101 Chinese herbs are designated as food items officially in China. Many are commonly used in daily life. You can use them to boost your health no matter where you live....
Aristolochic acid is a toxic compound found in some Chinese herbs and may cause kidney failure and cancer. If you take herbal medicine, should you worry about it? In the last few days, you...
Yesterday, Tu Youyou was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. This is the first time a China-based scientist has won a Nobel Prize in any scientific category. The prize is a...
Early this week I was shocked at reading the news that the New York Attorney General (NYAG) is accusing 4 US national retailers, Walgreen, GNC, Target, and Walmart, of selling bogus herbal supplements in...
Interested in trying herbal medicine? You’re not alone! The popularity of herbal medicine is steadily increasing in the United States. Surveys have showed that half of American adults used herbal supplements within the past...
As someone who has worked for more than 20 years in the field of cutting-edge biomedical research, I have witnessed the debate over the effectiveness and safety of herbal medicines.
Let’s examine a case from...
