Drynaria (Gu Sui Bu)

Drynaria, just as its mandarin name Gu Sui Bu implied, is an herb that is commonly utilized for shattered bones. That is to say, its Chinese name, translated literally as “broken bone repairing” in English, says it all. However, as one of common Chinese herbs, it is more than just a broken-bone herb and it has what it takes to be more versatile medicinally.

Chrysanthemum Morifolium (Ju Hua)

Chrysanthemum morifolium, commonly called Ju Hua in mandarin and Flos Chrysanthemi in Latin, is one of the best varieties for making chrysanthemum flower tea. In Chinese classical literature and culture, the chrysanthemum, the orchid, the plum blossom, and the bamboo are better known as the Four Noble Ones or The Four Gentlemen.

Caesalpinia Sappan Wood (Su Mu)

Sappan wood, also known as Caesalpinia sappan in scientific name or Su Mu in Pinyin, is a medicinal and dye yielding plant. Medicinally the brazilin and volatile oil, extracted from heartwood of sappan tree, can kill bacteria, reduce swelling, and relieve pain. As a result, it is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine and the Compendium of Materia Medica reviews that it is able to promote blood circulation and disperse stasis.

Acorus Gramineus (Shi Chang Pu)

The medicinal properties of Acorus Gramineus, or known as sweet flag or Shi Chang Pu in Pinyin, have amazed the herbalists since a long time ago. Li Bai and Meng Jiao, two famous poets in Tang Dynasty, ever wrote poems to praise its extensive medicinal uses, in particular in prolonging life and staying young. Of course, it is kind of an exaggerated view but medicinally taking this herb can indeed improve eyesight, sharpen the ears, prevent forgetfulness, get rid of chest tightness and uncomfortable fullness, eliminate dampness, and relieve internal heat.

Andrographis Paniculata (Chuan Xin Lian)

Andrographis Paniculata, also known as Chuan Xin Lian in China, is a very common herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), thanks to its extraordinary curative effects of heat-clearing, detoxifying, antisepsis, and anti-inflammation. Besides the medical applications, this herb is edible too and lately becomes one of essential delicacies, especially in Guangdong province.

Black Sesame Seeds (Semen Sesami Nigrum, Hei Zhi Ma)

Actually it refers to dry mature seeds of Sesamum indicum L., a plant under the genus Sesamum of the family Pedaliaceae. It plants are usually harvested during autumn when the fruits at the peak of their ripeness. And next dry them in the sun, knock out of the seeds, remove impurities, and then dry in the sun once again. It is flat oval, about 3mm long and 2mm wide. Surface is black and smooth or with netted wrinkles.

Honeysuckle Flower (Japanese Honeysuckle, Jin Yin Hua)

Actually there are a few honeysuckle vine varieties. And their medicinal part is the dried flower bud or just barely open flower of Lonicera japonica Thunb., Lonicera hypoglauca Miq., Lonicera confusa DC., or Lonicera dasystyla Rehd., which are plants in the family caprifoliaceae. Hence, other names of it are Flos Lonicerae, Flos Lonicerae Japonicae, Honey Suckle, Jinyinhua, Ren Dong, Woodbine, and so on.

Cherokee Rose (Rosa Laevigata, Jin Ying Zi)

The cherokee rose, also called rosa laevigata in scientific name and Jin Ying Zi in Pinyin, is an herb known for its versatility. The cherokee rose fruit can provide a unique flavor experience thanks to its honey-like taste and the delicate fragrance. It is well-received today simply because this fruit is endowed with a wide variety of nutriments, especially vitamin C and reducing sugar. According to relevant analysis, every 100g of its fresh pulp contains 1009g vitamin C, which is second only to roxburgh rose, 2 times of fresh jujube fruit, 10 times of kiwi, 30 times and of citrus.

Butterfly Bush (Mi Meng Hua)

Because the main medicinal part of this herb is the flowers, medicinally it refers to the dried buds of Buddleja officinalis Maxim., which is a tree in the family Loganiaceae. Therefore, other names of this medicine include Buddleia Flower Bud, Flos Buddlejae, Buddleja, Flos Buddleiae Officinalis, Flos Immaturus Buddlejae Officinalis, Buddleia officinalis flower bud, etc. In China it is usually harvested in spring and mainly produced in Hubei, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Henan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan.

Cistanche (Rou Cong Rong)

Cistanche, also known as Rou Cong Rong in mandarin, has long been considered one of the best Chinese herbs to strengthen kidneys, tonify Yang, and benefit essence and blood. It was once a routine demanded imperial tribute in ancient dynasties. This herb mainly comes from the Western Regions and resembles ginseng on healing properties.

Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum Cuspidatum, Hu Zhang)

Japanese knotweed, or polygonum cuspidatum in scientific name and Hu Zhang in mandarin, is really mighty medicinally, just like its literal English translation of Hu Zhang – tiger cane. The underground part of this herb has already been used as medicine for thousands of years, mainly treating Lyme disease, cough, joint pain, chronic bronchitis, jaundice, amenorrhea, hypertension, and so on.

Angelica Root (Du Huo)

When you hear that name of Angelica root, the angelica archangelica, or better known as garden angelica, angelique, archangel, must be the first one that comes to you mind, mustn’t it? However, you might not know the fact that there are quite a few different species in the genus called Angelica. Likewise, many other members in this genus, such as angelica pubescens (Du Huo), Angelica Dahurica (Bai Zhi), and Angelica sinensis (dang gui), are also high-value pharmaceutical herbs.

Carthamus Tinctorius (Flos Carthami, Hong Hua)

Carthamus tinctorius herb, also known as flos carthami or Hong Hua, was ever an important dye in ancient times before the inception of synthetic aniline dyes. More than that, it has very high edible and medicinal value. As known to all, carthamus tinctorius seed oil is rich in polyunsaturated fats, and mainly used for the manufacture of margarine, salad oil, and cooking oil.

