Potion 21 is a Traditional TCM Herbal Medicine (Tincture). The tincture is formulated using herbs soaked in rice wine. It is nontoxic and can be used for external application by both young and old.

Herbal Formulations

Herbal formulations are products that have been perfected over thousands of years of actual clinical herbal experience. Each generation of herbal doctors’ build on the foundational scientific knowledge of the previous generation. The accumulation of this time-tested and product tested herbal clinical knowledge allows this perfection to take place. This is how safe and true formulation is perfected over time-evidences based on the actual results of users. Each generation of herbal doctors (all with 40 to 50 years of experience) built on the clinical herbal foundation of the previous generations. Hence the herbal formulae are perfected and developed

Skin Based Problems

Generally speaking there are 21 types of skin based problems. They are ant bites, bedsores, blocked nose, burns, cold sores, diabetic ulcers, folliculitis, genital rashes, gingivitis, glossitis, ear infections, infected wound, leukorrhoea, mosquito bites, mouth ulcer, paronychia, pimples, sinusitis, skin rashes, sore throat and stings.

Pharmacokinetics

For a herbal formulation to work effectively each herb must be combined in their exact proportion to bring out the efficacy of each herb. The active ingredients are remarkably noted for their ability to relieve many skin related health problems. Some of the herbs mentioned below individually are able to relieve many ailments. The most important ingredients are Angelica Dahurica, Semen Prunus Persica, Acanthopanax Gracilistylus, Commiphora Myrrha and Rheum Palmatum. The rice wine is a base for fermentation process, which is the media for the extracts of all the above-mentioned herbs to blend in perfection to form the expected strength of the product.

Pharmacodynamics of a Good Tincture for Treating Skin Based Problems

A good tincture must have the following holistic properties:

• Analgesic: it relieves the pain
• Anti-inflammatory: reduce swelling of the wound
• Anti-histaminic: control the release of histamines within the skin
• Anti-exudates: prevent the production of skin fluid to allow the wound to dry faster
• Antipruritic properties: controls / stop itch
• Antibiotic: cleanse the skin of harmful bacteria and virus
• Anti-toxin: it neutralizes poison produced by the decaying tissue , bacteria or virus
• A skin surface cleanser
• Promotes micro blood circulation to bring efficient cell and tissue regeneration to quickly dry up the wound

The Mechanism of Action of a Good Tincture

The constituents on combination with rice wine form an infusion process. The end result is a holistic tincture and on application to any condition forms a perfect penetration on the skin. The saturation point is always seen collected at the level of Dermis and not the layers of Epidermis. Thus, the capillary network of the skin structurally enhances the spread of Potion 21 to the extent of availability from cell to cell.

The ingredients on perfect blend with the classical fermentation formulation leads to a unique, wonderful holistic action supporting each other. There is no excessive performance or individual functions of any ingredients of Potion 21 but each work together as a holistic whole complex substance.

Sequence of Operation

Because of the good penetration into the skin, on application all the ingredients functions at the same time to bring maximum restorative effects. The anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-histaminic, antibiotic, anti-exudates and anti-toxin quickly arrest the damage to the wound or skin injury

The micro blood circulation quickly draw blood to the surface to bring rapid tissue regeneration

Method of Administration for Tincture

Applied as an external application on the skin. A thin film being applied in the mouth or oral cavity, skin or any affected surface.

Side Effects

A holistic herbal formulation does not have side effects