| Acorus
(Sichangpu) |
|
Pinellia,
Arisaema, Acorus and Typhonium |
| Arisaema |
|
Arisaema |
| Aromatic
Herbs |
|
The
Use of Aromatic Agents for Regulating Qi, Vitalizing Blood, and Relieving
Pain |
| Artemesia
(Liujinu) |
|
Ching-Hao
and the Artemisias Used in Chinese Medicine |
|
|
Borneol,
Artemesia, and Moxa |
| Asarum
(Xiexin) |
|
Safety
Issues Affecting Chinese Herbs: The Case of Asarum |
| Astragalus |
|
Astragalus: Practical Aspects of Administering the Herb |
| Atractylodes |
|
Atractylodes:
Baizhu and Cangzhu |
| Bamboo |
|
Bamboo
As Medicine |
| Bee
Products (honey, royal jelly, etc.) |
|
Traces
of Chloramphenicol in Chinese Bee Products |
| Berberine |
|
New Uses of Berberine: A Valuable Alkaloid from Herbs for “Damp-Heat” Syndromes |
| Bidens
(Xianfengcao) |
|
Bidens:
A Popular Remedy Escapes Notice of Western Practitioners |
| Blood
Thinners (Warfarin, Coumadin) |
|
Warfarin
and Chinese Medicine |
| Borneol
(Bingpian) |
|
Borneol,
Artemesia, and Moxa |
| Buzhong
Yiqi Tang |
|
What
is the Meaning of "Yiqi" in Buzhong Yiqi Tang? |
| Carthamus |
|
Persica
& Carthamus |
| Chaenomeles |
|
Chaenomeles: A Relaxing and Strengthening Fruit |
| Chinese
Herbs |
|
An
Introduction to Chinese Herbs |
|
|
Organic
Herb Cultivation in China |
| Chlorogenic Acid |
|
Chlorogenic Acid for Healthy Liver and Gallbladder Function |
| Chrysanthemum and Chamomile |
|
Chrysanthemum and Chamomile: Flower Teas |
| Cicada (Chantui) |
|
Chantui:
Use of Chitin in Chinese Herb Formulas |
| Cistanche
(Roucongrong) |
|
Cistanche
and Endangered Species Issues Affecting the Herb Supply |
| Citrus
(Zhishi) |
|
Synephrine:
Is Chih-shih (Zhishi) Toxic? |
| Codonopsis |
|
Codonopsis: Medicine and Food |
| Coffee |
|
Chlorogenic Acid for Healthy Liver and Gallbladder Function |
|
|
Coffee
in China |
| Coix |
|
Coix: Food and Medicine |
| Cornus
(Shanzhuyu) |
|
Cornus |
| Cnidium |
|
Ligustrazine: Key Component of the Chinese Herb... |
| Crataegus
or Hawthorn (Shanzha) |
|
Crataegus
(Hawthorn) |
| Cynomorium
(Suoyang) |
|
Cynomorium:
Parasitic Plant Widely Used in Traditional Medicine |
| Cyperus |
|
Cyperus: Primary Qi Regulating Herb of Chinese Medicine |
| Danggui
Yinzi |
|
Danggui
Yinzi: Tang-kuei and Tribulus Combination |
| Deer
Antler |
|
Deer
Antler to Nourish Blood, Bone, and Joints |
| Dictamnus
(Baixianpi) |
|
Safety
Issues Affecting Chinese Herbs: The Case of Dictamnus... |
| Dioscorea |
|
Dioscorea
Used in Chinese Medicine... |
| Drynaria and Dipsacus |
|
Drynaria and Dipsacus |
| Dragon
Bone and Dragon Teeth (bone: Longu and tooth: Longchi) |
|
Dragon's
Bone and Teeth |
| Emblic
myrobalans (Amla) |
|
Emblic
Myrobalans: Amla, Key Herb of Ayurvedic Medicine |
| Epimedium
(Xianlingpi) |
|
What's
in a Name? Er Xian Tang: Two Immortals Decoction |
| Ephedrine
(Ma-huang) |
|
Safety
Issues Affecting Chinese Herbs: The Case of Ma-huang |
| |
|
Ephedrine
in Pinellia? |
| Er Miao San |
|
Er Miao
San: Two Marvels Powder |
| Erzhi
Wan |
|
Erzhi
Wan |
| Eucommia
(Duzhong) |
|
Eucommia:
a Unique Rubber Tree |
| Evodia |
|
Evodia: Traditional and Modern Uses |
| Forsythia
(Lianqiao) |
|
Lonicera
and Forsythia: Representatives of the "Floating" Toxin-Cleaning Herbs |
| Frankincense
(Fanhunxiang) |
|
Myrrh
and Frankincense |
| Fritillaria
(Zhebaimu) |
|
Fritillaria |
| Gallnuts |
|
Gallnuts
and the Uses of Tannins in Chinese Medicine |
| Gallus (Jineijin) |
|
Jineijin
and Digestive Enzymes... |
| Gardenia |
|