Albizia Julibrissin Flower (He Huan Hua)

It is known to all that albizia julibrissin flower, also known as He Huan Hua in Pinyin, is beautiful and endearing. However, very often its beauty makes people overlook its impressive rang of medicinal uses to help treat a variety of complaints. So to speak, it is lucky enough to be a kind of ornamental flower species but less fortunate to be a medicinal material.

Achyranthes Root (Huai Niu Xi)

Achyranthes root, or known as Huai Niu Xi in Pinyin, is a common bulk Chinese herb. Being one of the most famous Four Huai medicines, it has a long history of cultivation and application in China. And it got its name because it was mainly produced in the historical Huai Qing Fu, where locates in today’s Jiaozuo in Henan province.

Tienchi Ginseng (Panax Notoginseng, San Qi)

Tienchi ginseng, also called Panax notoginseng in English and San Qi in Mandarin, has long been used as a Chinese herb that is with magical medicinal value. What’s your first reaction when you hear that name? Anyway, it is quite natural that if you associate it with Korean ginseng and the like. Tell you the truth, as a species in genus Panax it does have something to do with Panax ginseng root (Ren Shen). Hence, it is also known as pseudo ginseng (Panax pseudoginseng).

Gastrodia Elata (Tian Ma)

Gastrodia elata, also known as Tian Ma in Pinyin, can be traditionally used as a Chinese herb for the treatment of headaches, dizziness, numbness, convulsions in children, epilepsy, tetanus, hemiplegia, neurasthenia, angioneurotic headache, cerebral arteriosclerosis, senile dementia, sudden deafness, central retinitis, cervical spondylosis, Meniere&rsquo s syndrome, and so on. The main medicinal part is its root. Because of the huge demand clinically, the overexploitation has led to the decline...

Rehmannia Root (Shu Di Huang)

Cooked rehmannia root, also called Shu Di Huang in Pinyin, is produced throughout China. However, when it comes to medicinal uses, the herb from Huaiqing region in Henan province is thought to be the most authentic species. Thanks to its wide ranging medicinal properties, it has long been known as one of the 4 most famous Huai-medicines.

He Shou Wu (Polygonum Multiflorum, Fo-Ti Root)

He Shou Wu, also known as Fo-Ti root and polygonum multiflorum in the western world, is an important part of ancient Chinese myths and legends of immortality. In China its historical legends and the effectiveness of ingredients are widespread and widely known to almost everyone. As the story goes, consuming the one that has shapeshifted into human form could make people live forever.

Culture Media Preparation

The most widely used mineral media for monoxenic cultivation of AM fungi are the Minimal M medium Becard and Fortin 1988 and the Modified Strullu-Romand MSR medium Declerck et al. 1996, from Diop 1995, modified from Strullu and Romand 1986 . Both media result from the em- Table 2. Comparison of the composition of minimal M medium and modified Strullu-Romand MSR medium Fortin et al. 2002 Table 2. Comparison of the composition of minimal M medium and modified Strullu-Romand MSR medium Fortin et...

FAQs About Arthritis

I'm sure we have all experienced someone with joint pains or arthritis pain. Maybe some have family members who have permanent Arthritis, for people who are wondering what they can do to help please consider these FAQs (Frequently asked questions) It is always important to stay informed to be able to help the people in your life afflicted by this. What is Arthritis Roughly 350 million people worldwide have arthritis, and nearly 40 million of those 350 million are in the United States.

Ol piksa long List of figures bukand plates

Map of Papua New Guinea showing the Rai Coast area of collection. Graun bilong ol Reite na ol Finisterre Maunten long baksait, 2009. Reite lands with the Finisterre Mountain Range in the background, 2009. James Leach na Porer Nombo, Reite Yasing, Desemba 2008 (poto Rohan Jackson kisim). James Leach and Porer Nombo, Reite Yasing, December 2008 (photo by Rohan Jackson). Sangumae Nombo paitim skin diwai bilong wokim blanket bilong tumbuna (bukuw). Sangumae Nombo beating the pith of Ficus robusta...

Characteristics of the xylem

Suaeda Fruticosa

Annual rings occur in the present material in a few species of the arid, Mediterranean and subtropical climate Figs. 1 and 2 . Circle-like intra-annual bands with successive cambia should not be confused with annual rings Fig. 3 . Amaranthaceae do not get very old. The maximum age found was 21 years Haloxy-lonpersicum, 3 m-high tree . Most species with countable rings do not exceed 6 years. Ring-boundaries are defined by semi-ring porosity Fig. 2 or a zone of thick-walled fibers Fig. 1 . Rings...

Achyranthes aspera Linn

Ajuga Bracteosa

Local Name English Name Flowering Period Status Parts Used Habit Habitat Puth kanda, Kutri Prickly chaff flowers Wild annual herb, mostly grows in clay in waste places, along roads in association with different grasses. Pakistan Sind, Balouchistan, Waziristan, Peshawar, Swat, Hazara, Multan, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, and Kashmir. World Tropical regions of the world, including India, China, Japan, Indonesia, New Guinea, tropical Africa, and West Indies. A small herb up to 50 cm tall. Stem erect,...

Herbs from A to Z

So, do you know how many Chinese herbs are there The quanlity of them has been an unknown figure for so long. Now there is a relative reliable answer to it &ndash approximately 8,000, according to the preliminary statistics in recent years. As far as common herbs concerened, the numbers are about 700. As a TCM practitioner, you have to find a better way to categorize such a vast database, so that you can learn, rearch, and use them with more comfort. Currently the most popular ways are...

More about alkaloids

Structure Rhynchophylline Hirsutine

Cystisus scoaprius is known to contain a volatile alkaloid, sparteine and a non-volatile alkaloid, sarothamnine. Abies webbiana contains a crystalline alkaloid, taxine Fig. 5.7 . Asimina triloba contains benzyl isoquinoline alkaloid anolobine. Galipea officinalis is reported to contain quinoline alkaloids including cusparine, galipine, galipoline, quinaldine, cuspareine, galipoidine, and l-methyl-2-quinolone . Vaccinium myrtillus contains quinolizidine alkaloids myrtine and epimyrtine....

