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宁夏 一级 枸杞子 （160-190粒 /磅） 性味 味甘；性平 性状 ①西枸杞 为植物宁夏枸杞的干燥成熟果实。呈椭圆形或纺锤形，略压扁，长1.5～2厘米，直径4～8毫米。表面鲜红色至暗红色，具不规则的皱纹，略有光泽，一端有白色果柄痕。肉质柔润，内有多数黄色种子；扁平似肾脏形。无臭，味甜，嚼之唾液染成红黄色。以粒大、肉厚、种子少、色红、质柔软者为佳。主产宁夏。甘肃有少量生产。 ②津枸杞 又名:津血杞、杜杞子。为植物枸杞的干燥成熟果实。呈椭圆形或圆柱形，两端略尖，长1～1.5厘米，直径3～5毫米。表面鲜红色或暗红色；具不规则的皱纹，无光泽。质柔软而略滋润，内藏多数种子，种子形状与上种略同。无臭，味甜。以粒大、肉厚、种子少、色红、质柔软者为佳。粒小、肉薄、种子多、色灰红老质次。主产河北。此外，河南、陕西、四川、山西、江苏等地亦产。  经脉 归肝经；肾经；肺经 功效 滋肾，润肺，补肝，明目。治肝肾阴亏，腰膝酸软，头晕，目眩，目昏多泪，虚劳咳嗽，消渴，遗精。 ①陶弘景:补益精气，强盛阴道。 ②《药性论》:能补益精诸不足，易颜色，变白，明目，安神。 ③《食疗本草》:坚筋耐老，除风，补益筋骨，能益人，去虚劳。 ④王好古:主心病嗌干，心痛，渴而引饮，肾病消中。 ⑤《纲目》:滋肾，润肺，明目。 ⑥《本草述》:疗肝风血虚，眼赤痛痒昏翳。治中风眩晕，虚劳，诸见血证，咳嗽血，痿、厥、挛，消瘅，伤燥，遗精，赤白浊，脚气，鹤膝风。 用法用量 内服：煎汤，5~15g；或入丸、散、膏、酒剂。 注意禁忌 外邪实热，脾虚有湿及泄泻者忌服。 【食疗方】 1.参杞酒 党参15克，枸杞子15克，米酒500毫升。将党参、枸杞子洗净，干燥后研为粗末，放入细口瓶内，加入米酒，密封瓶口，每日振摇1次，浸泡7天以上。每次服15毫升，早晚各服1次。 功效：益气补血、宁心安神。主治心脾两虚、心悸失眠、夜寐多梦、食欲不振、肢体倦怠等。 2.杞圆膏 枸杞子、龙眼肉各等份。加水，用小火多次煎熬至枸杞子、龙眼肉无味，去渣继续煎熬成膏，每次1～2汤匙，沸水冲服。 主治肝肾不足，血不养心，腰膝痿软，头昏耳鸣，心悸健忘等症。 3.山楂枸杞饮 山楂、枸杞各15g。二者加沸水冲泡。每日频饮。 功效：适用于病后体虚乏力，食欲不振，消化不良，腰膝酸软，目暗昏花等症。枸杞含有多种不饱和脂肪酸、氨基酸、维生素等成分，具有养阴补血，益精明目之功效，还可保肝、降血压、降血糖，与山楂共用，具有补肝益肾，补血益脑功能。 4.杞味茶 枸杞子、五味子各等份。干燥后研为粗末，每次9～15克，沸水浸泡，代茶饮。 主治气阴不足的人，不能适应夏季的炎热气候，常于春夏之交，眩晕体倦，两脚竣软，心烦自汗，饮食减少，脉浮乏力，亦即古时所称"疰夏"（或作"注夏"）的病证。   Gou qi zi / Barbary Wolfberry Fruit  (16 oz) Gou gi berries, also known as goji, wolfberries or snowberries, are prized for their health benefits as well as their unique, satisfying flavor. These berries have been used in traditional Chinese medicine and cuisine for centuries. They can also be infused with hot water to make a nutrient-rich drink. Recently named as one of the top ten superfruits, Goji berries are high in antioxidants and known to promote healthy vision and immune system. From the manufacturer:  The taste is sweet. It is the dry matured fruit of the plant Ningxia Lycium barbarum. It is oval or fusiform, slightly flattened, 1.5-2 cm long and 4-8 mm in diameter. The surface is bright red to dark red, with irregular wrinkles, slightly shiny, and white fruit stalk marks on one end. The flesh is soft and moist, with many yellow seeds inside; it is flat and kidney-shaped. Odorless and sweet, the saliva from chewing is dyed red and yellow. The ones with large grains, thick flesh, few seeds, red color and soft texture are better. It is mainly produced in Ningxia. There is a small amount of production in Gansu.   ②Jin wolfberry, also known as Jinxue Qi, Du Qizi, is the dry mature fruit of the plant Lycium barbarum. It is oval or cylindrical, with slightly pointed ends, 1 to 1.5 cm in length and 3 to 5 mm in diameter. The surface is bright red or dark red; with irregular wrinkles and dull. The texture is soft and slightly moist, with many seeds inside, and the shape of the seeds is similar to the previous one. Odorless and sweet. The ones with large grains, thick flesh, few seeds, red color and soft texture are better. The grain is small, the flesh is thin, the seeds are many, and the color is gray, red and old. Mainly produced in Hebei. In addition, it is also produced in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Shanxi, Jiangsu and other places.  Goji enters the Liver, Kidney and Lung meridians. It nourishes the kidneys, lungs, the liver, and improves eyesight. It has been used to cure liver and kidney yin deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, faint vision and teary eyes, cough due to fatigue, diminished saliva and thirst, nocturnal emission.    