The concept of “medicine and food sharing the same origin” is a fundamental idea in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). It refers to certain substances that can be used both as food and as medicine to treat illnesses. TCM emphasizes “treating illness before it arises,” meaning that a skilled doctor focuses on prevention and uses daily diet as … Read more
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English Name: Pocessed Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Chinese Name: 制附子 Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Achyranthes Flavors: Acrid Temperature: Hot Channel: SP, KI, HT Special Properties: Indications: profuse sweating, loss of yang, syncope in the limbs; cholera, tendon rotation;Yang deficiency, fear of cold, spontaneous sweating, cold pain in the heart and abdomen; spleen deficiency and prolonged diarrhea;Wind-cold dampness paralysis, spasm … Read more
English Name: Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae Chinese Name: 生附子 Pharmaceutical Name: Radix Achyranthes Flavors: Acrid Temperature: Hot Channel: SP, HT, KI Special Properties: Indications: profuse sweating, loss of yang, syncope in the limbs; cholera, tendon rotation;Yang deficiency, fear of cold, spontaneous sweating, cold pain in the heart and abdomen; spleen deficiency and prolonged diarrhea;Wind-cold dampness paralysis, spasm and … Read more
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