Chinese Herbs
CENTELLA ASIATICA
Posted under Chinese Herbs on Thursday, 30 October 2008 by admin
Gotu Kola - Hydrocotyle Asiatica - Perennial
Height: 10cm
Space: 30cm
Shady, moist rich soil.
Good for ground cover or basket. Easily grown but frost tender and a favourite of slugs and snails. Reputedly used over the centuries for its qualities offering relief from various ailments,...
CATNIP
Posted under Chinese Herbs on Thursday, 30 October 2008 by admin
Nepeta Cataria - Perennial
Height: 90cm
Space: 40cm
Sun or light shade, well-drained soil.
Catnip is a pretty plant with its whorls of lavender or white flowers attracting bees. Well known for the way its leaves and blossoms either dried or fresh are relished by cats. Rub leaf on meat...
XIAO QING LONG TANG
Posted under Chinese Herbs on Thursday, 30 October 2008 by admin
INGREDIENTS: Ma Huang 9g / Gui Zhi 9g / Bai Shao 9g / Xi Xin 6g / Gan Jiang 6g / Ban Xia 9g / Wu Wei Zi 6g / Prepared Gan Cao 6
TRADITIONAL USAGES AND FUNCTIONS: Dispersing exterior evil, expelling coldness, warming lung and removing fluid-retention.
INDICATIONS: Patient has constitution with...
THYME WOOLLY
Posted under Chinese Herbs on Tuesday, 28 October 2008 by admin
Thymus Pseudolanuginosus - Perennial
Height: 8cm
Space: 30cm
Sunny, well drained light soil.
An attractive and hardy ground hugger, forming a dense mat of hairy grey aromatic foliage. Flowers shyly with pretty pink blooms during summer. Excellent around paving stones and delightful...
china herbs : Ginseng
Posted under Chinese Herbs on Tuesday, 28 October 2008 by admin
Ginseng is probably the most famous chinese herb. It has been used in Asia for more than 5,000 years. In China, ginseng has been treasured since the dawn of written history. In the Qing Dynasty of ancient China, ginseng was prized more than gold.
Ginseng is available in literally thousands...