Classical References:    ①Tao Hongjing: Replenishing vital energy and strengthening the vagina.      ② "Medicinal Nature Theory": It can replenish all deficiencies in essence, jaundice, pallor, improves eyesight, and soothes the nerves.      ③ "Diet Therapy Materia Medica": use for strong muscles and aging resistance, eliminates wind [nerve irritation], nourishes bones and muscles, can benefit people, and eliminate wasting.      ④Wang Haogu: Main use for heart disease, dryness, heartache, thirst and drinking, kidney disease disappears.      ⑤ "Compendium": nourishes the kidneys, nourishes the lungs, and improve eyesight.      ⑥ "Materia Medica": treatment of liver wind and blood deficiency, red eyes, pain, itching, dizziness. Cures apoplexy, dizziness, asthenia, all kinds of blood syndrome, coughing blood, dysfunction, convulsion, contracture, swelling, dryness, nocturnal emission, red and white turbidity, athlete's foot, knee pain. Dosage:  Oral administration: decoction, 5~15g; or made into pills, powder, ointment, or steeped in alcohol.  Cautions: People with excessive pathogenic heat [fever.colds, flu], wet spleen and diarrhea should not use it.  Diet Therapy Ginseng and Wolfberry wine   Ingredients: 15 grams of codonopsis, 15 grams of wolfberry, 500 ml of rice wine. Wash the codonopsis and Chinese wolfberry fruits, dry them and grind them into coarse powder, put them into a narrow-mouth bottle, add rice wine, seal the mouth of the bottle, shake once a day, and soak for more than 7 days. Take 15 ml each time, 1 time in the morning and evening.   Efficacy: To replenish qi and blood, and calm the mind. Indications for deficiency of the heart and spleen, palpitations, insomnia, loss of appetite, fatigue, etc.  Qiyuan paste   Ingredients: The medlar fruit and longan fruits are equal parts. Add water, simmer over low heat until the medlar and longan are soft and tasteless, remove the slag and continue to simmer into a paste.  Dosage: 1 to 2 tablespoons each time, and take it with boiling water. Indications: Used for liver and kidney deficiency, when “blood does not nourish the heart,” [palpitations, restlessness, insomnia, poor memory] weak waist and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, palpitations and forgetfulness.  Hawthorn and wolfberry drink   Ingredients:  Hawthorn and wolfberry each 15g. Combine both and add boiling water to brew. Drink frequently daily.   Efficacy: It is suitable for symptoms such as fatigue, loss of appetite, indigestion, weakness of waist and knees, and dim eyesight. Lycium barbarum contains a variety of unsaturated fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins and other ingredients. It has the effects of nourishing yin and blood, and improving eyesight. It can also protect the liver, lower blood pressure, and lower blood sugar. When shared with hawthorn, it has the functions of nourishing liver and kidney, and nourishing blood and brain.  Wolfberry Tea   Ingredients: Chinese wolfberry and schisandra [wu wei zi] in equal parts. After drying, grind into coarse powder. Dose: Take 9 to 15 grams each time, steep in boiling water to replace tea. [or steep 1 tsp. of each as tea.] People with insufficient Qi and Yin cannot adapt to the hot summer climate. They are often dizzy and tired at the turn of spring and summer. They feel dizzy and tired, their feet become weak, They become upset and have spontaneous sweating, and their nutrition is reduced. The pulse is weak.  

