Common Floweringqince Fruit
Source Chinese Quince Fruit is the dried fruit of Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai or C sinensis (Thouin) Koehne, family Rosaceae. Producing Areas Sichuan, An...
Category: Chinese Herbal Medicine
Black-tail Snake
Source Black Strip Snake is the dried body of Zaocysdhumnades (Cantor) (Fam. Colubridae) Producing Areas East, South and West China; Hubei, Hunan, Shanxi and He...
Long-nosed Pit Viper
Source Long-nosed Pit Viper is from the viscerated and dried body of Agkistrodon acutus (Guenther), family Grotalidae. Producing Areas Hubei, Zhejiang, Jiangxi ...
Common Monkshood Mother Root
Source Common Monkshood Mother Root is the dried parent root tuber of Aconitum carmichaeli Debx. (Fam. Ranunculaceae) Producing Areas Sichuan, Yunnan, Shaanxi a...
Doubleteeth Pubescent Angelica Root
Source Doubleteeth Pubescent Angelica Root is the dried root of Angelica pubescens Maxim. f. biserrata Shan. et Yuan, (Fam Umbelliferae.) Producing Areas Hubei ...
Chinese Clematis Root
Source Chinese Clematis Root is the dried root and rhizome of Clematis chujensis Osbeck and the other species of the same genus, Fam. Ranunculaceae. Producing A...
Flavouring as interior-warming herbs
Flavouring herbs such as dry ginger, cinnamon bark, pepper, pricklyash peel, fennel and cloves are also used as medicines as they possess great curative effects...
Indian Bread (Poria) as a Diuretic Herb
Poria has always been regarded as a nourishing food well-liked by people. It is said that poria pastry used to be old Empress Dowager Ci Xi’s favourite snack. D...
Acanthopanax Bark as an Antirheumatic Herb
Acanthopanax bark medicinal wine helps to relax tendons, promote blood circulation and expel wind-dampness. Prolonged consumption promotes longevity. There is a...
Treating Rheumatism
Like other serious illnesses, rheumatism is plagued with many symptoms. These include fever, ache and pain in the joints, muscular weakness and pain, and in mor...