Job’s Tears: A Small Seed with Great Benefits for Spleen Health, Dampness Relief, and Heat Clearance

Job's Tears: A Small Seed with Great Benefits for Spleen Health, Dampness Relief, and Heat Clearance

Job’s Tears (Yi Ren) · TCM Herb Entry · Job’s Tears (Yi Ren) is the seed of a plant in the grass family, also known as Coix Seed or Coix Lacryma-jobi. It is a common medicinal herb and a delicious ingredient on people’s dining tables. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it was first recorded in the … Read more

Understanding the Therapeutic Properties of Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis)

Understanding the Therapeutic Properties of Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis)

Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis) is the rhizome of the plants belonging to the Ranunculaceae family, including Huang Lian (Coptis chinensis), San Jiao Ye Huang Lian (Coptis trifolia), or Yunnan Huang Lian (Coptis deltoidea). Huang Lian is a perennial herb that primarily grows in the high-altitude mountainous regions of western Sichuan, hence it is also known … Read more

Utilizing Honeysuckle for Heat Clearance and Detoxification!

Utilizing Honeysuckle for Heat Clearance and Detoxification!

This public account is hosted by Yunnan Provincial Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine. If you have not followed yet, please click the blue “Yunnan TCM” above to follow. As summer arrives, under the scorching heat, the human body inevitably experiences minor ailments such as sore throat, cough, and red, swollen eyes. Many people choose to … Read more