Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Herbs for Cardiovascular Health - Part 1 of 3

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NOTE: This is an excerpt of an article originally published in 1998 in Dr. Leung's newsletter, "Leung's Chinese Herb News"...
Monday, August 13, 2007

Yet Another Confusing Coffee Article

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“Caffeine shown to slow loss of memory in older women” by Maria Kubacki, Canwest News Service. The Gazette, Montreal, Tuesday, August 7, 200...
Friday, August 10, 2007

Diet Therapy for Diabetes: Part 5 of 5

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NOTE: Following is the fourth of five excerpts on diabetes from one of Dr. Leung's earlier writings. This originally appeared in 1997 in...
Thursday, August 09, 2007

Diet Therapy for Diabetes: Part 4 of 5

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NOTE: Following is the fourth of five excerpts on diabetes from one of Dr. Leung's earlier writings. This originally appeared in 1997 in...
Thursday, August 02, 2007

Diet Therapy for Diabetes: Part 3 of 5

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NOTE: Following is the third of five excerpts on diabetes from one of Dr. Leung's earlier writings. This originally appeared in 1997 in ...

Diet Therapy for Diabetes: Part 2 of 5

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NOTE: Following is the second of five excerpts on diabetes from one of Dr. Leung's earlier writings. This originally appeared in 1997 in...

Diet Therapy for Diabetes - Part 1 of 5

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NOTE: Following is the first of five excerpts on diabetes from one of Dr. Leung's earlier writings. This originally appeared in 1997 in ...
Friday, July 27, 2007

Ancient Use History - Ginkgo Nut, not Ginkgo Leaf

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You probably have heard of ginkgo biloba, as it is now in many herbal or nutritional products. Actually, Ginkgo biloba is a tree, consider...
Thursday, July 26, 2007

Job's Tear used as a Healing Food for Acne

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Job's tear (Coix seed or Chinese pearl barley) is readily available in Chinese food stores and herb shops. It tastes like regular barle...
Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Coltsfoot

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Known botanically as Tussilago farfara of the composite family, coltsfoot is a common herb found in many parts of the world. It is generall...
Thursday, July 19, 2007

Coffee (or is it caffeine?) again!

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I recently came across a front-page article in a New Jersey newspaper (The Bergen Record, Monday, July 9, 2007) by a staff writer, entitled ...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Herbs for Treating Hangover or Drunkenness

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In the traditional Chinese medical literature, drunkenness and hangover are all lumped under jiu du or wine/alcohol poisoning. The followin...
Monday, July 16, 2007

Dill is shi luo zi, Dill is xiao hui xiang

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The dill plant is an annual or biennial herb with a smooth and erect stem, up to about 1 m (3.3 ft) high. Its leaves are finely dissected, l...
Thursday, July 12, 2007

Part 2 of 2: Soybean

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In an earlier post , we introduced the soybean and some of its uses in Chinese medicine. Today, we look at traditional versus modern uses as...
Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Part 1 of 2: Soybean

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This week we will be looking at how Chinese medicine uses a favorite of American agriculture, the soybean. This will be covered in a two-par...
Friday, July 06, 2007

Bell Flower for Coughs, also as Vegetable

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Jiegeng is the root of Platycodon grandiflorum . It is also called balloon flower and Chinese bell flower, of the bell flower family. It ...
Monday, July 02, 2007

Mung Bean

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The mung bean, also known as green gram or ludou (Chinese) is the seed of Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek var. ratiata [ Phaseolus radiatus L...
Friday, June 22, 2007

Astragalus

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Astragalus, the root of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. and other Astragalus spp., can be used raw or cured. Astragalus is a qi (en...
Monday, June 18, 2007

Sour Jujube Kernel

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Sour jujube kernel is the seed of Ziziphus spinosa Hu and Z. jujuba Mill. var spinosa (Bge.) Hu ex H.F. Chow. It has brain tonic, tranqui...
Thursday, June 14, 2007

Magnolia Is Xinyi

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Magnolia, also known as Xinyi , is the flower bud of Magnolia biodii L., M. denudata Desr. and other Magnolia spp. (Family Magnioliaceae)...