When we take some traditional Chinese patent medicines, we often find that the same medicine comes in different forms, including ordinary pills (Shuǐ Mì Wán and Dà Mì Wán), concentrated pills, and decoctions, with significant price differences.So, what are the differences among these three forms? Some people may even fall into misconceptions, such as whether … Read more
Click the blue text above to follow us Fuzi, a medicinal herb, is first recorded in the “Shennong Bencao Jing” (Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica). It is named Fuzi because it grows attached to the Aconitum (mother root). The effects of Fuzi need not be elaborated upon; all teachers who study and apply Yang-supporting methods … Read more
FuziACONITI LATERALIS RADIX PRAEPARATA1. 2020 Edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia This product is a processed product of the tuberous root of the plant Aconitum carmichaelii Debx. from the Ranunculaceae family. It is harvested from late June to early August, with the mother root, fibrous roots, and soil removed, commonly referred to as “mud Fuzi”, and … Read more
Huang Lian (Coptis) is the dried rhizome of the plants Coptis chinensis Franch, Coptis deltoidea C. Y. Cheng et Hsiao, or Coptis teeta Wall. Its main component is berberine-type alkaloids[1]. Illustration of Huang Lian plant Huang Lian has been used in China for thousands of years. It was first recorded in the “Shennong Bencao Jing” … Read more
Shudi Huang (熟地黄) is a processed product of Sheng Di Huang (生地黄). Di Huang (Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaetn.) Libosch. ex Fisch. et Mey.) is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Scrophulariaceae family. Shudi Huang is sweet and slightly warm in nature, and it enters the Liver (肝) and Kidney (肾) meridians. It has the effects … Read more