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精选 桐乡原产 杭白菊 (8oz) 桐乡是杭白菊原产地，被誉为“中国杭白菊之乡”，有300多年的种植历史，因其特殊的自然地理条件和不断改进的生产加工工艺，杭白菊在色香味形等多方面均明显优于其他地方同类商品菊，古时曾为贡品。味道清醇甘美，具有散风清热、平肝明目等功效。 性味 味甘；苦；性微寒 经脉 归肺经；肝经 主治 疏风，清热，明目，解毒。治头痛，眩晕，目赤，心胸烦热，疔疮，肿毒。 用法用量 内服：煎汤，10~15g；或入丸、散；或泡茶。 外用：适量，煎水洗；或捣敷。 注意禁忌 《本草汇言》：气虚胃寒，食少泄泻之病，宜少用之。凡阳虚或头痛而恶寒者均忌用。 【食疗方】 1.鸡蛋菊花汤 鸡蛋1个，菊花5克，藕汁适量，陈醋少许。 鸡蛋液与菊花、藕汁、陈醋调匀后，隔水蒸炖熟后即成，每日1次。 功效：具有止血活血，消肿止痛。适用于食管癌咳嗽加重、呕吐明显者。 2.红花桑叶菊花汤 红花3克，桑叶、菊花各10克。将桑叶、菊花、红花共置杯中，开水冲泡，盖焖片刻，先熏患眼，薰后温服。每日2次，连用3日。 功效：散热消肿，止痛明目。主治急性传染性结膜炎等症。 3.菊花甘草汤 白菊花（或菊花）120克，甘草12克。加水煎汤，分3～4次服。 功效：清热解毒。主治疔疮肿痛。     Premium Hangzhou Chrysanthemum (8oz) Chrysanthemum flowers have been grown in China as flowering herbs since the 15th century. They are harvested in the fall when they are in full bloom. When brewed as a beverage, Chrysanthemums produce honey-sweet scents and a soothing wintergreen-like flavor that instills a calming effect on the body. The resulting brew is fragrant, refreshing, mellow, and naturally sweet.According to the manufacturer:Hangbai chrysanthemum, a traditional Chinese tea, is the best variety in chrysanthemum tea. Researched by modern medicine, it has been used to stop diarrhea. It has anti-inflammatory effects for improving eyesight, lowering blood pressure, reducing fat, and strengthening the body. It can be used to treat damp-heat jaundice, stomach pain, lack of appetite, edema, oliguria, etc. Taking a bath with chrysanthemum decoction can remove itching and swelling to improve skincare and beauty.Chrysanthemum enters the Lung meridian and Liver meridian. Indications: It relieve wind [nerve pain,] clears heat [inflammation,] improves eyesight, and detoxifies the liver. It has been used to “cure headache, dizziness, red eyesight, irritability, boils, swelling and poison.”Diet Therapy1. Chrysanthemum licorice tea Ingredients:120 grams of white chrysanthemum (or chrysanthemum) and 12 grams of licorice. Add water and make a decoction by simmering for at least 45 minutes. Drink this 3 to 4 times daily. Efficacy: clears away heat [inflammation] and can be used for detoxification. Indications for boils, swelling, and pain. 2. Double Flower Tea Ingredients:50 grams of honeysuckle flower, 100 grams of Hangzhou chrysanthemum flower, appropriate amount of honey. Rinse the honeysuckle and chrysanthemum flowers to remove impurities. After draining them, put them in a pot and fry them. After cooling, they will be stored in a clean bottle. Take a small amount when used. Place the flowers in a cup with boiling water and add honey to taste. Drink this 2 to 3 times a day. Efficacy: clears away heat and wind [inflammatory pain], improves eyesight and reduces blood pressure. Indications: It has been used for heat polydipsia, hypertension, coronary heart disease, palpitations, insomnia, sore throat, cold and cough. It can also be used as a refreshing drink for preventing heatstroke in summer.

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抗流感茶（4oz/包） Flu Fighter Tea / Herbal Flu Tea (4oz/Bag) 材料 ：荊界、川芎、紫蘇葉、防風、北茋、廣皮、薄荷、茯苓、灸草、川樸、黨蔘 功效：固本， 用以预防流感及防止轻症流感的转变。 用法：煎服，五碗水煎成一碗后内服。 溫馨提示：請先向醫師咨詢是否合適服用此茶 Flu Fighter Tea  Herbal Flu Tea 抗流感茶 Effect: Improves lung health, reduces cough and tones immunity vs. flu   Ingredients :  Fineleaf schizonepeta herb, ligusticum root, Perilla Leaf, Divaricate Saposhniovia Root, Astragalus root slices, Tangerine peel, Mint, Poria, fuling, licorice root, Glycyrrhizae preparata, Magnoliae bark, Codonopsis root Directions: Flu Fighter Tea 固本扶肺止咳、抗流感: strengthens and frees breathing and enhances immunity. The traditional method of cooking this recipe is to make a strong medicine, a water extract: 五碗水煎至一碗 Boiled five bowls of water to one.  The amount of water is a key point because it can directly affect the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine, so if cooking the herbal soup according to the guidelines, the best results will be achieved. Suggestions: we suggest starting its use as a light beverage tea by simmering the herbs in water for up to 15 minutes. Inhale the steam. The mint leaves will be refreshing. Drink it warm or cool between meals. The second cooking should be longer in order to release the benefits of the roots. Simmer with water for up to two hours. The tea can be kept in the refrigerator for up to three days. Drink it between meals for the best benefits.  Please consult your physician before using this product.  

