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Botanical Name: Tamarix chinensis Lour.Plant Type: Shrub or small deciduous tree from the Tamaricaceae family.Medicinal Part: Dried young branches and leaves.Main Production Areas: Grown throughout China.Harvesting & Processing: Collected in summer before flowering, then dried in the shade and cut into sections for raw use. [Properties] Taste & Nature: Pungent, neutral.Meridian Entered: Lung, stomach, and … Read more

Botanical Name: Coriandrum sativum L.Plant Type: Annual herb from the Apiaceae family.Medicinal Part: The whole plant.Main Production Areas: Grown throughout China.Harvesting & Processing: Collected when the fruit is mature, with roots intact. Used fresh or dried and used raw. [Properties] Taste & Nature: Pungent, warm.Meridian Entered: Lung and stomach meridians. [Functions] [Clinical Applications] [Dosage & … Read more

Botanical Name: Allium fistulosum L.Plant Type: Perennial herb from the Amaryllidaceae family.Medicinal Part: The bulb near the root.Main Production Areas: Grown throughout China.Harvesting & Processing: Can be harvested at any time and used fresh. [Properties] Taste & Nature: Pungent, warm.Meridian Entered: Lung and stomach meridians. [Functions] [Clinical Applications] [Dosage & Administration]

Botanical Name: Magnolia sprengeri Pamp., Magnolia denudata Desr., or Magnolia sprengeri Pamp.Plant Type: Deciduous shrub from the Magnoliaceae family.Medicinal Part: Dried flower buds.Main Production Areas: Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Sichuan, and other regions in China.Harvesting & Processing: Collected in early spring before the flowers bloom, then dried and used raw. [Properties] Taste & Nature: Pungent, warm.Meridian … Read more

Botanical Name: Xanthium sibiricum Patr.Plant Type: Annual herb from the Asteraceae family.Medicinal Part: The dried, mature fruit with involucre.Main Production Areas: Wildly distributed across China.Harvesting & Processing: Collected in autumn, dried, roasted to remove hard spines, and used raw. [Properties] Taste & Nature: Pungent, bitter, warm; slightly toxic.Meridian Entered: Lung meridian. [Functions] [Clinical Applications] [Dosage … Read more

Alternative Names: Chinese Wild Ginger, Manchurian Wild Ginger.Botanical Name: Plant Type: Perennial herb from the Aristolochiaceae family.Medicinal Part: The dried whole plant.Main Production Areas: [Properties] Taste & Nature: Pungent, warm; slightly toxic.Meridians Entered: Lung, Kidney, and Heart meridians. [Functions] [Clinical Applications] [Dosage & Administration] [Precautions]

Botanical Name: Angelica dahurica (Fisch. ex Hoffm.) Benth. et Hook f. or Angelica dahurica (Fisch. ex Hoffm.) Benth. et Hook f. var. formosana (Boiss.) Shan et Yuan.Plant Type: Perennial herb from the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family.Medicinal Part: The dried root.Main Production Areas: Sichuan, Zhejiang, Henan, Hebei, Anhui, and other regions in China.Harvesting & Processing: Collected in … Read more

Botanical Name: Ligusticum sinense Oliv. and Ligusticum jeholense Nakai et Kitag.Plant Type: Perennial herb from the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family.Medicinal Part: The dried rhizome and root.Main Production Areas: Sichuan, Hunan, Liaoning, Hebei, and other regions in China.Harvesting & Processing: Collected in autumn when stems and leaves wither or in early spring before new shoots emerge. Dried … Read more

Botanical Name: Notopterygium incisum Ting ex H.T.Chang or Notopterygium forbesii Boiss.Plant Type: Perennial herb from the Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) family.Medicinal Part: The dried rhizome and root.Main Production Areas: Sichuan, Gansu, Qinghai, and Yunnan provinces in China.Harvesting & Processing: Collected in spring and autumn, dried, sliced, and used raw. [Properties] Taste & Nature: Pungent, bitter, and warm.Meridians … Read more