Chinese Privet (Ligustrum Lucidum, Nu Zhen Zi)

Chinese privet tree is also known as glossy privet, ligustrum lucidum in scientific name, and Nu Zhen Zi in Pinyin. Sometimes it is a bit annoying when ligustrum lucidum berries are ripe. This is simply because the falling black fruits may spot your coat if you get too close to it. It is these unpleasant fruits that act as a terrific yin tonic.

Eucommia Bark (Du Zhong)

As one of typical Chinese healing herbs, Eucommia bark, also called Du Zhong in its Chinese name, has long been used in TCM clinical practice. All parts, especially the root and leaf, of Eucommia herb are valuable. Thanks to its enormous health benefits available, today its ready-made products, such as Eucommia bark tea, capsules, extract, and powder, are widely used for nourishing liver and kidney, strengthening muscles and bones, lowering high blood pressure, miscarriage prevention, and so on.

Myrrh Gum (Mo Yao)

Just as its name implies, Myrrh gum, also known as myrrh resin or Mo Yao in Pinyin, comes from a shrub or tree that can bleeds out fragrant resin. This substance is typically used to produce myrrh essential oil, incense, and perfumes. Besides, it is also one of extraordinary Chinese herbs. Myrrh tastes bitter and somewhat burning.

Chinese Yam (Shan Yao)

Chinese yam, also known as Dioscorea opposita or Shan Yao in Pinyin, has long been used as a congenital and acquired tonic, earning it the name fairy food. Among all cooking methods, stir-fried thick yam slices and yam stew are the most common practices. Well, what is Chinese yam good for? From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese wild yam is credited with tons of health benefits since it is good at tonifying kidney and spleen.

Cynomorium Songaricum (Suo Yang)

It refers to the fleshy stem of Cynomorium Songaricum Rupr., which is a member in the family Cynomoriaceae. Other common name of it include Herba Cynomorii, Herba Cynomorii Songarici, tarthuth, cynomorium fleshy stem, red thumb, Chinese cynomorium, “the treasure of drugs”, and desert thumb. In addition, it is also falsely called as Maltese mushroom and Maltese fungus sometimes.

Indian pipe ghost flower

Description Waxy-white (rarely pink), fleshy, perennial herb with 2-8 in. tall clusters of stems that turn black with age. Tiny, scale-like leaves the same color as stem. Solitary flowers at end of stem, narrowly bell-shaped, nodding. Fruit an erect capsule. Flowers June-Oct. fruits Aug.-Nov. Habitat range Occurs in wide variety of forests, always in shade, never in open areas receiving direct sunlight. Common. Americas and eastern Asia. Taxonomy A genus of 2 species, both lack chlorophyll and...

Stephania Tetrandra (Han Fang Ji)

In 1993, fifty-three women from Belgium were diagnosed as having renal failure, later known as “Chinese Herb Nephropathy” (CHN), due to taking diet pills that containing Chinese herbs of stephania tetrandra and magnolia officinalis. Though these two herbs were proved innocent later by capturing the true culprit of Aristolochia Fangchi (Guang Fang Ji), Han Fang Ji still receives widespread suspicion because it shares that same name of Fang Ji.

Climatic Requirements

Pepper is grown in the humid tropics, its cultivation confined to the tropical zones of the Asia Pacific Region mainly India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. Outside of the Asia Pacific region, this is grown in Brazil and Madagascar. Even in tropics, the cultivation is concentrated in tracts having hot, humid climate. The characteristic climatic requirements for pepper are high rainfall, uniform temperature, high relative humidity which is typical of the hot and humid...

Schizandra Berry (Wu Wei Zi)

Schizandra berry, also known as Fructus Schisandrae in pharmaceutical Latin, is a top restorative that was first enrolled in The Divine Farmer’s Materia Medica (Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing). The Newly Revised Herbology (Xin Xiu Ben Cao), compiled in the Tang dynasty (618~907 A.D.), reviewed that the reason why it was named Wu Wei Zi, literally Five Flavored Berry, is because of its sweet, sour, and salty peel and flesh and acrid, bitter pit.

Watermelon Rind (Xi Gua Pi)

Watermelon rind, also known as Pericarpium Citrulli Vulgaris in pharmaceutical Latin, is something undesirable after the flesh has been consumed, right? But what would be your first response if you are told that it is packed with nutrients? In fact, you are not alone and it comes as a surprise to many to hear that watermelon rind is like Viagra.

Glauber’s Salt (Mang Xiao)

It refers to the refined crystals from the natural mineral containing sodium sulfate. It mainly contains sodium sulfate decahydrate (Na2SO4•10H2O). As a result, other names of this mineral medicine include mirabilite, Natrii Sulfas, sodium sulfate decahydrate, Sodium Sulfate, and so on. In China it is mainly produced in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui and other places.

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan (Six Flavor Tea Pills)

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan is one of the most famous and frequently used formulas in Traditional Chinese medicine. It is also known as Six Flavor Tea Pills, Liu Wei Di Huang Pian, rehmannia six, YinVive, Liuwei Dihuang Wan, Six Ingredient Pill with Rehmannia, Six Flavor Rehmanni, and so on. It is so popular that nearly all Chinese have heard this name. Traditionally, it is used for vertigo, insomnia, tinnitus, weakness in the knees, poor hearing, poor eyesight, night sweats, heat in the five, weakness and soreness of the loins, and more.

Diseases and Pests

Ginger Blast Known as Bacterial Wilt in Other Countries Ginger blast is a fatal disease that occurs universally in all ginger-growing areas. The yield may decrease by 10 to 20 percent on an average or over 50 percent in heavily infected plots. It is a serious threat to ginger production. Ginger blast is a bacterial disease caused by Pseudomonas solanacearum now known as Ralstonia solanacearum . Besides ginger, this bacterium also infects tomato, eggplant, hot pepper, potato, and other...

Japanese Cornelian Cherry (Shan Zhu Yu)

Japanese cornelian cherry, also known as Japanese Dogwood or Shan Zhu Yu in Pinyin, is one of commonly used medicinal herbs in Traditional Chinese medicine. It has a long history of medicinal uses in the east, which can be found in Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (The Holy Husbandman’s classic on roots and herbs) and there it was listed as one of medium-grade items.

