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Chinese herb profiles – looking briefly at Guizhi / Cinnamon

on December 1st, 2011 in Chinese herbal medicine by

This is an old article I touched up and re-released.  I hope you enjoy it! Guizhi – Cinnamon twig – Emperor of Emperors  In my opinion, there is no more important herb in the materia medica than Guizhi.  It is used in so many formulas, spanning all organ systems and…

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An exploration into Chinese herb flavor combinations – the final chapter

on July 5th, 2010 in Chinese herbal medicine by

We hope you have enjoyed Mitesh’s fine work about Chinese herb flavors and their combinations.  What I loved about this project was the willingness to examine cherished Chinese medicine concepts – testing them using the most sophisticated laboratory known on Earth – the human body. —– If you missed any…

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An Exploration into Chinese herb flavor combinations – continued!

on June 28th, 2010 in Chinese herbal medicine, Theory and Philosophy by

You will remember not too long ago when Mitesh, a student at NCNM, released some very interesting information about an experiment he was doing concerning the flavors of Chinese herbs, their combinations, and their impact on human physiology.  Well, he completed a continuation of the project for this latest term…

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