Rou Gui (Cinnamon) has a sweet and spicy flavor, aromatic qi, and a warm nature. It enters the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian, warming the liver and nourishing the blood, breaking blood stasis and dissipating masses, expelling dampness and cold from the waist and legs, alleviating abdominal and lateral pain, strengthening the heart, and warming the … Read more
Click the blue text to follow us Every day we popularize a useful health-preserving Chinese herb Cinnamon (Rou Gui) Cinnamon is a medium-sized tree of the Lauraceae family, with gray-brown bark. The leaves are alternate or nearly opposite, elongated oval to nearly lanceolate, leathery, with cartilaginous edges, rolled inward, green, glossy, and hairless, with thick … Read more
1 What is Cinnamon? Alias: Jun Gui, Da Gui, Tong Gui, La Gui, Yu Gui, Mu Gui, Zi Gui, Gui Pi, Gui. Plant Morphology: The fruit is oval-shaped, measuring 1 cm in length and 9 mm in diameter, with a black-purple color; flowering occurs from June to July, and fruiting from October to December. Source:Cinnamon … Read more
Cinnamon (Rou Gui) Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) considers cinnamon to have a spicy and sweet flavor, with a warming nature. It is associated with the Kidney (Shen), Spleen (Pi), Heart (Xin), and Liver (Gan) meridians. Its benefits include warming the body, assisting Yang, dispelling cold, alleviating pain, and promoting the flow of Qi in the … Read more
Fuzi (Aconite), a vital herb in traditional medicine, is known for its ability to warm the Yang of the five organs. First choice for reviving Yang and rescuing from collapse—Fuzi, strengthens the heart, raises blood pressure, and improves microcirculation. The effective component of Fuzi that strengthens the heart is deoxyaconitine, which has a reliable cardiotonic … Read more
Aconite (Fu Zi) is a functional medicinal herb, also commonly known as Cao Wu, Wu Yao, Yan Wu Tou, E Er Hua, Tie Hua, and Wu Du. Aconite primarily grows in warm, humid, and sunny environments, thriving in deep, fertile, loose, well-drained soils rich in humus. It is typically found in mountainous grass slopes or … Read more
Click on “Qingyuan City Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital” above to follow us!TodayCold DewThe autumn chill gradually deepens as Cold Dew arrivesCold Dew is the seventeenth solar term of the twenty-four solar terms and the fifth solar term of autumn. It occurs when the sun reaches the celestial longitude of 195 degrees. It marks the onset … Read more
Dan Shen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) is the dried root and rhizome of the Lamiaceae plant Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge. Related Names Honggen, Zi Dan Shen, Jiu Dan Shen, Chi Shen, Chi Gen, Da Hong Pao, Mu Yang Ru, Ben Ma Cao, Qie Chan Cao. Source Textbook Due to the unclear characteristics of Dan Shen in the textbook … Read more
Dan Shen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) Source This product is the dried root and rhizome of the plant Dan Shen Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge. from the Lamiaceae family. Related Names Red Root, Purple Dan Shen, Wine Dan Shen, Chi Shen, Chi Gen, Da Hong Pao, Mu Yang Ru, Ben Ma Cao, Xie Chan Cao. Images Source Textbook Due … Read more
Daily Herb: Dan Shen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) Alias: Chi Shen (Red Sage), Shan Shen (Mountain Sage), Hong Shen (Red Ginseng), Xie Chan Cao (Qie Chan Grass), Mu Yang Ru (Wood Sheep Milk), Ben Ma Cao (Galloping Horse Grass), Huo Xue Gen (Blood Activating Root). Source: This product is the dried root and rhizome of the Lamiaceae … Read more