Xiao Yao Wan (Free and Easy Wanderer)

Xiao Yao Wan, commonly called Free and Easy Wanderer in English-speaking countries, was once reviewed by Ye Tianshi, the famous physician in Qing Dynasty, as a woman’s best medicine. In ancient time, it was usually taken orally in the powder form. Hence, it is called Xiao Yao San too. As you can see, they are actually the same thing but in a different form.

Kidney Disease Preventative Care

Forbes A recent study in the June 18 Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology reports Nearly one of every two people over the age of 60 hoping for a kidney transplant will die while on the waiting list. Other factors having diabetes, being black, having blood types O or B, being older than 70, or waiting for a transplant in certain areas of the country dramatically increased the odds that someone could die waiting for a donated kidney.

Fixation and preservation of plankton

A fixative, such as formaldehyde, chemically treats the tissues stopping biochemical activity and increases the mechanical strength. A preservative, such as alcohol or salt, is a natural compound that reduces or stops decomposition without chemically fixing the tissue. Samples preserved in alcohol may shrink or become distorted more than in formaldehyde, but are safer and more pleasant to study, and are suitable for DNA analysis. Therefore the type and amount of fixative preservative used...

Preparing the Field and Applying Base Fertilizers

High Yield Ginger Plants Images

The ginger root system is underdeveloped and its nutrient-absorbing ability is poor. So it cannot endure drought or waterlogging. The ginger field should be fertile, should have deep soil that is rich in organic substances, capable of retaining moisture and fertilizer, can be irrigated and drainedeasily, and isomewhat acidic. It is better to rotate crops for three to four years. It is not advisable to plant ginger continuously in the same plot and the land becomes unfit for ginger planting at...

Shen Ling Bai Zhu San

Shared by a few similar Chinese herbal formulas, the name of Shen Ling Bai Zhu San, in other words, has about 14 resembling versions recorded in different ancient Chinese medical literature. As one of the most commonly used herbal formulas regulating all types of Qi-flowing, it is also known as Ginseng, Poria and Atractylodes Powder in English-speaking world by the main ingredients contained.

Astragalus Root (Huang Qi)

Astragalus root, also called Huang Qi (literally yellow senior) in Chinese name, is a common herb that is frequently used in traditional Chinese medicine. This herb refers to the dried roots of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. Var. Mongholicus (Bge.) Hsiao or Astragalus membranaceus, which are the plants of the family Fabaceae.

Gold Coin Grass (Lysimachia, Jin Qian Cao)

Gold coin grass is also known as Herba Lysimachiae in scientific name and Jin Qian Cao in Chinese name. It is named so because of its coin-like leaves and, more importantly, its medicinal properties that are as precious as gold. It is also worth mentioning that many people love to use it for tea on daily basis as it smells good and tastes like tea. What does gold coin grass do? Actually this herb can be found in almost all Chinese ancient liver gallbladder cleanse recipes, thanks to its amazing ability on dissolving stones and other health benefits.

Sophora Flavescens Root (Ku Shen)

Though literally translated as bitter ginseng in English, Ku Shen has nothing to do with ginseng at all. Actually it is another completely different Chinese herb, which is better known as sophora flavescens or sophora root in common name and Radix Sophorae Flavescentis in Latin name. Likewise, it has different medicinal properties and health benefits.

Dendrobium Nobile (Shi Hu)

Dendrobium Nobile, also known as the Noble Dendrobium or Shi Hu in Pinyin, has been used for the medicinal purpose for at least 2,000 years. The evidence is the related record in Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic, which was written 2300 to 2780 years ago (the Warring States Period). This is a rare and precious Chinese herb and the main medicinal part is the stem.

How to Store Ginger Root and Keep It Fresh

There are three types of harvested ginger (1) seed ginger, (2) tender ginger, and (3) fresh ginger. Ginger is different from other crops after seed ginger sprouts and the new plant starts growing, the original seed rhizome is not influenced further by plant growth and remains in good condition when the plant is harvested its fresh and dry weights have not changed substantially.

Types of Ginger Root and Ornamental Ginger Plants

The ginger plant is a herbaceous perennial grown as an annual crop. The plant is erect, has many fibrous roots, aerial shoots pseudostem with leaves, and the underground stem rhizome. The roots of ginger are of two types, fibrous and fleshy. After planting, many roots having indefinite growth grow out of the base of the sprouts.

The Photosynthetic Carbon Reduction Calvin Cycle

Photosynthesis Regeneration

Net photosynthetic carbon fixation involves a cycle of reactions named the photo-synthetic carbon reduction cycle, but also referred to as the Calvin or Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle to honour its discoverers. Carbon enters the Calvin cycle as CO2 and leaves in the form of sugar phosphates (Fig. 3.2). The Calvin cycle requires energy in the form of ATP and reducing equivalents in the form of NADPH. It can be summarised as 1 6 C6H12O6 + H2O + 2 NADP+ + 3 ADP + 3 P (3.7) (Note equations (3.2) and...

Olive Oil Facial Cleanser Recipe

A gentle, soothing homemade face cleanser perfect for sensitive skin (also dry, mature and problem skin) This is a super-easy yet amazingly effective olive oil facial cleanser recipe. In addition to washing away dirt, makeup and daily pollution, it moisturizes and heals sensitive, dry, aging and problem skin. Olive oil promotes smooth, healthy skin by protecting against age-accelerating free radicals and helping to maintain the skin's elasticity.

Monkey Grass (Mondo Grass, Mai Men Dong)

Monkey grass is also known as mondo grass and ophiopogon japonicus in Latin name. It is called Mai Men Dong in mandarin, literally translated, means “wheat winter” because of its wheat-like root hair and evergreen leaves in winter. Medicinally it has long been used as a yin tonic. But the medicinal part of this Chinese herb is not the leaf but the root, which looks like a plump and cute spindle. One of its magnum opuses is the ophiopogon combination.

