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Here is a selection of plants that are found in some Chinese grocery stores and whose use is twofold: medicinal and food.
They are however used for curative purposes.
Note: These products have powerful therapeutic actions.
Any self-medication is strictly not recommended.
BAI HE (Lys)
Lilium brownii
Sweet and fresh, the bulb of the flower has an affinity with the Lung and Heart. It moistens the lungs and is especially useful in cases of lung dryness with dry throat, dry cough. Furthermore, this plant has a soothing compared to emotional disorders such as anxiety, sadness, confusion, chronic insomnia …
Parts used: Onion seeds and flower
CATEGORY: TONIC THE YIN
BAI SHAO YAO (White Peony)
Paeonia alba
The White peony root is a “grass” especially important in Chinese medicine. Rafraîchisante of nature
it has the property to nourish the blood while harmonizing the liver. Very often associated DANG GUI, it alleviates-heating effects.
Parts used: Roots
CATEGORY: BLOOD TONIC / CALM THE LIVER
CHEN PI (Bark ripe orange)
Pericapium Citri Reticulae
Warm, both spicy and bitter, Chen Pi (bark of mandarin) regulates Qi Foyer Median Rate and tones. It is very useful for “dry Dampness” particular areas of the chest and diaphragm. It is common to add small amounts of Chen Pi preparations “tonic” to make them more digestible.
Used parts: the fruit rind
CATEGORY: RULE QI / dried MOISTURE
DANG GUI (Chinese angelica)
Radix Angelicae Sinensis
Dang Gui is the root of Chinese angelica. major plant among the tonic blood, some also call it “female gingeng”. It is almost inevitable in most gynecological requirements
Parts used: Roots
CATEGORY: BLOOD TONIC
DANG SHEN (Codonopsis)
Radix Codonopsis
Dang Shen is a root whose effects are neighbors of the famous Ginseng (Ren Shen). It is a tonic herb (especially the median household and Upper Foyer). However it is less powerful but also much cheaper. What is says it is frequently used, with a higher dosage.
Parts used: Roots
CATEGORY: THE TONIC IQ
DA ZAO (Jujube)
Watkins jujube
Da Zao Chinese dates, which can be eaten as is, unwanted but often dried in prescriptions.Doux, neutral, of delicious flavor, it has an affinity with the median household, it invigorates
gentle way. It is also a “harmonizing” because, coupled with several “herbs” presciptions, it seems to bring some harmony.
Part used: fruit
CATEGORY: THE TONIC IQ
DU ZHONG (Eucommia Bark)
cortex Eucommiae
Zhong (Eucommiae cortex) is the bark of a tree. In appearance, it looks a bit like a brown snake skin. texture
thin and brittle, it is a great tonic Yang with a particular affinity for the loins.
Used parts: the bark
CATEGORY: TONIC YANG
GAN CAO (Liquorice)
Radix glycyrrhizae
Licorice root is a classic of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. Its name means “The sweet plant.” Its action goes to all 12 meridians but particularly to the Spleen and Lung. This is both a tonic plant, antitoxic and “clarifies the heat.”
Parts used: Roots
CATEGORY: THE TONIC IQ
GOU QI ZI (Medlar Fruit)
Fructus Lycii
GOU QI ZI is a small red fruit that nourishes the blood and Yin. soft, neutral, it enters the meridians of liver and Reins.Il works a lot for the elderly, when the Yin is declining.
This fruit is particularly used in visual disorders by vacuum Jing and blood with signs such as:
decreased visual acuity, floaters before the eyes, glare, dry or painful eyes …
It is also useful when empty signs of Liver and Kidney such as back pain, weakness of the loins and knees, impotence …
Note: Recent studies seem to show the wealth of this small red berry highlighting its important contribution in antioxidants, polysaccharides, vitamins and amino acids …
It is considered as a protector of the liver, blood pressure lowering and cholesterol-lowering …
Parts used: fruits
CATEGORY: BLOOD TONIC
HE SHOU WU (many-flowered knotweed)
Radix Polygoni Multiflori
Its name means “black hair”. This is one of the few plants that tones the “jing” (with SHU HUANG DI) and prevents many signs of vieillisssement (such as the appearance of gray hair, baldness, weak loins ..). it also lowers cholesterol and prevents the hardening of the arteries.
