Herb Name: Dan Shen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) Alias: Hong Dan Shen (Red Dan Shen), Zi Dan Shen (Purple Dan Shen), Qie Chan Cao (Qie Chan Herb) Harvesting and Processing: Harvest in spring and autumn, remove soil and sand, and dry. Medicinal Parts: Roots and rhizomes Origin: Sichuan Family: Lamiaceae Original Plant: Salvia miltiorrhiza A perennial herb, … Read more
Herb Name: Chuanxiong (Ligusticum chuanxiong) Alias: Chuanqiong Harvesting and Processing: The roots are harvested from late May to early June of the second year after planting. The roots are dug up, the soil is shaken off, and the stems and leaves are removed before being dried. Plains cultivators prefer to harvest 4-5 days after the … Read more
The Top Herb for Blood Nourishment ——Shu Di Huang (Rehmannia Root)#2022.10.7 Herbs for Yang Nourishment: Fu Zi (Aconite) and Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger) Herbs for Qi Nourishment: Huang Qi (Astragalus) and Dang Shen (Codonopsis) Nourishing Qi and Yang. How much Qi is there? How much Yang is there? It’s quite mysterious. When you take herbs … Read more
Bencao Calendar Codonopsis CODONOPSIS RADIX Codonopsis (党参, Codonopsis pilosula (Franch.) Nannf.) is a medicinal herb belonging to the Campanulaceae family, consisting of the dried roots of Codonopsis pilosula Nannf. var. modesta (Nannf.) L.T.Shen or Codonopsis tangshen Oliv. Characteristics Codonopsis: It is long cylindrical, slightly curved, measuring 10-35 cm in length and 0.4-2 cm in diameter. … Read more
The Jilin Provincial Association for Science and Technology is dedicated to spreading scientific ideas, sharing technological lifestyles, and improving public scientific literacy. Ginseng, known as Ren Shen (人参, Panax ginseng C. A. Mey.), is the dried root and rhizome of the Araliaceae family plant. It is harvested in the autumn, cleaned, and then sun-dried or … Read more
1. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) powders, granules, and oral solutions are different formulations, each with distinct efficacy.The medicinal properties of TCM powders maintain the integrity of the whole herb, providing a more comprehensive and complete efficacy.TCM powdersare unique; they behave like a person, rising and falling in their own way. Some herbs rise, like Sheng … Read more
As we all know, there are four seasons in a year, each with different temperatures: cold in winter and hot in summer. Similarly, Chinese medicine also categorizes herbs based on their thermal properties, which are divided into four types: cold, hot, warm, and cool, known as “Si Qi“. This classification reflects the tendency of herbs … Read more