Radish Seeds (Lai Fu Zi)

Radish, as everyone knows, is a kind of edible root vegetable. How about the radish seeds Needless to say, they are used for growing radishes. But aside from that most basic function, radish seed, or Lai Fu Zi in mandarin, is also one of effective Chinese herbs mainly for the treatment of indigestion, constipation, phlegm, etc. Its healing ability is so powerful and instant that ancient herbalists often compare its efficacy to the force that can collapse the walls. Zhang Xi Chun, the famous...

Natural Treatment For Angular Cheilitis

English Angular cheilitis as marked by the oval (Photo credit Wikipedia) Natural Treatment For Angular Cheilitis .do you want to cure Angular Cheilitis quickly. Improvised home remedies can cure Angular Cheilitis fast without creams or medicationsNatural treatment methods will remove the root cause of Angular Cheilitis & it will be healed permanently.

Alum (Ming Fan)

Medicinally alum, also known as aluminum potassium sulfate and Ming Fan, is a Chinese mineral medicine that can be applied topically or taken internally. Actually alum crystals once meant so much to Chinese breakfast table. This is all because of one popular morning snack called Youtiao. This is kind of deep-fried dough that is elongated, twisted, hollow, and golden-brown.

Magnolia Bark (Magnolia Officinalis, Hou Po)

Magnolia bark, also known as Hou Po in Pinyin, is one of well-known Chinese herbs. As a matter of fact, it is just one medicinal part from magnolia officinalis, whose root bark, flower, seed and bud can be also used medicinally. In brief its barks promote gastrointestinal motility and improve bowel function; seeds improve eyesight and tonify qi; buds are a good gynecological medicine. As you can see, this plant is very versatile.

Woolly ragwort

Description Perennial herb 1-2 ft. tall with mostly basal leaves, the margins scalloped to nearly entire, the underside of leaves and lower part of stems covered in white woolly hairs, hence the common name. Heads of yellow ray and disk flowers in open, flat-topped clusters at stem tips. Fruit an achene. Flowers Apr.-June. Habitat range Rock outcrops and roadside areas, usually in moist areas in full sun. Common in piedmont, occasional in mountains. Eastern United States. Taxonomy A genus of 64...

Herbal Bath Tea Recipe

A delicious rose scented bath with green tea to fight the signs of aging This gentle, nourishing herbal bath tea recipe softens your skin and soothes your nerves. Deeply relaxing and healing, antioxidant-rich lavender, rose and green tea help fight the signs of aging . Scented with precious rose essential oil, this yummy aromatherapy bath recipe's sweet, floral scent brings you back to a healthy place of quiet peace .

Herbal bath tea recipe Aromatherapy Bath Recipe

Citrus Spice herbal bath tea recipe The rich, spicy, sweet-tart scent of this yummy aromatherapy bath recipe will absolutely enchant you A healing blend of lemongrass, palmarosa and lavender combined with a spicy hint of cloves lifts your mood, soothes your nerves and relaxes your muscles. Great for stress, crankiness and depression . Lemongrass, lavender and cloves are excellent skin-toning cleansers, good for balancing oily, acne-prone skin and tightening pores.

Getting Pregnant with Tubes tied and burned

This is a life changing decision that most women claim they were 100 sure of undergoing at that particular moment in life. However, things may change and life may position you in a situation where you would like to have kids again. If you are thinking of getting your tubes tied and burned, please think very well on this Please make sure you understand it is practically impossible to become pregnant again after undergoing this process.

Tea Tree Essential Oil Cleansing, Healing Disinfectant

Tea tree essential oil has finally gained the recognition it deserves for being a cleansing agent and health supporter par excellence. Tea tree is a very powerful virus, bacteria and fungus fighter as well as being an immune system stimulant. Use it to clean your house, clear the air in sickrooms, and to cleanse oily skin and hair. Botanical Name Melaleuca alternifolia Characteristics Tea tree is a small tree that may grow as high as 20 feet (7m.

Characterisation and subdivision of the main groups of trees

Monoecious Plants

Remark Leaves are simple if not otherwise specified. G 1 Leafless, ramose plants, very thorny G 2 Palm-like structured plants (a) or plants with a large, not branched gras-culm stem with prominent joints (b) G 2.2 Grass-culm stem, not branched, with prominent joints Cordyline australis Jubaea chilensis Phoenix canariensis Trachycarpus fortunei Washingtonia filifera Yucca elephantipes G 3 Scale-like leaves on old shoots, 1 cm conifers see also Tamarix and Casuarina G 3.1 Flattened sprays...

Cedarwood Essential Oil

Calming, relaxing, woodsy (surprise ) Cedarwood essential oil is DEEPLY calming and relaxing . Its low, woodsy scent is perfect for warming a cold evening , either in a candle or a massage oil recipe. Especially nice in blends for men. Cedar oil is excellent for stress, anxiety and tension. It has a steadying effect and is great for helping you collect your scattered thoughts. It's also good for hair loss, dandruff and oily hair , as well as oily skin and acne.

Hawthorn Berry (Shan Zha)

As one of commonly used Chinese herbs, hawthorn berry, also known as Shan Zha in Pinyin, has a very long history of medicinal use. Since ancient time it has been considered one of the best medicines for strengthening spleen to whet the appetite, promoting digestion to relieve food retention, and quickening blood to dissipate stasis.

Properties And Indications Of Ge Gen In Traditional Chinese Medicine

In traditional Chinese medicine, properties of herbs are described in terms of temperature and taste characteristics. There are five temperature properties (warm, cold, hot, cool and neutral) and five basic tastes (sour, sweet, bitter, pungent and salty). These properties do not necessarily refer to the literal meanings of these designations but reflect their functions and therapeutic indications. Hot diseases must be cooled, cold diseases must be warmed. Thus, an herb able to cure heat or warm...

Kudzu Root (Ge Gen)

Kudzu root, also called Ge Gen in TCM, is an edible vegetable in southern China. It is so sweet, cool, and delicious that people there often use it for cooking soup. What’s more, as one of common Chinese herbs, it is frequently used for a number of sicknesses. Actually its high medicinal value and nutritional value have rightfully earned kudzu herb a reputation as the Asian ginseng and longevity powder in Japan.

