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赤小豆（16oz/包） 赤小豆，别名：赤豆、红饭豆、饭豆、蛋白豆、赤山豆，主要用于中药材，常与红豆混用，具备利水消肿，解毒排脓等功效。赤小豆可整粒食用，或用于煮饭、煮粥、做赤豆汤。常用来做成豆沙作为馅料，美味可口。 性味 甘酸，平。 经脉 入心经、小肠经。 功效 利水除湿，和血排脓，消肿解毒。治水肿，脚气，黄疸，泻痢，便血，痈肿。 用法用量 内服：煎汤，10~30g；或入散剂。 外用：适量，生研调敷；或煎汤洗。 食疗方 赤小豆山楂粥 赤小豆60克，山楂30克，米50克、红糖30克。先把赤小豆60克浸泡半日後，与山楂30克，米50克、红糖30克共同煮粥。温服。慢性脾胃虚弱，经常大便稀薄的中老年人不宜服用。 功效 肥胖症、高血压、高血脂、水肿病、脚湿气、食积停滞，肉积不消等症。   Vigna umbellata/ Chi Xiao Dou/Rice Bean(16 oz) It is harvested in Summer or Autumn when the seeds have ripened. The flavor is slightly sour, sweet, pleasant. It enters the Heart, Spleen, Small intestine meridians. Actions: Diuretic. The nature of this herb is to move downward and relieve edema by causing the water or dampness [edema] to be drained from the body. (innerpath.com.au) Chì Xiăo Dòu  Translation: Dark Red Little Bean Promotes Urination and Reduces SwellingFor edema, ascites, abdominal swelling and fullness, urinary difficulty and leg qi edema due to water accumulation. It regulates the water circulation of the body.  Clears Damp Heat and Relieves JaundiceFor mild jaundice due to accumulation of damp heat.  Disperses Blood Stagnation, Reduces Swelling and Toxins, Drains Pus. . . For Erysipelas, carbuncles, furuncles, sores, lesions and toxic swellings. It will drain pus, reduces swelling and enhance recovery.  Chinese Herb Contraindications & Cautions It leaches the yin and yang fluids  Do not use in Yin Deficiency cases or those without dampness  Chinese Herb Toxicity & Overdose Overdose can lead to miscarriage. Allergic reactions are reported including pruritus, flushing, nausea and vomiting, palpitations, and urticaria Chinese Herb Dosage 10-30 grams in decoction. It can be used internally or topically  9-30 grams in decoction  (sacredlotus.com) From the manufacturer:  Chixiaodou, alias: adzuki bean, red rice bean, rice bean, meringue bean, chishan bean, mainly used in Chinese medicinal materials, often mixed with red beans, has the effects of hydration, reducing swelling, detoxification, and pus removal. Chixiaodou can be used to cook rice, porridge, and make red bean soup. It is often used to make red bean paste as a filling, which is delicious.  

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天津鸭嘴雪梨干（12oz/包） 雪梨有生津、润燥、清热、化痰功效，用于治热病津伤烦渴，清渴，热咳，痰热惊狂，噎膈，便秘，正好适合燥热地区的食用。 性味 甘，平。 主治 养阴清肺，除烦止咳。主治肺燥咳嗽，吐血，咯血，心火烦躁，口渴喉干，并除胸膜痰热。 注意禁忌 脾虚泄泻，肺寒咳嗽者忌用。   Dried Snow Pear/ Xue Li  (12 oz/Bag) Snow Pear is rejuvenating, moisturizing, reduces inflammation and phlegm. It is used to treat fever, thirst, cough, phlegm and fever, choking, and constipation. It is suitable for consumption in dry and hot or tropical locations. It is pleasant tasting: Sweet and mild. Indications are: Nourishing for yin fluids (and lungs, stomach, kidney tissue) and lungs cleansing. It stops coughing and is indicated for lung dryness, dry cough, vomiting blood, hemoptysis, irritability, sore throat, and removal of pleural phlegm. Cautions: Avoid use with spleen deficiency watery diarrhea, lung cold cough (weakness and watery phlegm)

