Where else can you get such good 佛手老香黄？Where else but in Chaozhou? ; )
It takes away air and undigested stuff in your digestive tract, helps increase the kids’ appetite (小儿厌食), is a thirst-quencher in the summer and because it regulates qi, can take away phlegm too.
So, good for gastrointestinal disease, bloating in the abdomen and […]
1. Via the Central Nervous System.
By affecting (stimulating or inhibiting) the action of neurotransmitters, medicine and herbs can regulate our bodily processes. For example, a herb which is warm in nature has a stimulating action, while one which is cool in nature may have an inhibitory action. In acupuncture, you can either choose points inclined […]
How many ways can we deal with a cough using Chinese Medicine? Most herbs do more than just one thing, so what I outline below are just isolated mechanisms based on my own readings:
1. Anti-tussive action (止咳)
Either by suppressing the cough center (e.g. codeine) or by inhibiting the cough reflex arc (e.g. benzonatate). Bitter Almond […]
Oxides of iron are part of two oft-used decoction ingredients 磁石 and 代赭石.
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First, a short introduction to iron:
Iron is the most magnetic of three naturally magnetic elements; the other two are cobalt and nickel.
The principle ores of iron are:
Hematite aka Fe2O3: it contains 70% iron
Magnetite aka Fe3O4: it contains 72% iron
Taconite is […]
Most times, if you don’t feel like eating, experience nausea and/or feel like vomiting, something must be irritating your upper gastrointestinal tract enough for your body to react in such a manner. If you’re in a balanced condition (i.e. immune system not slow acting, but also not over-reacting), then it must be something wrong […]
