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4 unusual facts about Chinese herbology


Asanté Academy of Chinese Medicine

Founded in 2000, the Academy offers training in many branches of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), including tui na massage, acupuncture, Chinese herbology, t'ai chi ch'uan and qigong.

Bulbus fritillariae cirrhosae

It is used in Chinese herbology, for example in the Baihe Gujin Wan, to "nourish yin of the lung, resolve phlegm and relieve cough".

Dihua Street

Since then and throughout the rest of the 19th century, Dihua Street has been an important centre for commerce in Taiwanese products and produce such as Chinese medicinal herbs, fabrics, incense materials, and for the post-processing of Taiwanese tea.

Panda diplomacy

In December 2008, the government approved the import of pandas under the terms of "species of traditional herbal medicine".



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Eleutherococcus senticosus

In Chinese herbology, E. senticosis is used by people with bone marrow suppression caused by chemotherapy or radiation, angina, hypercholesterolemia, and neurasthenia with headache, insomnia, and poor appetite.

Huangqi

Astragalus propinquus (syn. Astragalus membranaceus) (黄芪), an herb used in Chinese herbology