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特大 芡实/鸡头米（16oz/包） 卵菱、鸡癕、鸡头实、雁喙实、鸡头米、雁头、蔿子、鸿头、水流黄、水鸡头、肇实、刺莲藕、刀芡实、鸡头果、苏黄、黄实、鸡咀莲、鸡头苞、刺莲蓬实 性味 甘、涩，平。 经脉 归脾经、肾经。 主治 益肾固精，补脾止泻，祛湿止带。用于梦遗滑精，遗尿尿频，脾虚久泻，白浊，带下。 【食疗方】 神仙粥 山药30g，芡实30g，韭菜30g，粳米100g。将韭菜切成细末，芡实煮熟去壳并捣碎，山药捣碎，以上三味与粳米相和，慢火煮粥。每日2次，温热服之。 功效：壮阳补虚，益气强志，丰肌，润肤，明目，聪耳。主治虚损羸瘦，皮肤粗糙，耳目不聪。  Gordon Enryale Seed/Qian Shi(16oz/Bag) Euryale seed, also called fox nuts, is considered sweet, astringent and neutral (neither too heating nor cooling.) It tonifies the spleen and kidney meridians. Its main functions are to stop diarrhea, strengthen the kidney/adrenal energy and control the (jing) our vitality; and to dispel dampness (sluggish digestion, bloating, gas and edema.) It is said to be especially useful for childhood diarrhea.  Euryale seed enters the meridians of the spleen and kidney. Indications include, tonifying the spleen to stop chronic diarrhea, dampness leukorrhea (either a watery or thick vaginal discharge.) It is used for spermatorrhea, premature ejaculation, incontinence and frequent urination. Recipes as below- Porridge : Ingredients: 30g of Chinese yam discorea, 30g of Gorgon fox nuts, 30g of sliced leek, and 100g of japonica rice.  Cut the leeks into fine slices. Boil and mash the white yam. The above three flavors are compatible with japonica rice. Cook the porridge slowly. Take it warm twice a day. Efficacy: aphrodisiac tonic, for qi deficiency. It improves strong muscles, skin quality, eyesight, and hearing.

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炒制 白扁豆（8 oz/包） 为豆科植物扁豆的白色成熟种子。 性味 甘，微温。 经脉 归脾经、胃经。 主治 健脾化湿，和中消暑。用于脾胃虚弱，食欲不振，大便溏泻，白带过多，暑湿吐泻，胸闷腹胀。 炒扁豆：健脾化湿。用于脾虚泄泻，白带过多。 【食疗方】 山药扁豆粥 ①原料 淮山药30克，扁豆10克，粳米100克。将山药洗净去皮切片，扁豆煮半熟加粳米，山药煮成粥。每日2次，早、晚餐食用。 ②功效 肝癌食疗方——具有健脾化湿，用于晚期肝癌病人脾虚，泄泻等症。 (dolichos lablab bean, hyacinth bean) The preliminary pharmacological studies revealed that Dolichos lablab possessed antidiabetic, antiinflammatory, analgesic, antioxidant, cytotoxic, hypolipidemic, antimicrobial, insecticidal, hepatoprotective, antilithiatic, antispasmodic effects and also used for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia.Lablab is a mature white seed of a legume. They are also called dolichos bean, seim bean (India), Egyptian bean, bonavist bean/pea, dolico lablab, fagiolo indiano, and hyacinth bean.Traditional Chinese medical description:Their taste is sweet and effects are slightly warming.Lablab enters the meridians of the spleen and stomach. Indications include weak spleen and stomach dampness, and heat stroke. It is used for poor appetite, loose stools, excessive leucorrhea, vomiting and diarrhea in summer, chest tightness and abdominal distension. Recipe: Yam Lentil Porridge Ingredients: Huai Yam (dioscurea) 30 grams, lablab 10 grams, japonica rice 100 grams. Wash and peel the yam and slice it, lentils are boiled and half-cooked, add the japonica rice, and the yam is boiled into porridge. Dosage: 2 times a day, breakfast and dinner. Possible use: “Efficacy Liver Cancer Diet Therapy-with spleen and dampness, used for spleen deficiency and diarrhea embolism in patients with advanced liver cancer.”