Tokay Gecko (Ge Jie)

Medicinally it refers to the dry body of Gekko gecko Linnaeus, the largest species in family Gekkonidae. Other common names include Tokay lizard and Ge Cko. It can be wild caught all year round. After the capture, remove the internal organs, wipe clean, unfold and make it flat and straight by bamboo chips, and dry under low temperature condition.

Amur Cork Tree (Huang Bo)

It is well known that Amur cork tree, or called phellodendron amurense in scientific name and Huang Bo in mandarin, is partly grown for the purpose as timber, which is the preferred type of wood for building houses and making high-end furniture because it comes with moderate hardness, graceful wood grain, and strong corrosion-resistance properties.

Chinese Plum (Wu Mei)

Chinese plum, also known as Prunus mume fruit and Japanese apricot, is a popular fruit. And I don’t think many of you are aware that it is also a Chinese herbal medicine, which is called Wu Mei in Pinyin. As a matter of fact, it has long been there and deserves a position in the world of TCM thanks to its amazing medicinal properties. Just like any other seasonal fruits, mume fruit is no exception.

Ba Zhen Tang (Eight Treasure Tea Pills)

Women tend to be prone to deficiency of blood and qi because of their different reproductive system structure and physiological functions – menses, pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding. These factors could easily cause woman to age prematurely, or even diseases due to malnutrition of the body’s organs. Thankfully, TCM herbalists have come up with one of famed herbal remedies for women long ago – Ba Zhen Tang or Wan.

Fritillaria (Chuan Bei Mu)

Being one of precious Chinese medicines, fritillaria bulbs (Chuan Bei Mu) is known for their remarkable efficacy on moistening lung to arrest cough. Actually the history of using this herb in Chinese herbal remedies can date back to The Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (The Divine Farmer’s Materia Medica Classic), one of the earliest material medica classics allegedly written in the Eastern Han Dynasty (25-220).

Cowherb Seed (Wang Bu Liu Xing)

Cowherb is formally known as vaccaria, a genus in the pink family consisting of only one type annual species of Vaccaria hispanica. This herb is characterized by pale pink flowers and blue-gray, waxy herbage. It obtains a few other common names like cow soapwort, cow basil, cowcockle, and the like. The main medicinal part is the dried ripe seed of Vaccaria segetalis (Neck.) Garcke (Fam. Caryophyllaceae).

Rosa Rugosa (Mei Gui Hua)

The medicinal part of rose is the buds. Hence, medicinally it mainly means the dried bud of Rosa rugosa Thunb., which is a member in the family Rosaceae. And other names of this herb include Young Flower of Chinese Rose, Flos Rosae Rugosae, Rosebud, Bud of the Chinese Rose, Japanese Rose Flower, Rosae rugosae Flos, rugosa rose, Ramanas rose, and so on. In China, it is mainly produced Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shandong, Sichuan and other places.

Bezoar (Niu Huang)

Bezoar, as everyone knows, is actually a pathological product. However, when it occurs in the gall bladder bile of a cattle or ox, it becomes a rare, valuable Chinese herb called Niu Huang that is with a magical healing power of removing “toxins” from the human body. Medicinally ox gallstones were first recorded and viewed as a top-grade herb in Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing, an oldest text on medical herbs in China.

Ginseng (Ren Shen)

Known as the King of Herbs, panax ginseng root, or called Ren Shen in mandarin, is literally an herb bestowed by nature’s blessing. This herb has long been characterized by its human shape and miraculous power to bring the dying back to life. For that reason, ancient Chinese often referred to it as Yellow Spirit, Earth Spirit, and Magic Herb.

Dragon Bones (Long Gu)

Medicinally dragon bones, or known as Long Gu in mandarin, are one of the best traditional Chinese herbs for the treatment of insomnia, palpitation, irritability, mania, or neurotic disorders. Of course, it isn’t referring to bone of the legendary creature that is with serpentine trait. So why is this herb named as dragon bone? The reason is quite simple – the science and technology in the ancient China weren’t developed enough to figure out what fossil is. Hence, ancients associated it with this mythical animal and even viewed its remains as a panacea.

Galangal Root (Gao Liang Jiang)

Dried galangal root, also known as Gao Liang Jiang herb, is the most important raw materials in famous Chinese medicine of Ertianyou balm, universal oil, menthocamphorate (cooling oil), and Tiger balm, a fact known to few people. These mentioned ointments are one of the most convenient and popular treatments for headaches, itchy skin, mild scalds, mosquito and insect bites, and other minor ailments.

Citrus Peel (Chen Pi)

Show me your citrus peels My pleasure Actually that is also what I am going to do next. Dried citrus peel has been known as one of &ldquo three treasures&rdquo in Guangdong province. And the most famous delicacies are Cheng Pi chicken, Chen Pi Niu Rou (tangerine peel beef), Chen Pi tea, Chen Pi Mei (tangerine peel plum), and more. However, this herb is more than just an edible spice. In the eye of TCM doctors, this is a useful herb that can cure the sickness to save the patient besides of the...

Flesh translucency

Pineapple Translucency

Translucency is a physiological disorder where the pineapple fruit flesh shows water- soaking symptoms. Translucency as opposed to opaqueness, lacks the presence of small air bubbles in the intercellular spaces of the fruit flesh tissue and has a higher SG (Sideris and Krauss, 1933a). The SG can be employed as a non-destructive method for the detection of fruit translucency. Translucent fruit are extremely fragile, making these fruit very prone to mechanical injury during harvest, postharvest...

Carissa opaca Stapfex Haines

Carissa Opaca

Granda, Karaunda, Gorna Bengal current Fig. 3.33 Carrisa opaca Stapf. ex Haines Fig. 3.33 Carrisa opaca Stapf. ex Haines Wild spiny shrub, mostly grows in dry clay alongside Dodonia, Olea, and Punica species. Pakistan Hazara, Rawalpindi district, Margalla Hills, and Swat. World India, Burma, and Sri Lanka. A spiny shrub up to 2-3 m tall. Stem erect, branched, woody, young shoot with milky juice and straight hard spines. Spines are 20-30 cm long and bark is grayish. Leaves simple, opposite,...

