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Qi Tonics
Qi Tonics: Chinese herbs in this class — their actions in TCM, typical uses, preparation and safety cautions.
- Asian ginseng: Preparation, Dosing and Timing in TCM asian ginseng, how to take, tea, preparation How to prepare and take Asian ginseng at home: forms, timing, classic pairings and what to look for when buying.
- How to Take Rhodiola: Tea, Decoction and Extract Forms Explained rhodiola, how to take, tea, preparation There is a gap between knowing that Rhodiola helps and knowing what to do with the dried root that arrives in the post.
- Making Astragalus Work: A Practical Preparation Guide astragalus, how to take, tea, preparation Practitioners spend years learning preparation, but the home version of Astragalus is genuinely simple once someone shows you.
- Rhodiola Safety Guide: Cautions, Contraindications and Sensible Doses rhodiola, side effects, safety, tcm This one starts with them, because Rhodiola deserves a straight answer about who should not take it.
- What Rhodiola Does in TCM, and How to Use It Well Asian ginseng: A Practical Guide from Chinese Herbal Medicine, Asian Ginseng, Elderberry: The TCM View, the Evidence, and Safe Home Use, Elderberry Little is known about whether it’s safe to use rhodiola during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.
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Ling Zhi: Chinese Herb Guide
灵芝, Lucid Ganoderma
Ling Zhi: tonify qi, nourish blood, induce tranquilization and profit wisdom, relieve cough and wheezing.
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Lucid Ganoderma: Chinese Herb Guide
Ling Zhi ,灵芝,靈芝
Lucid Ganoderma: tonify qi, nourish blood, induce tranquilization and profit wisdom, relieve cough and wheezing.
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Niu Bi Shuan (Leaf or root of Chinese fortunearia)
Leaf or root of Chinese fortunearia, 牛鼻栓
Niu Bi Shuan: twig or leaf is used to refresh qi and promote the tissue regeneration, as hemostatic, for the treatment of deficiency of qi, internal injury.
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Ping Guo: Chinese Herb Guide
苹果
Ping Guo: promote the secretion of body fluid and moisten the lung, relieve restlessness, stimulate appetite and dispel the effects of alcohol.
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Bing Tang: Chinese Herb Guide
冰糖,Rock Candy,Crystal Sugar
Bing Tang: strengthen the spleen and harmonize the stomach, moisten the lung to relieve cough.
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Pork: Chinese Herb Guide
Zhu Rou, 猪肉
Zhu Rou (Pork) Sweet, salt, neutral; spleen, stomach and kidney channels
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Ji Rou: Chinese Herb Guide
鸡肉, Chicken
Ji Rou (Chicken) Sweet, warm; spleen and stomach channels. Actions Warm the spleen and stomach, tonify essence and marrow