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云南 特级 野生 雪莲子（16 oz） 雪莲子又名皂角米。果实粘稠,色泽晶莹,口味鲜美富含胶原蛋白，蛋白质、藻角质、氨基酸。 具有养心通脉、清肝明目、健脾滋肾、祛痰开窍、疏肠利尿、润肤养颜、提神补气等功效。老少皆宜，特别适合糖尿病患者食用。 《本草纲目》中记载雪莲子有辛温、祛痰、抗菌活血、降血压、养心性之作用是保肝润肺养颜美容的食品。 食用方法 1、可加入燕窝，人参放入盅内蒸煮可成为燕窝或人参雪莲盅，雪莲银耳汤、雪哈莲子汤、冰糖莲子汤、红枣枸杞莲子汤。 2、高极甜品木瓜翅.糖水饮料等，煮成的产品具有粘度高，口感好.微甜润口，营养丰富的特点 3、可烹饪养颜椰汁雪莲、雪莲果浓汤、银杏天山雪莲粥、天山雪莲子汤、银耳雪莲子煲冰糖、蛤炖雪莲子 4、煮粥。取适量皂仁，淘净，温水浸泡2-3小时后，再加(如：糯米，花生米，大枣，薏米，莲子，绿豆等)合煮为稀粥，加冰糖。 5、清炖。按每人5克皂仁，淘净，温水浸泡2-3小时，和莲汁一起盛入盘中，在锅里炖熟兑2-3倍冷开水，加糖。 6、煮鸡肉汤或排骨汤。可按每只鸡配10-15克皂仁，淘净后直接与鸡肉或排骨煮熟，加食盐食用。 7、煮鸡肝或猪肝。按每斤肝配10克皂仁煮熟，加食盐即可食用，可清肝明目。 8、可用保温壶泡饮。取15-20克皂仁，淘净，放入八磅保温壶里，注入刚烧开的开水，6小时后，即可加糖食用。 9、茶杯饮用。取10克，放入茶杯或保温杯中，开水泡饮，皂角仁熟透后，可直接食用，此方法可治牙痛、咽喉痛、解烟酒等。    Snow lotus seed/Xue lian zi (16 oz) Snow lotus seed (aka Saussurea involucrate, acacia rice) The fruit is sticky, shiny and delicious, rich in collagen, protein, algal cutin and amino acid. Compendium of Materia Medica records that snow lotus seeds have the functions of warming, removing phlegm, antibacterial and activating blood circulation, lowering blood pressure, and nourishing the heart, which is a food for protecting the liver, moistening the lungs and nourishing the face. Snow lotus seeds are soaked and cooked with birds nest or used as an ingredient in dishes such as Snow lotus wine. Women also soak it and apply it topically to the face to reduce aging, dryness and wrinkles.  In TCM “Herbs that invigorate the Blood” are used to help the circulation of blood in cardiovascular conditions or menstrual irregularities as well as to treat acute pains caused by “blood stagnation.” They can also be used to treat “blood stasis” in the case of certain tumors, cysts and hardened clots. Furthermore snow lotus are plants that are warm in nature but not over-healing.  Studies have found that crude ethanolic extract of Snow Lotus possess anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic activity and support the rationale behind the traditional use of these plants in inflammatory conditions. Phytomedicine. 9 (5): 433–7. doi:10.1078/09447110260571689. From the manufacturer:  Snow lotus seeds are also known as saponified rice. The fruit is viscous, the color is crystal clear, and the taste is delicious. It is rich in collagen, protein, algal cutin, and amino acids.      It has the functions of nourishing the heart and blood, clearing the liver and improving eyesight, strengthening the spleen and kidney, eliminating phlegm and resuscitation, soothing the intestines and diuresis, moisturizing the skin, nourishing the skin, refreshing and replenishing qi. Suitable for all ages, especially suitable for diabetics.      The "Compendium of Materia Medica" records that Saussurea seeds have the functions of pungent warming, expectorant, antibacterial and activating blood circulation, lowering blood pressure, and nourishing the heart. Cooking Directions for snow lotus seed Soups:  Add bird's nest, ginseng can be steamed in the cup to become bird's nest or ginseng snow lotus cup; snow lotus white fungus soup; snow lotus seed soup; rock sugar lotus seed soup; or red date, wolfberry, lotus seed soup.  High-quality desserts, such as cooked with papaya; syrup drinks, etc.  The cooked products have the characteristics of high viscosity, good taste, slightly sweet and moist, and rich in nutrition.    It can be used for cooking beauty coconut milk snow lotus; snow lotus soup; Ginkgo snow lotus porridge; Snow lotus seed soup; white fungus snow lotus seeds in rock sugar; or clam stewed snow lotus seeds  Cooking porridge:  Take an appropriate amount of snow lotus seeds), wash them off, soak them in warm water for 2-3 hours, then add (such as: glutinous rice, peanuts, jujubes, barley, lotus seeds, mung beans, etc.) and cook into a gruel, add rock sugar.  Clear stew:  Take 5 grams of Snow lotus seeds, wash them, soak them in warm water for 2-3 hours, put them in a plate with lotus juice, simmer in a pot, add 2-3 times cold water, add sugar.  Boiled chicken soup or rib soup:  You can mix 10-15 grams of Snow lotus seeds for each chicken, and cook them directly with chicken or ribs after washing, and eat with salt.  Boil chicken liver or pork liver:  With 10 grams of Snow lotus seeds per catty of liver, cooked, add salt to taste: it can clear the liver and improve eyesight.  It can be used to soak in a heat preservation pot.  Take 15-20 grams of soap kernels, wash them out, put them in an eight-pound heat-preserving pot, and pour in freshly boiled water. After 6 hours, you can add sugar and eat.  Drink in a teacup.  Take 10 grams, put it in a teacup or a thermos, and soak in boiling water. After the Snow lotus seeds are ripe, they can be eaten directly. This method can cure toothache, sore throat, anti-smoking and alcohol.  

