The Use of Astragalus in Chinese Herbal Medicine
Astragalus (huang qi) is a perennial plant native to China, Mongolia, and Korea, and is one of Chinese medicine’s 50 fundamental herbs. It is considered
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How Pinellia (Ban Xia) is Used in Chinese Herbal Medicine
Pinellia is a Chinese herb from the Araceae family of flowering plants. It is native to Japan and southern China, and is often called the
Zhu Dan-Xi and the Yin Nourishing School in Chinese Medicine
The fourth master of Chinese Medicine, Zhu Dan-Xi, had the opportunity to study and adapt his teachings based on the other three masters’ schools of
Li Dong-Yuan and the Earth School in Chinese Medicine
As Chinese medicine evolved, practitioners began to realize that patients did not live in a vacuum and they could not be treated as such. Every
Chinese Medicine’s Zhang Zi-He and The School of Attacking and Purging
Like modern practitioners, the great masters of Chinese medicine learned from and were influenced by each other’s work. They were not only coming up with