Scientific Name: Angelica sinensis Considered a female ginseng, Chinese Angelica is used in TCM for a range of conditions including women’s health.
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Hibiscus
Scientific Name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Used for both ceremonial uses and in a variety of TCM treatments said to have properties of anti inflammatory, arrest coughing, suppress coughing, improve steatosis of liver, regulate menses.
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Scientific Name: Epimedium grandiflorum Used for men’s sexual health.
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Scientific Name: Artemisia princeps Used in TCM and Western Herbalism for sleep and dreaming.
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Scientific Name: Platycodon grandiflorus The root of this species is used extensively as an anti- inflammatory in the treatment of coughs and colds.
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Scientific Name: Morinda officinalis Mulberry leaf is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
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Scientific Name: Artemisia absinthium Wormwood is most commonly recognized as an ingredient of absinthe, as well as a flavoring agent for other alcoholic beverages. Wormwood is highly psychotropic, and also exhibits antibacterial activity.
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Scientific Name: Hedychium flavescens Stimulant, tonic, antirheumatic.
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Scientific Name: Glycyrrhiza glabra Common flavor additive in food, beverages, and tobacco. It has been used to treat gastrointestinal conditions such as gastric ulcers, chronic gastritis and dyspepsia.
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Scientific Name: Bupleurum falcatum Bupleurum has been used in Chinese medicine for over 2,000 years as a “liver tonic” This plant has also been found to possess antidepressant properties.
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