Anhui Red Jujube: Dark red, oval with wrinkles, sweet and oily when eaten. Jixin Jujube (Chicken Heart Jujube): Size like a chicken heart, those with a sour skin are preferred. Da Zao (Jujube): Produced in Xinjiang Sliced Xinjiang Red...
Anhui Red Jujube: Dark red, oval with wrinkles, sweet and oily when eaten. Jixin Jujube (Chicken Heart Jujube): Size like a chicken heart, those with a sour skin are preferred. Da Zao (Jujube): Produced in Xinjiang Sliced Xinjiang Red...
Chuanxiong: Wuji Qiong Chuanxiong: Irregular nodular lumps, yellowish-brown, hard texture Wuji Qiong Decoction Pieces Chuanxiong Slices: Shaped like butterflies, hence also called 'Butterfly Slices,' whitish-gray, strong aroma, bitter and pungent taste New Batch of Chuanxiong Slices Old Batch of Chuanxiong...
Licorice: From top to bottom, these are Special, A-grade, B-grade, C-grade, and D-grade licorice. Liangwai Special Grade Licorice: Reddish-brown, long cylindrical shape. Liangwai D-grade Licorice: Ends are flat and even, skin is tight. Xizhen Licorice: The bottom four (pieces) are...
Raw Cassia Seed (Sheng Jue Ming Zi): Rhomboid, resembling a horse's hoof, yellowish-brown, obliquely truncated at both ends with a small hilum, ridgelines on both dorsal and ventral sides, smooth, glossy, and hard. Stir-fried Cassia Seed (Chao Jue Ming Zi):...
Wenzhou Houpo: Pungent, oily, and moist Magnolia Root Bark (Genpo): Resembles chicken intestines, also known as 'Chicken Intestine Houpo' Hubei Houpo Rolls Guizhou Houpo 「於是乎盧橘夏熟，黃甘橙楱；枇杷橪柿，楟奈厚朴；梬棗楊梅，櫻桃蒲陶；隱夫薁棣，荅遝離支；羅乎後宮，列乎北園；䝯丘陵，下平原；揚翠葉，扤紫莖；發紅華，垂朱榮；煌煌扈扈，照曜鉅野。」 《上林賦》 司馬相如 The mention of "ting, nai, and houpo" in the above passage describes...
Poria cocos (Fu Ling): A block-shaped fungus, reddish-brown in color, with distinct wrinkles on its outer skin, which is thin and rough. Cultivated Poria cocos (Jia Zhong Fu Ling): The outer layer is dark brown, and the inner layer is...
Guang Chen Pi: Appears as 4 segments, orange-red on the outside, shriveled and concave, with oil glands (pores). The inner surface is yellowish-white with vein patterns, sponge-like, with a fragrant and pungent aroma, and breaks easily. Guang Chen Pi: The...
Raw Northern Ban Lan Gen: Nodules are visible Raw Northern Ban Lan Gen: Cylindrical, twisted shape, grayish-yellow, with longitudinal striations and lenticels The Traditional Chinese Medicine Division of the Ministry of Health and Welfare in Taiwan recently issued a temporary...
Artemisia annua Artemisia annua: Cylindrical stem, much branched, with longitudinal grooves, hollow pith in the center when cut, small capitate inflorescences, yellow-green. Artemisia annua stem According to the basic theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), "Qi" is the most fundamental...
Mugwort Leaf: Ash-green in color, with shriveled and broken leaf blades, pinnately lobed, with short petioles. It is soft in texture, with a bitter and aromatic smell. The underside is densely covered with gray-white hairs. Vinegar-processed Mugwort Leaf "Though the...