| When we speak of Chinese herbs, we are technically | | | | Ginseng, salvia, rhubarb, rehmannia, peony, ephedra |
| referring to herbs sourced straight from China. | | | | sinica, licorice, hoelen, ginger, coptis, cinnamon bark, |
| Chinese herbs are commonly employed for Chinese | | | | cinnamon, bupleurum, atractylodes, astragalus, and |
| cooking but may also have medicinal properties that | | | | Dong Quai. Among this list of commonly used Chinese |
| make them ideal to use in Traditional Chinese | | | | herbs, the one which many might be very familiar |
| Medicine too. There are a mind-boggling number of | | | | with is Ginseng (because of the many commercial |
| the known Chinese herbs (more than three hundred, | | | | products that claim to use this herb as an ingredient.) |
| at last count) which have reputedly been used in | | | | Much of the Ginseng being used for these |
| various ways for around 2000 years or so. | | | | commercial products would be made up of the Red |
| Generally, Chinese herbs might either be boiled as a | | | | Panax ginseng variety which is more affordable than |
| hot tea for at least an hour for the patient to sip, or | | | | the more highly prized Wild Ginseng variety. |
| the Chinese herbs could be incorporated into honey | | | | Though not technically part of the Chinese herbs |
| bound pills. The most common purpose for using | | | | category, there is what is known as American |
| Chinese herbs is for their health benefits, since these | | | | ginseng too, which was employed by Native |
| Chinese herbs can reportedly make the human body | | | | Americans for their own type of health care |
| stronger when the herbs are consumed. Chinese | | | | treatments. |
| herbs which have developed a strong following are | | | | |