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槐花米（12oz/包） 性味 味苦；性微寒 经脉 肝经；肺经；心经；大肠经 主治 凉血止血，清肝泻火。治肠风便血，痔血，尿血，血淋，崩漏，衄血，赤白痢下，风热目赤，痈疽疮毒。并用于预防中风。 注意禁忌 脾胃虚寒者慎服。 【食疗方】 决明槐花蒲黄茶 决明子10g，槐花6g，蒲黄6g。将上述三品共入保温瓶中，以沸水冲泡，盖焖10分钟即成。每日1剂，代茶频饮。 功效 降血压，降血脂。主治冠心病、高血压病、动脉硬化、胆固醇含量过高等。   Sophora japonica/Flos Sophorae (12oz/bag) The taste is bitter; it is slightly cold in nature. It enters the Liver, Lung, Heart, and Large Intestine meridians.  Indications:  Cooling [anti-inflammatory] for blood issues to stop bleeding, clears liver and purges fire [possible fever and inflammatory conditions.] It cures “intestinal wind,” [nerve, circulation or infection problems] blood in the stool, hemorrhoids, blood in the urine, uterine bleeding, epistaxis, red and white diarrhea, “wind-heat,” red eyes, and ulcer. And used to prevent stroke. Cautions: Those with deficiency of spleen and stomach [with weakness, chills, diarrhea, nausea etc] should use caution.  Diet Therapy Cassia, Sophora & Cattail Pollen Tea   Ingredients:  Cassia seed 10g, Sophora japonica 6g, Cattail Pollen/Puhuang 6g.  Put the above three products into a thermos, brew with boiling water, steep for 10 minutes and serve. Take 1 dose per day and drink frequently instead of tea.  Efficacy: Lowers blood pressure, lower blood fat. Indications of coronary heart disease, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, high cholesterol content, etc. Cassia seed is often used in conditions like painful and red eyes, teary eyes, eye sensitivity to light exposure, glaucoma, hypertension, headache, dizziness.  

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日本 纯天然 整枝赤灵芝（16 oz） 赤灵芝又名丹芝，性平。气味苦平无毒，主治胸中结、益心气。赤灵芝民间称灵芝草。多孔菌科，是一种药用真菌。 性味 甘；平；无毒 经脉 肺经；心经；脾经；肾经 主治 益气血，安心神，健脾胃。主虚劳，心悸失眠，头晕，神疲乏力，久咳气喘，冠心病，矽肺，肿瘤。 用法用量 内服：煎汤，10~15g；研末，2~6g；或浸酒。 注意禁忌 实证慎服。 《本草经集注》：恶恒山。畏扁青、茵陈蒿。 【食疗方】 1.灵芝黑白木耳汤 灵芝6克，黑木耳（云耳）6克，白木耳（银耳）6克，蜜枣6枚，瘦猪肉200克。滋补肺、胃，活血润燥，强心补脑，防癌抗癌，降血压血脂，预防冠心病。 2.灵芝鹌鹑蛋汤 鹌鹑蛋12个，灵芝60克，红枣12个，将灵芝洗净， 切成细块；红枣（去核）洗净；鹌鹑蛋煮熟，去壳。把全部用料放入锅内，加清水适量，武火煮沸后，文火煲至灵芝出味，加白糖适量，再煲沸即成。具有补血益精、悦色减皱功效。 　 3.灵芝银耳羹 灵芝9克，银耳6克，冰糖15克，用小火炖2~3小时，至银耳成稠汁，取出灵芝残渣，分3次服用，治咳嗽，心神不安，失眠梦多、怔忡、健忘等症。 4.灵芝莲子清鸡汤 灵芝6克,莲子50克,陈皮一角,鸡一只。购买最好的天然灵芝健脾开胃,补益身体,病后体虚,产后,手术后,脾胃虚弱,血气不足,头晕眼花,可常饮此汤。 　   Japanese Red LingZhi /Reishi (Ganoderma Lucidum) (16oz) Reishi mushroom extract (ganoderma lucid) offers immune balancing, anti-cancer and skin beauty benefits such as reducing skin inflammation, puffiness, wrinkles and free radical damage, while also promoting cell regeneration. A staple in traditional Chinese medicine, reishi, which translates to “spiritual potency,” is known as the herb of immortality. Red Ganoderma lucidum, also known as Danzhi, is mildly sweet and pleasant tasting with a slightly bitter aroma. It t is mainly used to treat chest discomfort and benefit the heart. Chinese folk medicine called Red Ganoderma lucidum grass. Polyporaceae is a medicinal fungus. It enters the meridians of Lung; Heart; Spleen; and Kidney Channels.  Indications:   Red ganoderma benefits qi vitality and blood by strengthening spleen and stomach. It is pleasantly calming. The main uses are for fatigue, palpitations, insomnia, dizziness, chronic fatigue, coughing and wheezing, coronary heart disease, silicosis (lund exposure to silicea), aging and prevention of tumors.  Oral Dosage: decoction, 10~15g; ground powder, 2~6g; or soaked in wine. Empirical Caution: from "Ben Cao Jing Ji Zhu” Chinese Classic medicine text: avoid use of lingzhi during colds/flu or with moxabustion   Ganoderma Therapeutic Recipes:     Ganoderma black and white fungus soup Ingredients:    6 grams of Ganoderma lucidum, 6 grams of black fungus (cloud ear), 6 grams of white fungus (white fungus), 6 jujube dates, 200 grams of lean pork. Soak the fungi at least 3 hours and rinse before cooking. Blanch the pork before cooking to remove excess fat. Simmer all ingredients until done.  This soup nourishes the lungs and stomach, promotes blood circulation and moistens dryness, strengthens the heart and nourishes the brain, prevents cancer, lowers blood pressure and lipids, and prevents coronary heart disease.   Lingzhi quail egg soup  Ingredients:   12 quail eggs, 60 grams of Ganoderma lucidum, 12 red dates jujube. Wash the Ganoderma lucidum and cut into fine pieces; wash the red dates (peeled); the quail eggs are cooked and shelled. Put all the ingredients in the pot, add the appropriate amount of water, after the soup is boiled, simmer until the Ganoderma lucidum is done about one hour, add the right amount of sugar, and then boil.  This soup is nourishing for blood and improves jing essence (beauty and longevity), useful for reducing skin inflammation and wrinkles. Quail eggs are very nourishing and higher in cholesterol than chicken eggs. They enrich the complexion. 　   Ganoderma fungus soup   Ingredients:  9 grams of Ganoderma lucidum, 6 grams of white fungus and 15 grams of rock sugar.   This soup is recommended to help prevent chronic fatigue and illness. Ganoderma lucidum, lotus seed clear chicken soup   Ingredients:  Ganoderma lucidum 6 grams, lotus seeds 50 grams, a piece of orange peel, a chicken cut in pieces. This soup strengthens digestion and corrects poor appetite. It is a tonic for the entire body. Useful for recovery from illness and physical weakness, post-partum fatigue and depression, weak spleen and stomach with bloating and indigestion, insufficient blood production, post-surgery, weak spleen and stomach chronic diarrhea, PMS, and dizziness. For men, women and children to enjoy often.

