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Bridging Ancient Wisdom and American Agriculture
The Promise of Domestic Chinese Herb Cultivation
Jun 5 • 
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Bridging Ancient Wisdom and American Agriculture
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Processing Chinese Herbs: Unraveling the Art of Páozhì
Páozhì (炮製), which essentially translates as “herb processing,” a foundational tenet of Chinese medicine (CM), at once draws from the depths of ancient…
Nov 2, 2023 • 
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Processing Chinese Herbs: Unraveling the Art of Páozhì
Public Perception and Consumption of Herbal Medicine in China
Based on my 15+ years living and working in China
Oct 28, 2023 • 
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Public Perception and Consumption of Herbal Medicine in China
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Common Barberry, Just a Little Too Common, Or…
Navigating the Ecological Challenges and Clinical Potentials
Oct 11, 2023 • 
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Common Barberry, Just a Little Too Common, Or…
The Multidimensional World of Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd
Botany, Ecology, Medicinal Uses, and Preparation
Oct 2, 2023 • 
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The Multidimensional World of Trametes versicolor (L.) Lloyd
Artist's Conk (Ganoderma applanatum)
Not just for writing notes in the forest
Sep 26, 2023 • 
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Artist's Conk (Ganoderma applanatum)
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Blog #3 Platycodon grandiflorus Through the Eyes of the Authors of the De Pei Bencao (得配本草)
Introduction
Sep 12, 2023 • 
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Blog #3 Platycodon grandiflorus Through the Eyes of the Authors of the De Pei Bencao (得配本草)
Blog #2 Can and Should we Cultivate Chinese Herbs Outside of China?
Introduction
Aug 29, 2023 • 
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Blog #2 Can and Should we Cultivate Chinese Herbs Outside of China?
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Blog #1 Motherwort
For my first blog as the new owner and executive director of the East West Herb School, which is now part of our family-owned business, Herb Whisperer…
Aug 21, 2023 • 
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Blog #1 Motherwort
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Meandering between plants, soil, and how they intersect with culture...and some other stuff.

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