Sour Jujube Dates are called Suan Zao Ren in Chinese Pin Yin and Ziziphus Spinosae Semen is the Latin/pharmaceutical name. The Jujube dates themselves are also used quite a bit and they are often used in food therapy because they taste great and go well in hot cereals, congee, and kicharee. The dates and the [...]
Suan Zao Ren-Sour Jujube Seed-Ziziphus Semen-Herb of the Week
Written on: 01 Apr 09 and Filed under: Herb of the Week | 4 Comments
Herbs for Health, Vitality & Longevity
Written on: 01 Jan 09 and Filed under: Advice, Articles, Entertainment, ask sean, first aid, herbs, recepies, reviews | 3 Comments
Its time to bring in the New Year and what better than to resolute Health, Long Life, and Vitality while steering free of colds and keeping your hair color! I have some herbs along with some preparations to achieve such goals this year! I have some Chinese Herbs and some Western Herbs for you to [...]
The Ultimate Kidney Tonic- Black Soup
Tired? Fatigued? Low libido? Low back pain? Weak knees? Wake up in the middle of the night? Recently weak after surgery? These are just a few symptoms of weakened kidney function. In Chinese Medicine there are many more symptoms related to this and aging alone is one of the ways that kidneys weaken. There is [...]