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Tree Peony (Mu Dan Pi)

March 19, 2019December 6, 2018 by Jason
Tree Peony

Giving patients the best plant medicine available is important to me. That’s why I order all of my whole, raw herbs from Spring Wind, an importer in California (despite crazy shipping fees – ulp!). Not only do they have the strictest testing standards for contaminants, but their love for the medicine shines through in the … Read more Tree Peony (Mu Dan Pi)

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Jié Gĕng (Platycodi Radix), Balloon Flower

November 22, 2018June 25, 2018 by Jason

This Chinese medicinal plant looks quite happy at its urban home in the mid-Atlantic. See the balloons? The root is used  for “shao yang” level disease manifesting as heat above with sore throat or acne. Of course, I can’t harvest a useful quantity, so I just grow it for fun. We have a few more … Read more Jié Gĕng (Platycodi Radix), Balloon Flower

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