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Chrysanthemums are a type of daisy that were originally native to Japan and China. They’re a colorful sight in gardens across the world these days, but they don’t just look pretty. These flowers have surprising health benefits, too. Traditional Chinese medicine has used chrysanthemums to treat mental and physical health problems for thousands of years, associating the ... Continue Reading
There’s a whole lot more to Schizandra berries than your average beauty or health drink. Here are 8 diverse schizandra benefits for your body! For years, men and women in China have relied on the Schizandra berries to preserve their youth and beauty. Native to China and Japan, this fruit is also called wu wei zi, which means the fruit of the five flavors. Indeed, bite into a ... Continue Reading
With the recent media attention given to the ALS Ice bucket Challenge, I thought it would be beneficial to consider Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis from a Chinese medicine perspective. Ah…the ALS Ice bucket Challenge: it’s got everyone from Justin Bieber to George W. Bush dumping buckets of ice-water on their heads; it’s got California environmentalists annoyed because people ... Continue Reading
Despite my personal fears that it is somehow gauche to add my own commentary about the death of Robin Williams to the vast dialogue that has recently taken place, I have been unable to shake the following Huáng Dì Nèi Jīng (黄帝内经) passages from my mind: “Double yáng reverts to yīn; double yīn reverts to yáng.” (Huáng Dì Nèi Jīng Sù Wèn, Ch. 5) “Extreme joy damages ... Continue Reading
(BeWellBuzz) From the wilderness of Siberia, Finland, and cold regions of North America, China, and Japan comes a food substance that is today making quite strong ripples in the medical fraternity. That substance is none other than chaga mushroom, a potent killer of cancerous cells. Chaga is not some new substance, nor are its benefits new. Its use as a medicinal food in folk ... Continue Reading
