Ginger Skin: The Pungent and Cooling Remedy for Swelling
Ginger Skin: The Pungent and Cooling Remedy for Swelling

Ginger skin, also known as ginger peel or fresh ginger skin, is the outer skin of the rhizome of the ginger plant (Zingiber officinale Rosc.), a member of the ginger family. In autumn, the rhizome of

January 18, 2024
Cane of Immortal: A Versatile Medicinal Bamboo with Multiple Benefits
Cane of Immortal: A Versatile Medicinal Bamboo with Multiple Benefits

Cane of Immortal, also known as Retreating Seedling Bamboo or Shrunken Bamboo, is mentioned in the book "Compendium of Materia Medica". It is the dried stems of dead young bamboo of Phyllostachyl nigr

January 17, 2024
The Processing Methods and Medicinal Uses of Honeysuckle
The Processing Methods and Medicinal Uses of Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle, also known as Lonicera japonica Thunb., L.hypoglauca Miq., L.confusa DC., or L.dasystyla Rehd., is a plant of the Honeysuckle family. It is mentioned in the book "Famous Doctors' Records"

January 13, 2024
Stinky Peony: A Medicinal Plant with Detoxifying and Healing Properties
Stinky Peony: A Medicinal Plant with Detoxifying and Healing Properties

Stinky peony, also known as Fengxian grass, stinky hibiscus, and stinky jasmine, is a plant of the Clerodendrom bungei Steud. in the Verbenaceae family. Its stems and leaves are used in traditional Ch

January 13, 2024
The Healing Power of Wild Chrysanthemum: A Natural Remedy for Heat and Inflammation
The Healing Power of Wild Chrysanthemum: A Natural Remedy for Heat and Inflammation

Wild chrysanthemum, also known as mountain chrysanthemum, thousand-layer chrysanthemum, and yellow chrysanthemum, is a dried inflorescence of the chrysanthemum indicum L., a plant in the Asteraceae fa

January 13, 2024
Traditional Process of Extracting and Processing Turtle Shell Glue for Medicinal Purposes
Traditional Process of Extracting and Processing Turtle Shell Glue for Medicinal Purposes

Turtle shell glue is made by boiling the carapace of the Chinese softshell turtle (Trionyx sinensis Wiegmann) or the Chinese softshell turtle (T.steindachneri Siebenrock). After capturing the turtle,

January 11, 2024
The Medicinal Benefits of Sea Cucumber: Nourishing Essence, Blood, and Kidneys
The Medicinal Benefits of Sea Cucumber: Nourishing Essence, Blood, and Kidneys

The sea cucumber, also known as Liao Cen or Hai Nan Zi, is a species of echinoderm in the family Stichopodidae. It includes the Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka), Stichopus chloronotus Brandt, and Stic

January 10, 2024
White Silkworm: A Medicinal Insect Processed for Health Benefits
White Silkworm: A Medicinal Insect Processed for Health Benefits

White silkworm, also known as silkworm, Tianchong, and Jiangchong. Recorded in "Shennong Bencao Jing". It belongs to the family Bombycidae of the insect Bombyx mori Linnaeus. The dried body of the sil

January 10, 2024
The Medicinal Benefits of Shiitake Mushrooms: A Promising Natural Remedy
The Medicinal Benefits of Shiitake Mushrooms: A Promising Natural Remedy

Shiitake mushroom, also known as fragrant mushroom, stone mushroom, and winter mushroom, is a type of mushroom that belongs to the Lentinus edodes (Berk.) Sing species in the Tricholomataceae family.

January 8, 2024
Saffron: The Essence of Medicinal Efficacy
Saffron: The Essence of Medicinal Efficacy

Saffron, also known as Ji Fu Lan, Sa Fa Lang, and Tibetan Saffron, is documented in the "Essence of Materia Medica". It is the dried stigma of the plant Crocus sativus L. of the family Iridaceae. The

January 7, 2024
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