by ericbrand | Jul 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Sesame and sesame oil in the Ben Cao Pin Hui Jing Yao Ginkgo biloba in the Ben Cao Pin Hui Jing Yao Bing Lang in the Ben Cao Pin Hui Jing Yao Mo yao (myrrh) in the Ben Cao Pin Hui Jing Yao Gou Qi Zi illustration from the Ben Cao Pin Hui Jing Yao (本草品彙精要) Poppy...
by ericbrand | Sep 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Eric Brand The extensive use of medicinal processing (known as “pao zhi”) is a distinctive and uniquely developed feature of Chinese herbal medicine. Most Chinese herbs first undergo processing before they are employed clinically, and the method of processing often...
by ericbrand | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Eric Brand The art of identifying genuine, high-quality medicinal materials has been a concern of Chinese herbal medicine practitioners for thousands of years. The herbs used in Chinese medicine have long been traded across vast geographic distances, and...