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泰国 大头 鸡骨草（12oz/包） Abrus Herb, Herb of Chinese Prayer-Beads 鸡古草 黄头草 黄仔强 假牛甘子 猪腰草 黄食草 小叶龙鳞草 性味 甘、苦；凉；无毒 功效 为豆科植物广东相思子的带根全草。 主治黄疸肝炎，胃痛，乳痈，瘰疬，跌打伤瘀血疼痛。 经脉 心经；肺经；肝经；胃经；肾经 主治 清热解毒，利湿，舒肝散瘀止痛。 注意禁忌 凡虚寒体弱者慎用。   Abrus Herb/Ji Gu Cao / Frutex Abri (12 oz) The taste is sweet and bitter; It has a cooling, detoxifying effect. The whole plant with roots of the legume Acacia guangdongensis is medicinal.  Indications: It has been used for jaundice, hepatitis, stomach pain, breast carbuncle, scrofula, bruises, blood stasis, and pain. It enters the Heart, Lung, Liver, Stomach, and Kidney meridians. It is used to clear heat and detoxify, remove dampness, relieve liver and blood stasis, and relieve pain.  Cautions: Use with caution for those who are weak.  

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决明子/草决明（16oz） 性味 咸苦；平凉；无毒 功效 为豆科植物决明和小决明的成熟种子。 清肝，明目，利水，通便。主治风热赤眼，青盲，雀目，高血压，肝炎，肝硬化腹水，习惯性便秘。 经脉 肝经；胆经；肾经 注意禁忌 泄泻和血压低者慎用。 食疗方 菊花决明粥 取白菊花、草决明各10克，大米100克，冰糖少许。将草决明炒香，与菊花同煎取汁，放入大米煮成稀粥，待熟后调入冰糖，再稍煮即可。每日服食1次。 此粥可清肝、明目、降压，还可治疗目赤肿痛、怕光流泪、头痛头晕、大便秘结等。 决明苁蓉蜂蜜茶 炒决明子、肉苁蓉各10 g，蜂蜜适量。将决明子、肉苁蓉共入茶杯中，沸水冲泡，盖焖10分钟，调入蜂蜜适量即成。代茶频饮。 功效：润肠通便。主治习惯性便秘和老年性便秘。 山楂决明荷叶汤 山楂、决明子各15g，荷叶半张。山楂切片，荷叶切丝，与决明子加水共煎。取汁代茶饮 功效 适用于冠心病、高血压、高血脂、肥胖症等。决明子能抑制血清胆固醇的升高，抑制主动脉粥样硬化斑块的形成，其水浸液具有降压作用。荷叶有止渴、散瘀血、助脾胃、消水肿等功效，与山楂合用，可祛脂降压，减肥健身，为高血压之头晕目眩等症之药膳良方。     Cassia Seed / Jue Ming Zi (16oz) Jue Ming Zi is adored by many women as it aids weight loss. It is also used to treat constipation by removing toxins and lowering blood fat and helps control blood pressure.  The seed of Sickle Senna: The taste is salty and bitter; Pingliang [flat tasting and cooling] It is detoxifying. It is the mature seeds of the legumes Cassia and small Cassia.  Indications: wind-heat red painful eyes, night blindness, hypertension, hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, ascites, habitual constipation. It enters the Liver, Gallbladder, and Kidney meridians. It is used to clear liver inflammation, improve eyesight, diuresis, laxative. Cautions: Use with caution for those with diarrhea and low blood pressure.  Diet Therapy  Chrysanthemum Cassia Porridge Ingredients: 10 grams each of white chrysanthemum flower and cassia seed, 100 grams of rice, and a little rock sugar.  Stir-fry the grass cassia seed to become fragrant, fry together with the chrysanthemum flower, add the rice and cook into a gruel, add rock sugar after it is cooked. Take it once a day.   This porridge can clear the liver inflammation and toxins, improve eyesight, lower blood pressure, and can also treat red eyes, swelling and pain, fear of light [photophobia] and tearing, headache, dizziness, and constipation.    Cassia Cistanche Honey Tea   Ingredients: 10g each of cassia seed and cistanche and honey appropriate amount. Stir fry cassia seeds and cistanche and put them in a teacup, add boiling water, cover, and steep for 10 minutes. Add honey and serve. Drink it frequently as tea.   Efficacy: moisturizing the intestines and laxative. Indications: for habitual constipation and senile constipation.   Hawthorn Cassia Lotus Leaf Tea   Ingredients:  15g each of Hawthorn berries and cassia seeds, half piece lotus leaf.  Slice the hawthorn, shred the lotus leaf, and fry together with the cassia seeds. Add boiling water and steep it for 10 minutes. Use this juice instead of tea.  Efficacy: It is suitable for coronary heart disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, obesity, etc. Cassia seed can inhibit the increase of serum cholesterol and the formation of aortic atherosclerotic plaque, and its water extract has a hypotensive effect. The lotus leaf has the effects of quenching thirst, dispelling blood stasis, helping the spleen and stomach, and reducing edema. It can be used in combination with hawthorn to remove fat and reduce blood pressure, lose weight, and for fitness. It is a medicated remedy for hypertension and dizziness.