Gardenia:
Key Herb for Dispelling Dampness |
| Gastrodia
(Tianma) |
|
Modernizing
Chinese Medicine: The Case of Armillaria as Gastrodia Substitute |
|
|
Gastrodia:
Symbiotic Plant Fungus |
| Gentiana
(Longdancao) |
|
Chin-Chiu
and Gentiana: Herbs for Deficiency and Excess Liver/Gallbladder Fire |
| Ginkgo
(Yinxingye) |
|
Ginkgo with Heiner Fruehauf, Ph.D., L.Ac. |
| Ginseng
(Renshen) |
|
Safety
Issues Affecting Chinese Herbs: The Case of Ginseng |
|
|
The
Source of Quintozene Residues in Ginseng |
|
|
The
Nature of Ginseng |
| Glutamine and Glutamate |
|
Amino
Acid Supplements I: Glutamine (and Glutamate) |
| Greenthread |
|
Greenthread
Navajo-Hopi Tea |
| Gui
Pi Tang |
|
The
Qi Keeps The Blood Within the Vessels: The Story of Gui Pi Tang |
| Ho-shou-wu
(Heshouwu) |
|
Ho-shou-wu:
What's in an Herb Name? |
|
|
Potential Rare Liver Reactions to He Shou Wu |
| Hoelen (Poria) |
|
Hoelen (Poria): Practical Aspects of Administering the Herb |
| Honeybush |
|
Honeybush
Tea |
| The
Jade Screen |
|
The
Jade Screen: The Story Behind Yupingfeng San |
| Jianpiling |
|
The
Use of Jianpiling in Treating Ulcerative Colitis |
| Jujube |
|
Jujube: Food and Herbal Formula Ingredient |
| Kava |
|
New
Additions to the Chinese Materia Medica (I. Kava: Piper methysticum) |
|
|
Safety
Issues Affecting Herbs: The Case of Kava |
|
|
Kava
Update |
| Ku
Ding Cha |
|
Ku
Ding Cha |
| Laoying
Tea |
|
Laoying
Tea |
| Legumes |
|
Legumes:
The Story of Chinese Medicinal Plant Resources |
| Lemon
Myrtle |
|
Lemon
Myrtle: A Delicious Source of Citral |
| Ligustrazine |
|
Ligustrazine: Key Component of the Chinese Herb... |
| Licorice
(Gancao) |
|
Transition
to Cultivated Licorice: A Model for Chinese Herbs |
| Lonicera
(Jinyinhua) |
|
Lonicera
and Forsythia: Representatives of the "Floating" Toxin-Cleaning Herbs |
| Lotus
Seed (Lianzi) |
|
Lotus
Seed: Food and Medicine |
| Luo
Han Guo (Luohanguo) |
|
Luo
Han Guo: Sweet Fruit as Sugar Substitute |
| Lycium
Fruit (Gouqizi) |
|
Lycium
Fruit |
| Magnolia
Bark (Houpo) |
|
Magnolia
Bark |
|
|
Safety
Issues Affecting Chinese Herbs: Magnolia Alkaloids |
| Mentha
(Bohe) and Schizonepeta (Jingjie) |
|
Mentha
and Schizonepeta |
| Millettia
(Jixuetang) |
|
Millettia
(Jixuetang) |
| Morus |
|
Fruit
As Medicine: Morus Fruit (Mulberry) |
| Myrrh
(Moyao) |
|
Myrrh
and Frankincense |
| Oldenlandia
(Baihuasheshecao) |
|
Oldenlandia
and Scutellaria: Antitoxin and Anticancer Herbs |
| Oroxylum |
|
Oroxylum |
| Oxymatrine |
|
Oxymatrine:
Update on Clinical Effects and Safety |
| |
|
Matrine
and Oxymatrine: Subjects of Chinese Research |
| Peony
(White, Red and Moutan) (Baisho, Chaishao & Mudanpi) |
|
White
Peony, Red Peony, and Moutan: Three Chinese Herbs Derived from Paeonia |
| Perilla |
|
Perilla Leaf, Seed, and Stem |
| Persica
(Taoren) |
|
Persica
& Carthamus |
| Phlegm-Resolving
Herbs |
|
A
Study Guide to Phlegm-Resolving Herbs |
| Phellodendron
(Huangbai) |
|
Er Miao
San: Two Marvels Powder |
|
|
New Uses of Berberine: A Valuable Alkaloid from Herbs for “Damp-Heat” Syndromes |
| Pinellia
(Banxia) |
|
Pinellia,
Arisaema, Acorus and Typhonium |
| |
|
Ephedrine
in Pinellia? |
| Prunella (Xiakucao) |
|
Prunella: Purging Fire, Regulating Qi |
| Platycodon
(Jiegeng) |
|
Platycodon
and Other Chinese Herbs with Triterpene Glycosides |
| Pueraria (Gegen) |
|
Pueraria: Source of Important Isoflavones |
| Pueraria Flower (Gehua) |
|
Pueraria
Flower Combination (Gehua Jiexing Tang): Herb Formula for Hangover
