Decoctions are herbal teas made of the more dense, fibrous plant materials—berries, roots, barks.
This traditional method is how I was taught by my teacher, Dr. Hua Ling Xu, and she always stressed that it is the most potent way to take Eastern herbal formulas.
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We believe holistic and herbal medicine should be accessible, affordable and empowering. This is one of the reasons why all of our medicinal house products come with recipes. This transparency allows you to come back with your recipe card and purchase the bulk goods to make your own broth herbs or elderberry syrup recipes (for example) or we have kits measured out and ready for you to take home.
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Herb Folk is an Asian American herb shop and holistic clinic specializing in local herbs and Eastern medicine energetics.
At the shop we offer custom-blended herbal medicine using locally sourced Eastern and Western herbs, as well as, organic teas, extracts, powders, plant-based skincare and unique holistic products.
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A formula to drain damp. While it’s a classic for skin edema, I use most often for Spleen Qi deficiency with long term, stubborn damp. It’s a draining formula so it’s often combined with tonic herbs to balance it out for weak constitutions. The formula in this photo was modified for someone with one week of dizziness, fatigue and a heavy downward bearing sensation.
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Moxibustion therapy is the use of moxa herbs to warm acupuncture points and meridians for therapeutic benefit.
Moxa is made from the leaves of the mugwort plant (Artemisia argue) and is processed into various forms. It provides a deep penetrating heat that is healing and comforting. Its use predates written history and is thought to have paved the way for mapping out the acupuncture channels that we use today.
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