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昆仑雪菊  根据长期实验研究说明： 1、雪菊搭煮水喝并长期服用，能够明显降低高压患者的血压，使高压恢复正常，有较好的降低高压作用； 2、雪菊搭煮水喝能明显降低血清的甘油三脂和胆固醇，有较好的降血脂作用。服用雪菊七天后，能够明显降低高脂血症血清中甘油三脂（TG）的含量。  Kunlun Chrysanthemum / Snow Daisy Kunlun is a mountain range that runs across three provinces in China: Tibet, Qinghai, and Xinjiang. These chrysanthemum flower buds are bloomed just about halfway, then naturally dried to preserve their delightful flavors and scents. This tea contains no caffeine and has been used in Asia for centuries to cool and detoxify the body and to clarify vision and soothe the eyes. Enjoy it hot or cold, sweetened or unsweetened. It has a naturally sweet and fragrant flavor with a floral note and a soothing, mellow finish.From the manufacturerAccording to long-term experimental studies: 1. Drinking Xueju (chrysanthemum flower) with boiled water and taking it for a long time can significantly reduce high blood pressure and restore the high pressure to normal.2. Drinking Xueju with boiled water can significantly reduce Serum triglycerides and cholesterol. It has good effects on lowering blood lipids. After taking snow chrysanthemum for seven days, it can significantly reduce the content of triglyceride (TG) in hyperlipidemia serum.

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广西 桂峰牌 正地道 寄生茶 桑寄生 Mistletoe（500克/盒） 性味 苦；甘；性平 功效 为桑寄生科植物桑寄生、四川寄生、红花寄生、毛叶钝果寄生的枝叶。 补肝肾，强筋骨，除风湿，通经络，益血，安胎。治腰膝酸痛，筋骨痿弱，偏枯，脚气，风寒湿痹，胎漏血崩，产后乳汁不下。 经脉 肝经；肾经 用法用量 内服：煎汤，10~15g；或入丸、散；或浸酒；或捣汁服。 外用：适量，捣烂外敷。 食疗方 桑寄生煲鸡蛋 桑寄生15 g，鸡蛋2枚。精盐适量。将桑寄生、鸡蛋各洗净，共入砂锅，加水用文火煎煮，至鸡蛋熟后去壳再煮10分钟，稍加精盐即成。饮汤吃蛋。功效：补益肝肾，强壮筋骨，养血安胎。主治肝肾亏虚所致的腰膝酸痛、四肢麻木、筋骨痿弱、胎动不安或胎漏等。   Kweifeng Ji Sheng Cha / Dried Ramulus Taxilli (500g/Box) Ji Shen Cha is known in many Chinese medical classics as preserving health and increasing lifespan. (AKA Mulberry Mistletoe, Chinese Stem & Leaf, mulberry mistletoes, Chinese Taxillus Twig, Herba Taxilli; Ramulus,  White Mulberry Twig; Botanical Name:  Taxillus chinensis) Function: Sang Ji Sheng expels wind and dampness, invigorates the liver and kidney, strengthens tendons and bones and prevents miscarriage. Application: Sang Ji Sheng is used for joint pain due to rheumatoid arthritis, especially useful in the treatment of pain and weakness in waist and knees. Sang Ji Sheng supports cardiovascular health, promotes circulation and relieves heat-wind symptoms such as joint pain. The taste is bitter, and it is considered neutral. It enters the Liver and Kidney meridians. Components:  flavonons, avicullarin, quercetin, d-catechol, quertitrin, hyperin, oleanolic acid, beta-amyrin, mesoinositol lupeol, myristic acid, flavonas, arobinose, resveratrol, moracin.