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龍眼肉/桂圆肉（16oz）  龙眼、比目、荔枝奴、亚荔枝、木弹、骊珠、燕卵、鲛泪、圆眼、蜜脾、桂圆、元眼肉、龙眼干 性味 甘，温。 经脉 入心经、脾经。 主治 益心脾，补气血，安神。治虚劳羸弱，失眠，健忘，惊悸，怔忡。 注意禁忌 内有痰火及湿滞停饮者忌服。 【食疗方】 1.百合桂圆红枣粥 百合六钱、桂圆一两、红枣15个、白米1杯。百合洗净泡软，红枣洗净拍裂去子，桂圆肉掰散。白米淘净沥干，晾约20分钟。白米入锅，加水约6碗熬粥，约待四分熟时即加入百合、红枣、桂圆，滚沸1分钟加入冰糖调味再续煮2至3分钟即可。 适宜夜睡不稳、精神不宁、意志不集中、多汗等，可调和经络循环、和颜润色并适合更年期妇女所患之精神焦虑症。 2.山药桂圆粥 鲜山药100g，桂圆肉15g，荔枝肉3～5个，五味子3g，白糖适量。先将山药去皮切成片，与桂圆、荔枝、五味子同煮，加入适量白糖。每日晚临睡前1小时食之。 功效：补益心肾，止渴固涩。主治心肾之阴不足而引起的消渴、小便频数、心悸失眠、腰部酸痛等症。   Dimocarpus /Dried Long Yan (16oz) The Long Yan fruit is literally translated to “dragon eye” due to its resemblance to that of dragon’s eyeball when it is still in its shell. The berries are produced by a tropical tree that is native to southern China but also grows in some other areas of Asia. Dried Long Yan is used in Chinese cuisine, and desserts, but is also infused in hot water to create a delicious drink. Long Yan, as herbal medicine, is believed to have a relaxing effect on the body. Also, because of the fruit’s high Iron content, it is thought to help in improving concentration & memory. In addition, it is known to alleviate stomach-aches and help with insomnia. From the manufacturer:  The taste is sweet. It enters the Heart and Spleen meridians.  Indications: It nourishes the heart and spleen, replenishes qi and blood, soothes the nerves. It has been used to cure asthenia, weakness, insomnia, forgetfulness, palpitations, and shock.  Cautions: Avoid use if there is phlegm, fire and damp stagnation [bloating or edema with inflammation] Diet Therapy   Dried Lily buds,  Long Yan and Red Date Congee   Ingredients: Lily 22.5g, Long Yan37.5g, 15 red dates, 1 cup of white rice.  Wash the lily and soak it until soft, wash and pat dry the red dates and remove the seeds, and break up the Long Yan meat. Wash and drain the white rice and let it sit for about 20 minutes. Put the white rice into the pot, add water to make about 6 bowls of porridge, add lily, red dates, and Long Yan when the rice is half cooked; boil for 1 minute, add rock sugar to taste, and continue to cook for 2 to 3 minutes.   It is suitable for unstable sleep [insomnia] at night, mental restlessness, poor concentration, hyperhidrosis, etc. It can regulate the circulation of the meridians, and it is suitable for menopausal women with mental anxiety.   Yam & Long Yan Congee   Ingredients:  100g fresh white yam, 15g dried Long Yan meat, 3 to 5 lychee meat, 3g schisandra, appropriate amount of sugar.  First peel and cut the yam into slices, cook with Long Yan, lychee, and schisandra, and add appropriate amount of sugar.  Take it 1 hour before going to bed every night.   Efficacy: Replenishing the heart and kidney, quenching thirst and astringent. Indications are symptoms of thirst, frequent urination, palpitations, insomnia, and waist pain caused by insufficient heart and kidney yin.

