Chinese herbal drugs

Traditional Chinese drugs is an ancient healing system originating nearly four,500 years ago. It continues to be the foremost common healing system in China these days despite the sturdy presence of Western drugs.



Chinese drugs incorporates a terribly distinctive approach to it's study of the human body and therefore the interrelationships of the varied body systems. it's currently practiced widely in North America in several forms together with, acupuncture, acupressure, moxabustion, and dispensing of Chinese Herbal formulas. several Western Herbalists are currently incorporating Chinese Herbs into their formulas further.

The demand for several of those Chinese Herb Plants is reaching an all time high, contributing to close extinction of bound plants wild crafted in China or alternative elements of Asia. several Chinese Herbs are cultivated further, that has galvanized many North yank growers to start cultivating Chinese Herbs here within the US.

Many species of Chinese Herb Plants have botanical cousins (so to speak), that are native to North America, however those practicing ancient Chinese drugs choose to use the particular Chinese species, which is able to usually thrive here if grown in a very similar climate to its location in China.

There is abundant dispute among Herbalists on the effectiveness of Chinese Herbs grown in North America. Some purists believe that these herbs need to be cultivated in China to be used effectively in Chinese herbal formulas. actually there's abundant to be learned from the Chinese concerning post-harvest preparation of those herbs to attain most medicinal efficiency.

As Herb Gardeners, we've the chance to experiment with these herbs from China in our own gardens and use the plants we tend to grow and confirm their effectiveness on a private level. because of my very own positive experiences using ancient Chinese Herbs and acupuncture for my very own healing, i started attempting to grow several of the plants within the formulas I actually have taken over the years. This has resulted in a very massive assortment of Chinese Herb species that we tend to are able to supply our customers with a lot of being propagated within the future.

If you're taking a Chinese Herbal formula or are curious and would love to feature some lovely botanical diversity to your herb garden, attempt growing a number of these Chinese Cultivars we've offered this season.

Our Chinese Herbs:

(Click on a plant name for a lot of data concerning the plant or to order)

    All Heal (xia ku cao)
    Astagalus (Huang Qi)
    Atractylodes
    Baical Skullcap (Huang Qin)
    Balloon Flower (Jie Jeng)
    Ban Xia
    Bitter Melon
    Bupleurum (Chai Hu)
    Burdock Gobo
    Chinese Angelica (Bai Zhi)
    Chinese Forsythia
    Chinese Pink (Qu mai)
    Chinese Plantain ( Che Qian)
    Chinese Senna (Jue Ming)
    Chinese Snake Gourd
    Chinese Wild Yam (Shan Ya)
    Chinese Woad (Da Qing)
    Chinese Yarrow
    Codonopsis(Dang Shen)
    Dong Quai
    Fo-Ti He Shou Wou
    Ginger
    Gingko
    Green Tea
    Japanese Wisteria
    Laserwort (Fang feng)
    Leopard Flower (She Gan)
    Licorice Chinese (Gan Cao)
    Mugwort
    Oxknee (NIU Xi)
    Rehmannia (Sheng Di Huang)
    Red Sage(Dan shen )
    Schizandra(Wu Wei Zi)
    Shiso (Zi Su We)
    Siberian Motherwort (Yi Mu Cao)
    Sweet Annie
    Turkey Rhubarb
    Wolfberry (Gou Gi Zi)
    Yomogi Mugwort(Kui Hao)