FEATURED HERBS & FOOD

JU HUA - CHRYSANTHEMUM

put a few dried flowers in cup with boiling water - steep for several minutes
drink as a tea during the summer to treat

• fever
• headache
• red, painful, tearing eyes
• dizziness
• blurry vision
• spots in front of eyes
• treats coronary heart disease
  

do not use if you have a poor appetite or diarrhea


BO HE - MINT

can be added to food and drinks
cook for a short period of time

drink as a tea to treat

• induce sweating for feverish sensation
  
• headache, red eyes, sore throat
• summer heat syndrome with abdominal pain, nausea, diarrhea

do not use if sweating heavily, high blood pressure


MUNG BEAN
cook bean in soup
sprouts can be eaten raw or cooked
powder can be used for skin conditions

• clears heat
  
• moistens and lubricates, nourishing when cooked for a long time
• promotes urination
• treats eczema, itch, burns, mumps and ulcers

SHAN ZHA - HAWTHORN

• disperses blood stagnation
• reduces high blood pressure
• aids digestion, reduces food stagnation
  
• treats jaundice, heart disease, dysentery, angina pectoris, coronary heart disease