Mulberry leaves

Mulberry leaves

Mulberry leaves are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Mulberries are deciduous trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Morus. They have distinctive lobed leaves and produce small, multiple-fruit clusters known as ‘drupes’ that resemble berries. The genus Morus has...
Ginger to food

Ginger to food

Many of us add ginger to food. Ginger, the underground rhizome of the Zingiber officinale plant, is a popular spice worldwide. The plant’s probable origin is in India, although ancient Chinese works also refer to the species. The warmer southern regions of China...
Garlic spice

Garlic spice

Garlic in Chinese is called “suan.” Garlic spice, along with ginger, is one of the two integral spices of Chinese cooking. Sheng Nung’s (c. 2700 BC) treatise is the earliest documented evidence of the use of garlic in China. There is much debate on...
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