell carcinoma – Modified Hoxsey
• Tumors of the Upper Body – Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang +

Tags: bone cancer, cancer, cat, chemotherapy, dog, healing, hemangiosarcoma, herbs, kidney disease, lymphoma, osteosarcoma

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