Lily Bulbs (Bai He) Calm Spirit and Cough

Composed of about a hundred of overlapping scales, lily bulbs, or Bai He in Pinyin,are viewed as the propitious sign of a blissful lasting marriage and all the best by ancient Chinese. There is no denying that the beauty is really impressive on its own, let alone the auspicious omen carried. No wonder lily grows in most countries mainly as ornamental flowers. Some species of lily bulb, however, are rich in starch and edible too.

Jujube Fruit (Da Zao)

Jujube fruit, also known as red date, Da Zao, and Chinese date, is native to China. Actually jujube tree has been cultivated there since 4,000 years ago. In ancient times, it was classified as The Five Fruits along with peach, plum, prunus mume, and apricot. The benefits of jujube are too numerous to ignore – thanks to its richness of vitamin C, it is often called King of Vitamin C.

Costus (Mu Xiang)

Costus is an endemic found only high altitude area in China. It is also known as Mu Xiang, which, literally translated, means “wood aroma.” Its whole plant, in particular the rhizome, is good for health. Thanks to its extraordinary medicinal uses on activating Chi energy flow, clinically it is considered one of the 50 essential Chinese herbs and mainly used for the treatment of diseases caused by blocked Chi.

Euphorbia Kansui (Gan Sui)

In homeopathy there is no lack of special remedies that treat the malignant disease with poisonous agents. For instance, Euphorbia Kansui, Euphorbia pekinensis, and Flos Genkwa are the best three examples. Kan Sui, one of China’s endemic plants has been commonly used as drastic purgatives long ago. However, it often irritates to skin, gastrointestinal mucosa, liver, kidney, and so on because of its high toxicity. As a result, it is the last herb people want to use even though they can be saved perhaps.

Poke Root (Shang Lu)

As the name implies, the medicinal part of poke root, also known as Shang Lu in Pinyin, is its root. The medicinal uses of pokeroot has a long history in Chinese herbal medicine and dates back as far back as 2,000 years ago since it has been listed in the Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic. And Ben Cao Gang Mu also comments that it has a descending medicinal properties that makes it resemble Jing Da Ji and Gan Sui, which are an expert of controlling water metabolism.

Wormwood Herb (Qing Hao)

When it comes to which Chinese herb gains the widest acceptance in the West, wormwood herb, also known as Artemisia annua or Qing Hao in Pinyin, must be one of the hottest candidates. This owes it all to the finding of artemisinin – a malaria drug that has saved millions of lives worldwide especially in developing countries.

Sophora Japonica (Huai Hua Mi)

Sophora japonica, also known as Huai Hua Mi, is edible and often used as a cool Chinese herb to stop bleeding. But the benefits of pagoda tree go far beyond its medicinal uses – its flowers can be used as yellow dye, seeds as industrial oil, fruits as a source of sophorose and rutin drugs, and trunks as the timber for construction of buildings, shipbuilding, farming implements and furniture.

Sichuan Peppercorns (Hua Jiao)

Sichuan Peppercorns, Fagara or Hua Jiao in Chinese Pinyin, is one of very common spices used in Chinese cuisine, especially dishes in Sichuan Chinese restaurant. More than that, as one of a useful herbs it cures serious illness. In the practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), this slightly spicy, warm herb is often used to stimulate the taste buds to take more food, warm the body, get rid of cold and dampness, and protect the stomach and spleen.

Copepods And Other Small And Abundant Animals

Zooplankton Identification

Copepods account for most of the macroscopic zooplankton in the world's estuaries and oceans (over 9000 species). Copepods are the archetypal zoo-plankter, growing from an egg, through six larval (nauplius) stages and to a further six juvenile (copepodite) stages before finally becoming a sexually reproducing adult (see Chapter 2). The nauplius larva is common to all Crustacea it is around 0.5 mm in length sometimes with a single compound eye (Figure 8.4, A1-A6). Nauplii have only two or three...

Clonal selection and roguing

Many commercial pineapple cultivars are improved through selecting genetic variants that occur occasionally in experimental plots or production fields. Such variants are perpetuated as clones whose genetic make-up is identical and 'fixed' by vegetative propagation until new variation arises. Clonal plantings form the basis of modern pineapple culture, and many different clones are used throughout the world. All 'Smooth Cayenne' clones in Hawaii, including 'F200' and the 'Champaka' clones were...

Cibotium Barometz (Gou Ji)

Regarded as one in Guangdong’s top ten Southern medicines, Cibotium barometz, or Gou Ji in mandarin, is a Chinese herb that has been commonly used for so many ailments, in particular low back pain, for so long. This herb has not only ornamental but high medicinal value. It is named Gou Ji herb or Jinmao Gouji, literally translated as golden hair dog back, due to its root looks like dog’s back and comes with golden wool.

Musk Deer and Deer Musk (She Xiang)

Notably, deer musk, also known as moschus or She Xiang in Pinyin, comes from musk deer. It is a commonly used Chinese herb, whose first record as a medicine was found in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (The Holy Husbandman’s Classic on Roots and Herbs). It is classified as one of resuscitation-inducing aromatic herbs that can stimulate central nervous system if taken orally or relieve pain and reduce swelling in external application.

Tree Peony (Mu Dan Pi)

Because main tree peony’s medicinal part is its root bark, it is also known as Mu Dan Pi in Chinese herbalism. Tree peonies purportedly originate from wild flowers grown in mountains and they were first treated as firewood by the ancestors. Later people began to take it seriously. However, to many moutan enthusiasts’ disappointment, what interested our ancestors is not the beauty but the medicinal value. According to the Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic, it removes abdominal mass, eliminates blood stasis, and maintains the well-being of the body’s five principal internal organs.

Triticum Aestivum L. (Fu Xiao Mai)

As everyone knows, Triticum aestivum L. refers to common wheat or bread wheat. As its name suggested, it is the most common cereal grain used for grinding flour and then making bread thanks to its high amounts of gluten contained. However, no matter making bread, cakes, pastry, or biscuits, it is all about the plump blond kernels of the spring wheat. What if they are small shriveled grains? Of course, they are good for nothing at all and should be disposed of instead of making food.