Parts used: Roots
CATEGORY: BLOOD TONIC
HUANG QI (Astragalus)
Radix Astragali
The Astragalus root is one of the greatest tonic in Chinese pharmacopoeia. It has a special affinity to the Lungs and Spleen. Sweet, slightly warm, it very effective in stimulating defensive energy (for people who catch colds repeatedly example).
It is one of the major plants in case of collapse of Qi (shortness of breath at the slightest effort, spontaneous sweating at the slightest effort, fatigue, nervousness, proplapsus organ, edema …)
Parts used: Roots
CATEGORY: THE TONIC IQ
JU HUA (chrysanthemum)
Flos Chrysenthemi Morifolli
Ju Hua is a variety of chrysanthemum. It has a tropism to the lung and liver. bittersweet, kind of cool, this plant is widely used in Chinese medicine for ailments affecting the eyes. Particularly red eyes, itchy, painful, dry or watery ….
Parts used: dried flowers
CATEGORY: PLANTS THAT CLARIFY THE HEAT AND detoxify
LIAN ZI (Lotus Seed)
Semen Nelumbinis Nuciferae
The lotus is a plant whose many parts are used in Chinese medicine (flowers, lotus beard, seeds, leaves, rhizomes,
etc.). The seeds are sweet and astringent taste. They are effective against chronic diarrhea, vaginal discharge, seminal emissions … They are also effective on certians psychic disorders, calming the mind, struggling against insomnia, nervousness, palpitations ..
Part used: seeds
CATEGORY: PLANTS astringent
SHAN YAO (Chinese yam)
Dioscorea opposita
Shan Yao is the root of Chinese yam. Neutral flavor Soft,
He has an affinity with the Spleen, Lung and Kidney. It is a tonic
sweet that tones the spleen, the lungs, strengthens the kidneys and leJing.
very appropriate in cases of chronic diarrhea (by vacuum Rate)
chronic bronchitis or cough, and also in cases of weak kidneys, especially in the elderly …
Part used: the tuber
CATEGORY: THE TONIC IQ
SHU HUANG DI
Radix Rehmania Prep.
This plant is key in the arsenal of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. Both blood tonic, Yin Jing and even the kidneys. It treats the blood empty states (with signs like pale skin, dizziness, insomnia …) and the empty states of Yin Kidney with signs such as night sweats, hot sensation in the bones, back pain,
dizziness, hearing loss or tinnitus, premature graying of hair …). Warning, this plant is rarely alone Its very oily nature very moisturizing because it must be used with caution in case of empty Spleen and Stomach.
Parts used: Roots
CATEGORY: TONIC BLOOD / THE TONIC YIN
Chinese medicinal foods XIA KU CAO (common apple)
Spica Prunella vulgaris
Of cold nature, this plant has a particular affinity with the liver and
Gallbladder. It clears blockages, eliminates the heat of the Liver
and has a particular action on the eyes (in the case of red eye, pain, photophobia …). Attention however not to use it in case of empty Spleen and Stomach.
Used parts: the ear
CATEGORY: PLANTS THAT BLEEDING HEAT
Chinese medicinal foods YI YI REN (tears-of-Job)
Semen Coix
The YI YI REN is the Chinese barley. Soft, fresh energy is a
cereal particularly effective to fight against some moisture phenomena (especially in the medium and especially lower heater): edema, fluid retention, vaginal discharge, loose stools or diarrhea. Can be consumed in soup, with rice. Such as rice, it can be lightly grill before cooking “normal” to strengthen its digestive action.
Parts used: Seeds
CATEGORY: PLANTS THAT DRAINS MOISTURE
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