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特級 去芯 白蓮子（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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正 新会陈皮 广陈皮 2017年  3oz/Bag  本品为芸香科植物橘及其栽培变种的干燥成熟果皮。 性味 苦、辛，温。 经脉 归肺经、脾经。 主治 理气，调中，燥湿，化痰。治胸腹胀满，不思饮食，呕吐哕逆，咳嗽痰多。亦解鱼、蟹毒。 注意禁忌 气虚及阴虚燥咳患者不宜。吐血证慎服。 【食疗方】 陈皮茯苓粥 陈皮20克（或鲜者30克），茯苓30克，梗米100克。先将陈皮、茯苓煎取药汁去渣，然后加入梗米煮粥，或将陈皮晒干和茯苓共为细末，每次3~5克，调入已煮沸的米粥中，同煮粥。每日1~2次，连服10~15天。 功效 理气健脾，化痰安神。   Dehydrate Tangerine Peel/ Guang Chen Pi (3 oz) From the manufacturer:  This product is the dried, mature peel of the tangerine (Rutaceae and its cultivated varieties.) The taste is bitter, pungent, and it is warming.  It enters the Lung and Spleen meridians.  Indications: It is used to regulate qi, support the middle burner [digestion], dry dampness, resolve phlegm. It has been used to cure fullness of chest and abdomen, reluctance to eat, vomiting, coughing, and phlegm. Also, it has been used for fish and crab poisoning.  Cautions: Pay attention to allergies. It is not suitable for patients with Qi deficiency and Yin deficiency and dry cough. Avoid with hematemesis [vomiting blood].    Diet Therapy   1.Tangerine Peel and Poria Congee   Ingredients:  20 grams of tangerine peel (or 30 grams fresh), 30 grams of poria [fu ling], 100 grams of steamed rice.  First decoct the tangerine peel and tuckahoe [poria] to remove the dregs, then add the steamed rice to cook the porridge, or dry the tangerine peel and tuckahoe into fine powder, each 3~5g, and add it to the boiled rice porridge, and cook the porridge. Eat the porridge 1 to 2 times a day for 10 to 15 days.   Efficacy: It regulates qi and invigorates the spleen, resolves phlegm and calms the nerves.

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罗汉果 大（3枚/包） Fruit of Grosvenor Momordica Lo Han Guo (羅漢果), also known as "Monk Fruit", used in TCM over thousand years. Chinese loves to use it to make herbal tea or stew soup for the treatment of cough, sore throat caused by lung infection or by a cold due to seasonal weather variations. 1. Crush 1 pc Lo Han Gou shell 2. Add about 1 liters of water in the pot, 3. Put in the crushed Lo Han Gou (shell and seeds) into the the water and bring to boil under high heat 4. Once boiled, turn to medium heat and boil another 20 ~ 30 minutes. 5. After cold down, filter with strainer, the dross can be boil for the second time from 45 to 1 hour. 6. You can enjoy when it warm, or you can store in refrigerator, it can keep about 2 ~ 3 weeks. 7. Please note that the Lo Han Gou is sweeter than the sugar. If you find it's still too sweet, you can add hot or cold water to dilute. 8. Some people will boil it with other herbs, such as goji berries, dried longan, chrysanthemum. 为葫芦科植物罗汉果的果实。 性味 味甘；性凉 经脉 归肺经；脾经 主治 清肺利咽，化痰止咳，润肠通便。主肺热痰火咳嗽，扁挑体炎，急性胃炎，咽痛失音，肠燥便秘。 注意禁忌 脾胃虚寒者忌服。

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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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决明子/草决明（16oz/包） 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 (16 oz/Bag) 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. (shanghaidaily.com) 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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