Pagota tree flowers Image via Wikipedia Here is another Chinese liangcha that is commercially packaged and sold but I see no reason why one cannot take each of the five flowers and make a brew themselves. In fact each one of these flowers can … [Read more...]
2011/05/15 by Leave a Comment
How to use Chicory for Digestion?
Cichorium intybus, is also known as chicory, succory, wild chicory, wild succory, garden endive, garden chicory and endive. Principle parts used: Root, flowering herb Remedies For: Appetizer, cholagogue, digestive, … [Read more...]
2011/01/30 by 2 Comments
What are some home remedies to detox the body?
The body tends to heal itself if given the right support. Fruit, vegetables and herbs are a gentle way to promote healing. Here are a list of useful herbs used in detoxification most of which can either be found in your backyard or local bulk/health … [Read more...]
2011/01/19 by 2 Comments
Dandelion as a Liver Detox
Dandelion is cooling and used whenever there is liver involvement with heat and toxins in the blood. This includes jaundice, hepatitis, red and swollen eyes, as well as urinary tract infection, abscesses, or firm, hard sores in the breasts. It is … [Read more...]
2010/10/27 by Leave a Comment
User Question: Chinese Name for Burdock Tea
This was another question I received from a reader. What is the Chinese name for burdock tea? First of all burdock is ?? [niúpáng] and it is interesting to see the character ?[niú] or [ushi] in Japanese is used meaning cow or bull so ?? … [Read more...]
2010/08/13 by 6 Comments
Plantain Tea
Several weeks ago my wife who is 7 months pregnant goes for her regular check-up at the hospital. Instead of getting some kind of drug that what who knows what will it do to her or the baby the doctor her to get some /che qian zi/ or Obako in … [Read more...]
Burdock Root Tea
Burdock Root (Arctium lappa L.) for a long time I never knew what this was because I always called it by the Japanese name gobo and still associate the plant as a food source for gobo rather than burdock. Burdock is pretty much found all over the … [Read more...]