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特級 去芯 白蓮子/莲子（16oz/包） 蓮子被譽為「脾之果」，可益腎、健脾、安神；性平，味甘、澀，入脾、腎、心經。蓮子不寒涼不溫燥，且功效較全面，蓮子也是三焦並補的中藥材，上焦可養心安神，中焦可健脾益胃，下焦可補腎固精，較適合用於久病體虛及虛不受補者。臨床上多用於治療脾虛久瀉，食欲不振等症。此外，蓮子還可以強心、降壓、鎮靜、抗衰老等功效。 《本草綱目》提到：「蓮子，交心腎，厚腸胃，固精氣，強筋骨，補虛損，利耳目，除寒濕。」 現代醫學顯示，蓮子含高碳水化合物、蛋白質及脂肪、鈣、磷、鐵、維生素B、胡蘿蔔素等人體所需營養成分，是男女老少皆宜的補品。 食用方法： 先用水清洗一下，除去表面灰塵，建議煮前可先浸泡1小時，明火煲2小時左右，壓力煲45-60分鐘即可。 **蓮子適合煲湯、煲粥或煲糖水 ** 食療推介： 牛蒡芡實蓮子百合蘿蔔湯 材料：牛蒡1支、白蘿蔔1個、蓮子30克、芡實30克、百合30克，瘦肉或排骨半斤、清水1500cc、酒適量、鹽1茶匙（此爲6人份食用，人多少可依比例加減） 做法： 1.牛蒡以刀背或刷子輕刷去外皮，清洗後切段泡入冷水中10分鐘去澀和防氧化變色；白蘿蔔切滾刀塊；蓮子、芡實、百合浸泡10分鐘瀝乾；瘦肉或排骨洗净後，入滾水中川燙去血水和雜質。 2. 將所有材料放入鍋中，用大火煲滾後，轉小火續煲5-2小時左右，最後加鹽調味即成。 牛蒡其獨特的味道，並搭配蓮子、芡實、百合，用來煲湯令湯品更鮮甜清香，除了有降血壓、血脂、血糖，還能降低體内膽固醇，調理脾胃等功效。此湯適宜新陳代謝差、失眠、火氣大及消化不良的人士飲用。 銀耳蓮子羹 材料;蓮子50克，銀耳30克，冰糖100克。 做法：将將蓮子、銀耳分别用清水泡發，撈起。把蓮子、銀耳、冰糖放入燉盅中，加清水適量，入蒸籠隔水用武火蒸1小時即可。 蓮子花膠烏雞湯 材料：蓮子30克、淮山20克、黑豆20克、花膠90克、烏雞一隻、陳皮一角、生薑3片、紅棗（去核）3粒、紹酒及鹽適量 製法：烏雞洗淨去頭尾，斬件汆水；其他材料洗淨，與烏雞加水12碗入煲，以大火煲滾後轉文火煲2.5小時，加鹽調味即可 功效：健脾補腎，補血安神，滋補養顏，潤澤肌膚，消除黑眼圈；外感未清者不宜。 先用水清洗一下，除去表面灰塵，建議煮前可先浸泡1小時，明火煲2小時左右，壓力煲45-60分鐘即可。  Lotus Seeds Dried/Lian Zi (16oz/bag) Dried lotus seed, the mature seed of the water lily, tastes sweet and is astringent in quality which means it may be used to dry edema or tone under-functioning organs. Indications include chronic spleen deficiency, chronic diarrhea, kidney deficiency with nocturnal emission, urinary incontinence, spermatorrhea, leukorrhea, restlessness, panic, and chronic insomnia. It nourishes and calms the mind. Lotus seed enters the acupuncture meridians of the Heart, Spleen, Kidney, Stomach, Liver and Bladder Channels. Traditional uses:  ① "The Book of Classics": Master Buzhong, Yangshen, Yiqi strength. (enhances longevity and intelligence.)     ② Xu Xuan: Insufficiency of the main five internal organs, increases wound healing, benefits blood circulation of the twelve meridians.      ③ "Compendium of Materia Medica": dry mouth, dark urine, and wet dreams ④ "Food Doctor Heart Mirror": quenches thirst and removes heat.      ⑤ "Rihuazi Materia Medica": Yi Qi (mental clarity), quenches thirst, helps heart, stops dysentery. Cures low back pain, spermatorrhea      ⑥"Daily Materia Medica": stops polydipsia, cures diarrhea, stops turbid urine.      ⑦ "Southern Yunnan Materia Medica": Qingxinjiepyi. (reduces thick yellow leucorrhea)     ⑧ "Outline": Stomach and kidneys tonic, stomach muscle tone, strong muscles and bones, tonic for deficiency, improves hearing, reduces internal cold and dampness, stops chronic diarrhea, vaginal discharge, and collapse.      ⑨ "Compendium of Materia Medica": clearing the heart and reducing irritability, increases appetite, reduces diarrhea and cloudy urine.      ⑩ "Dietary Chart of Suiyiju": Relieves nausea and stops vomiting. Dosage  Oral: Jiantang, 6~15g; or pill and powder.  Contra-indications: Persons with chronic digestive bloating and dry stools (constipation) should not use lotus seed.  Lotus Seed Recipes:  Tremella Lotus Seed Soup  Tremella, aka White Fungus, is cooling, moistening and nourishing. Lotus seed is astringent and improves many aspects of energy and health.  Ingredients:  Lotus seeds 50 grams, white fungus 30 grams, rock sugar 100 grams.  Soak the lotus seeds and white fungus in water and rinse. Place the lotus seeds, white fungus and rock sugar into a bowl, add the appropriate amount of water, steam it in a steamer for 1 hour.  Lotus Seed Pork Belly  Used for spleen and stomach deficiency and weak qi. It is suitable for diseases such as lack of appetite, weight loss, chronic diarrhea and edema. Ingredients:  1 pork belly, 40 lotus seeds, sesame oil, salt, green onion(scallion), fresh ginger, and raw garlic.  Wash the pork belly with water. To stuff it with lotus seed: Add lotus seeds on top and fasten the meat around the seeds with thread. Put this into a pot, add water, and stew it thoroughly. When done, remove and let it cool. Cut the pork belly into slices and put them in a dish together with lotus seeds.  The sauce: Mix sesame oil, salt, sliced green onion, fresh ginger, garlic and other seasonings with pork belly shreds and lotus seeds. It can be served alone or as a side dish with meals.  

