Here is a quick introduction to five Chinese herbal teas from the Guangdong area: Xi Huang CaoThe main ingredient in this tea is an age-old Chinese/Japanese medicinal herb known as rabdosia (Rabdosia longituba) or Trumpet Spurflower shown at … [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...]
2010/12/26 by Leave a Comment
Warning: Are You Prepared for This Year’s Flu Season?
I want to do a post about Japanese honeysuckle because it is a very common cooling herb for the common cold and is used in different kinds of herbal teas and it is even commercially available as a herbal tea by itself. Botanical name: … [Read more...]
They Don’t Believe in Herbs? So Why Are They Selling Them?
BufferTweetA survey of pharmacists shows that few believe in the organic herbal products sold in their stores. The real estate in pharmacies are the racks next to the dispensary where clients wait while their prescriptions are being filled. Here is where clients kill time looking at items that they might not have planned to buy. But [...]