A great product for mouth and throat conditions. This product is designed to allay inflammation, remove toxicity, alleviate pain and cease bleeding. Ingredients: Water Melon Frost, Rhizoma Belamcandae, Radix Glycyrrhizae, Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae and Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis. Apply on wounds as needed. 2.5 gm.
Nov 12
There are alternatives for asthma patients that may enhance options for treatment.
As our environment becomes more polluted, the number of people suffering from asthma is increasing worldwide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States of America, more than eight per cent of Americans have the disease with black children being the most affected.
Modern medicine offers a wide assortment of drugs to treat asthma. They are administered orally as tablets or liquids, by inhalation as sprays, pumps or nebulisers, or by injection. Recent research, however, suggests more asthmatic patients are turning to complementary and alternative medicines.
Oct 24
The idea of using food as a main source of healing and nourishing the body is an intricate part of the Traditional Chinese Medicine philosophy.
Pear is a fruit that signals the advent of autumn. Other than eating the fruit itself, Chinese mothers would often prepare “pear water” for their kids to drink. The idea is to minimize dryness of upper respiratory system and help prevent scratchy throats and dry nostrils. To make pear water, simply slice 1-2 Asian pears (no skin), and boil them with 5-7 cups of water for 15 minutes. It tastes like slightly sweetened fragrant water.
In addition of being a thirst quenching fruit, pear also has a cooling effect.
A very common food pairing that comes to mind is duck and pear, a classic warm and cool property food pairing. The enzymes in pear help to break down the meat protein and its refreshing taste compliments the gaminess of the duck.