and for Reactions to Rich Foods, Herbs, and Drugs |
| Red
Atractytlodes (Cangzhu) |
|
Ermiao
San: Two Marvels Powder |
| Rehmannia
(Shu dihuang) |
|
Rehmannia |
| |
|
Classical Physician Zhang Jingyue: The Rehmannia Doc |
| Rehmannia Eight Formula |
|
Rehmannia Eight Formula and Its Veterinary Applications: Treating aging animals |
| Rehmannia Six Formula |
|
Rehmannia
Six Formula: Liuwei Dihuang Wan |
| Rhodiola |
|
Tibetan Herbal Medicine |
| Saffron |
|
Saffron: An Anti-Depressant Herb |
| Salvia
(Danshen) |
|
Salvia
and the History of Microcirculation Research in China |
|
|
The Use of Salvia for Patients with Renal Failure |
| Sangpiaoxiao
San |
|
Sangpiaoxiao
San: Example of a "Mind-Body" Formula |
| Sanqi
(Tianqi) |
|
Rare
Reactions to a Safe Herb: Sanqi (Panax notoginseng) |
| Saraca |
|
Excessive
Uterine Bleeding Treated with Saraca |
| Scute (Huangqin) |
|
Scute: for infection, inflammation, and protection |
| Scutellaria (Banzhilian) |
|
Oldenlandia
and Scutellaria: Antitoxin and Anticancer Herbs |
| Sea
Buckthorn (Hippophae) |
|
Sea
Buckthorn (Hippophae) |
| |
|
Tibetan Herbal Medicine |
| Sea
Cucumber |
|
Sea
Cucumber: Food and Medicine |
| Seaweed |
|
The
Nutritional and Medicinal Value of Seaweeds Used in Chinese Medicine |
| Shuanghuanglian |
|
Shuanghuanglian:
Potent Anti-Infection Combination... |
| Shengmai
San |
|
Shengmai
San: An Ancient Formula now Used in Chinese Hospitals |
| Shenqu |
|
Shenqu:
Mysterious Ferment |
| Si Junzi Tang (Four Major Herbs) |
|
Understanding Qi: The Four Gentleman Decoction |
| Silverweed |
|
Silverweed:
Potentilla Species Used in Herbal Medicine |
| Snakes |
|
The
Medicinal Use of Snakes in China |
| Sophora
(Kushen) |
|
Sophora |
|
|
Matrine
and Oxymatrine: Subjects of Chinese Research |
| Soybeans |
|
Soybeans
for Cancer Patients |
|
|
Soybeans
for Health |
|
|
Update
on Soy Products: Are They Appropriate for Women Concerned About Breast
Cancer? |
| Sparganium |
|
Sparganium
& Zedoaria |
| Succinum (Amber) |
|
Succinum (Amber):Use in Chinese Medicine |
| Theanine |
|
Amino
Acid Supplements IV: Theanine |
| Tianwang
Buxin Dan |
|
Tianwang
Buxin Dan: Famous Patent for Nourishing The Heart |
| Tibetan
Herbs |
|
Tibetan
Herbal Medicine |
| Tortoise
Shell (Guiban) |
|
Tortoise
Shell |
| |
|
Endangered
Species Issues Affecting Turtles and Tortoises... |
Trichosanthes
(root: Tianhuafen; fruit: Gualou) |
|
Trichosanthes |
| Tripterygium
(Leigongteng) |
|
Tripterygium |
| Turmeric
(Jianghuang) |
|
Turmeric:
What's in an Herb Name? |
| Usnea
(Songluo) |
|
Safety
Issues Affecting Herbs: Usnea |
| Uncaria
tomentosa (Cat's Claw) |
|
Uncaria
tomentosa (Cat's Claw) |
| Valerian
and Nardostachys (Gansong) |
|
Valerian
and Nardostachys |
| Wu
Chi Fai Peng Wan |
|
Wu Chi Pai Feng Wan: Herbal Chicken Soup in a Pill |
| Xanthium
(Cangerzi) |
|
Safety
Issues Affecting Chinese Herbs: The Case of Xanthium |
| Xiao
Yao San |
|
What's
in a Name? Xiao Yao San: Free and Easy Wanderer's Powder |
| Xuefu
Zhuyu Tang |
|
Xuefu
Zhuyu Tang: Persica and Achyranthes Combination |
| Yi
Qi Cong Ming Tang |
|
Brightening
the Mind and the Senses: Yi Qi Cong Ming Tang |
| Yin
Qiao Jie Du Pian |
|
Yin
Qiao Jie Du Pian: A Patent Remedy Based on Yin Qiao San |
| Yunnan Paiyao |
|
Yunnan Paiyao: Uses for injury and surgery; gastro-intestinal, respiratory, and urogenital disorders |
| Zedoaria |
|
Sparganium
& Zedoaria |
| Zizyphus
(Suanzaoren) |
|
Zizyphus |
