Face is the mirror of the soul. Good facial health helps us put our best face forward, while providing a luminous mirror in which reflects the beauty […]
Face is the mirror of the soul. Good facial health helps us put our best face forward, while providing a luminous mirror in which reflects the beauty […]
Easy ways to care for skin in the summer including both natural and traditional Chinese medicine approaches. A good sunscreen and staying hydrated is just a start, see how […]
In a partnership with Douglas Laboratories: Daily supplements of omega-3-rich fish oil may reduce the allergic response to some allergens, says a new study that adds to […]
Want glowing and soft skin? Try flaxseed oil. Flaxseed oil, contains the highest level of omega-3 fatty acid ALA among vegetable oils. Flaxseed oil may significantly improve […]
The formula is comprised of equal amounts of phellodendron (huangbai) and red atractylodes (cangzhu) ground to powder and swallowed down with ginger juice (if available; otherwise with […]
Danggui Yinzi is a formula that was designed to alleviate skin itching. The prescription is rarely mentioned in Chinese sources, but is widely appreciated by Japanese and […]
Lonicera (see Figure 1) and forsythia (see Figure 2) are the most commonly-used herbs that are classified among those that clear heat and clean toxin. The two […]
One of the functions an herb may have is designated cholagogue, meaning, to promote the flow of bile (Latin: chole). Herbs reputed to be cholagogues have several indications for […]
Oxymatrine is present in sophora roots along with matrine and small amounts of other tetracyclo-quinolizidine alkaloids (from Sophora flavescens: kushen; and Sophora subprostrata: shandougen), as described in […]
Ching-hao is markedly bitter in taste, cold in nature, and is classified among the heat clearing herbs, either with those that treat summer heat or those that […]