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莲子心（6 oz） 薏、苦薏、莲薏、莲心 莲子心茶，是把成熟莲子种仁内的绿色胚芽用以泡茶饮用，有清心火，止遗精的作用，对心肾不交、降压去脂、阴虚火旺、失眠患者，食之最宜。 性味 苦，寒。 经脉 入心经、肺经、肾经三经。 功用 清心火，安神，去热，止血，涩精，治心烦，口渴，吐血，遗精，目赤肿痛。 Lian Zi Xin /Lotus Plumule (6 OZ.BAG) Lotus is such a treasure that every part of it, the lotus leaves, lotus root, lotus flower, and lotus seed, has really high medicinal and nutritional value.  Lotus plumule, also known as Lian Zi Xin or Plumula Nelumbinis, is a Chinese herb with lots of health benefits. It is so bitter that it is made into tea. So it is often used as a routine drinking tea for decreasing “internal heat” symptoms such as hypertension, menopausal hot flashes, and chronic fever conditions. Besides tea, this herb is also a strong medicine, which is an essential ingredient in Chuan Xin Lian Pian (Andrographis Paniculata Tablet), a common medicine in most Chinese home medicine cabinet checklist for a variety of ailments like sore throat, colds, and upper respiratory infections. Lotus plumule is the green spire and radicle in the middle of the mature seeds of Lotus Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., which is a plant in the family Nymphaeaceae. Medicinally it looks like a thin rod, with a green spire, one long and one short, and a tiny embryo between two tiny leaves. It is brittle, easily broken, and with several holes on the cross-section. And it has a slight odor and bitter taste.  

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六味地黄汤剂（4oz） Relax and Thrive / Six Flavor Rehmannia tea / Liu Wei Di Huang Soup  What it is: Dried Chinese medicinal roots, tubers, yam, and a medicinal diuretic mushroom to be cooked as a blood tonic that relaxes tension, reduces low back pain, chronic fatigue due to blood deficiency or hormonal issues Which health concerns does it address? Facial pallor, blood deficiency, overwork, stiff muscles, night sweats, menopausal hot flashes, premature ejeculation, chronic thirst, diabetes Key Benefits The herbs support healthy blood, liver, kidney, and brain in order to help us adapt to stress and reverse abuses resulting from drugs, smoking, pollution, anxiety, and other issues of aging. It reduces inflammation and dryness without using strong anti-inflammatory herbs. It protects against water buildup (edema) by combining moistening, rejuvenating rehmannia with a kidney tonic, a wild cherry, and two mild diuretics water plantain and poria, fu ling TCM Benefits It supports yin with moistening, blood enhancing herbs. It supports rejuvenating moisture for dry brittle hair, wrinkled skin and stress-related issues. It has been used to relax tense muscles, frayed nerves, and aching back. It lubricates dry mouth, thirst, dry cough, it slows premature aging and helps correct ruined taste buds from smoking. It improves internal moisture balance to correct chronic sparse dark urine, constipation.  The brew tastes rich, semi-sweet, and tangy. It makes a nice comforting beverage to build blood between menstrual periods and to pick up anyone’s energy that is depleted by work or bad habits.  Directions:The Traditional method: Add five bowls of water. Boil five bowls of water to make one bowl, then filter and take the soup between meals. The amount of water due to cooking time directly affects the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicines, so long cooking to make a water extract gives the strongest results. It can be slow cooked on low heat overnight in a crock pot.  Suggestions:This mixture also may be simmered for up to 15- 30 minutes to make a pleasant beverage elixir. The herbs may be cooked several times and the liquid stored in the refrigerator for up to three days. If you are using this formula to regulate menstruation or prepare for pregnancy, drink it as needed between periods. Use caution or avoid this tea if you are pregnant. Post-menopausal women often enjoy it as a beauty tonic. Since it affects our deep resources of vitality it may enhance peaceful sleep and dreams. Ingredients:  Radix dioscoreae - Chinese wild yam, known to be helpful for hormone balance Fructus Corni - Cornelian cherry, an adrenal tonic used for rejuvenation, and energy Cortex Moutan - enhances circulation  Rehmannia, Root Tuber - the main blood-building herb in the formula, has been known to help with regulating diabetes and hypertension.  Oriental Water plantain Rhizome and Poria, a medicinal mushroom- these are gentle diuretics  Please consult your physician before using this product.

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