Ginseng Root, White, Medium (Panax Ginseng Root; Ren Shen - Kirin) Whole: 500 gm (1.17 lb) : V (Special Order)

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Used as a tea, decoction, extract, tincture, food additive and supplement. Chinese Ren Shen, root of heaven, Panax ginseng, Asian ginseng, is native to Manchuria and Korea and is cultivated in China, Korea and Japan. The ginseng plant requires 5-7 years to mature from seed. Ginseng has a sweetly aromatic flavour. Its root has long been regarded by the Chinese as a panacea for illness, though it was usually used by them in a prophylactic (preventive) rather than a curative manner. Many Native American tribes used American ginseng, Panax quinquefolia. Medicinal uses ranged from digestive... [more info]

Prickly Ash Fruit (Zanthoxylum bungeanum; Chuan Hua Jiao) Whole: 500 gm (1.17 lb) : V (Special Order)

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The fruit is anaesthetic, anthelmintic, aromatic, astringent, carminative, diuretic, emmenagogue, stimulant, sudorific, vasodilator and vermifuge. It is pulverised then mixed with water for internal... [more info]

Prickly Ash Fruit (Zanthoxylum bungeanum; Chuan Hua Jiao) Powdered: 500 gm (1.17 lb) : V (Special Order)

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The fruit is anaesthetic, anthelmintic, aromatic, astringent, carminative, diuretic, emmenagogue, stimulant, sudorific, vasodilator and vermifuge. It is pulverised then mixed with water for internal... [more info]

Milk Vetch Seed (Astragalus complanatus; Flatstem Milkvetch; Sha Yuan Zi) 500 gm (1.17 lb) : V (Special Order)

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This species has been used for almost 2,000 years in China as a liver and kidney tonic. The seed is hepatic and ophthalmic. It is used in the treatment of kidney diseases, lumbago, spontaneous... [more info]

Foxnut Barley (Euryale ferox; Euryale Seed; Qian Shi) Powdered: 500 gm (1.17 lb) : V (Special Order)

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Foxnut Barley is highly esteemed in China as a cooling tonic food. The seed is about the size of a pea, each fruit containing from 8 to 15 seeds. The seed is usually roasted and then eaten. It is... [more info]

Black Cardamon Seed (Alpinia oxyphylla; Yi Zhi Ren) Whole: 500 gm (1.17 lb) : V (Special Order)

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Alpinia oxyphylla is a member of the ginger family and is known in Chinese herbal medicine as Yi Zhi Ren. It has a long history as a component of a formula used for centuries to control frequent... [more info]

Ginseng Root, White (Panax ginseng; Ren Shen - Kirin) Powder: 1 lb: V (Special Order)

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Chinese REN SHENG, root of heaven. P. ginseng, Asian ginseng, is native to Manchuria and Korea and is cultivated in China, Korea and Japan. The ginseng plant requires 5-7 years to mature from seed.... [more info]

Mulberry Root-Bark (Morus alba; Sang Bai Pi) Powdered: 500 gm (1.17 lb) : V (Special Order)

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The fruit is eaten raw. Inner bark - roasted and ground into a meal then used as a thickener in soups etc or mixed with cereals when making bread. The white mulberry has a long history of medicinal... [more info]

Terminalia Fruit (Terminalia chebula; Haritaki; He Zi) Whole: 500 gm (1.17 lb) : V (Special Order)

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Indian almond. One of the key ingredients in the blend known as Triphala, this herb has a bitter and pungent taste. In Ayurveda, Haritaki is depicted as being held in the hand of the Medicine Buddha... [more info]

Jujube Fruit (Ziziphus jujuba; Chinese Date - Red; Da Zao) Powdered: 500 gm (1.17 lb) : V (Special Order)

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Please note that this is not a free flowing powder due to the high sugar content of the herb and the lack of fillers. It is recommended to refrigerate this item, and it may need to be reground prior... [more info]