Picrorhiza Kurroa (Hu Huang Lian)

Picrorhiza Kurroa herb is better known as Hu Huang Lian in mandarin. Actually this name is shared with another similar medicinal plant – Picrorhiza scrophulariiflora. The former is usually found in the Himalayas and the latter in Tibet. These are healing herbs possessing magical curative powers, which should give the credit to their habitats – high mountain, bare rock, and bush areas at an elevation of 2500 to 5000 meters. There the cold and harsh conditions create the extraordinary vitality of these wild plants as well as their amazing efficacy.

Soft Turtle Shell (Bie Jia)

With many medicinal virtues, all the parts of soft shell turtles are employed for medicinal purposes by the Chinese traditional healers. For example, soft turtle shell (Bie Jia) is widely used for low-grade fever, chronic hepatitis, and hepatosplenomegaly; head (Caput Amydae) for proctoptosis and hysteroptosis; meat for hot flash in menopause and Bell’s palsy; egg for yin deficiency.

Patchouli (Pogostemon Cablin, Huo Xiang)

Patchouli, also known as Pogostemon cablin in scientific name and Guang Huo Xiang in Chinese, has a reputation for being one of the best summertime medicines. One of its most popular modern preparations is the Regular Care Herbal Supplement (Huoxiang Zhengqi Shui), which is so versatile that it is always one of the must-haves in the Chinese family’s medicine cabinet checklist. This is one of the classic herbal formulas frequently used in TCM.

Dodder Seed (Tu Si Zi)

In terms of medicinal purpose, it basically refers to the seeds of Cuscuta chinessis Lam., Cuscuta australis R. Br, or Cuscuta japonica Choisy. These three species are plants in the family Convolvulaceae. And other names of this plant and herb include Semen Cuscutae, witch’s hair, hailweed, angel hair, goldthread, strangleweed, devil’s ringlet, pull-down, devil’s hair, love vine, devil’s gut, hellbine, hairweed, and the like.

Eclipta Alba (Han Lian Cao)

Eclipta Alba, or Han Lian Cao in mandarin, is one of herbs frequently used in many beauty recipes in Ayurveda and TCM. Actually it has long been considered to be a miracle hair tonic for grey hair, hair loss, and baldness thanks to its extraordinary medicinal properties on hair regrowth. It was ever given very high recognitions by many ancient medical works, among which Xin Xiu Ben Cao (Newly Revised Materia Medica) said its juice could promote the rapid growth of eyebrow and hair.

Frankincense Resin (Ru Xiang)

Since ancient times, frankincense, also known as olibanum and Ru Xiang in mandarin, has come across as an aromatic resin that is holy and pretty inspiring. That is the reason why frankincense resin is frequently burned in many ritual occasions. Besides of religious reason, people living in the Mediterranean region views it as one of the best incense sticks as well as the best beauty products; Egyptians had used frankincense for mummification; Chinese use it medicinally to treat skin ulcer, regulate Qi, and promote blood circulation.

Dong Quai (Dang Gui)

It has a few different common names, such as Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Chinese angelica root, dongquai, don quai, angelica herb, tong-kui, tang kuei, and so on. Actually medicinally it refers to dry root of Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels, an herb in the family Apiaceae. The medicinal roots are dug at the end of autumn.

Oyster Shells (Mu Li)

For many people, oyster shells, also known as Concha Ostreae in Latin and Mu Li in mandarin, are just something worthless that is to be disposed of. What they care about is the oyster meat since this is a seafood delicacy with tons of health benefits on digestion improvement, calcium intake, detox function, liver care, beauty, skin care, yin nourishing, sex drive and libido boost, etc.

Gentian Root (Long Dan Cao)

Gentian root, or Long Dan Cao in Chinese name, is an herb traditionally used in herbal remedies for a wide variety of liver-associated diseases. In The Divine Farmer’s Materia Medica Classic it was viewed as one of the medium-grade drugs. Gentiana is a valuable plant. Even judged by its outside appearance alone, this purple blue gentian flowers, a type of alpine flower, are appealing enough to the eyes.

Bai Zhi – Angelica Dahurica (Angelica Root)

Also known as radix angelicae dahuricae, it actually refers to the roots of Angelica dahurica var. formosana. Yuan et Shan and Angelica dahuricae Benth. Et Hook. They are collected in next autumn if sowing seed this autumn and about Cold Dew if sowing seed this spring. After dug out, it need to be removed the dirt and fibril, cleaned, and dried in the sun or beside the oven. According to modern nutritional analysis, it contains Byak-angelicin, Byak-angelicol, Oxypencedanin, Phellopterin, Angelic acid, and Angelicotoxin.

Salvia Miltiorrhiza (Dan Shen)

Salvia Miltiorrhiza is a traditional Chinese herb that is commonly used by TCM practitioners. To this date, this herb has more than 2000-year history of mature application. And it is also one of important commodities in the international medicine market. In China it is better known as Dan Shen, which was initially documented and classified as top grade herbs in Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Divine Farmer’s Materia Medica), one of the classics and oldest works on Chinese Herbalism.

Atractylodes (Cang Zhu)

As a top-grade medicinal herb, atractylodes rhizome was first recorded in Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing (Agriculture God’s Canon of Materia Medica). Apparently it didn’t draw a distinction between the white atractylodes macrocephala (Bai Zhu) and the red atractylodes lancea (Cang Zhu) yet. According to the delicate difference in healing properties, later they were subdivided by Zhang Zhongjing, one of the most regarded ancient herbal doctors in China.

Bupleurum – Chai Hu

Also known as radix bupleuri, it refers to the dried root of Bupleurum chinense DC. or Bupleurum scorzonerifolium Willd., which are perennial umbelliferous plants. Else, it is also being called thorowax root. They are usually collected in spring and winter for medicinal purpose, stems, leaves, and dirt removed, and then dried in the sun.