11-13-2016, 05:15 AM
Very good thread. I have researched a little of Chinese medicine and tried to find the equivalent of it that grows around here. Cross referencing that is difficult, they tend to classify things as weeds here. I found that the star anise, a known chinese herb has some similar chemistry as found in white pine needle tea. It can be used to treat the flu and this chemical is the basis of tamaflu. I like white pine tea, if made right it is actually tasty. Some recipes people use make it taste really strong but a mild steeped tea is good tasting and it also is effective for viruses. Not quite as fun as a Hot Totti though. They work in different ways. White pine needle tea is also super high in vitamin C.
I researched maybe twenty herbs, I was only able to find about three or four cross references with plants here. We do have ginsing, I actually have some on my property. The ones here appear to be extremely old plants, full of knots on the roots. The one I looked at was maybe a hundred years old judging by what I saw and comparing it to information on the net. The roots are thin though, not much weight there. There isn't much of it, I figured it can live till I need it. I would feel guilty harvesting it if I didn't need it. There is probably more around here in the woods on the hills, but I haven't seen it when walking in the woods. To identify it I need to see it when it has the berries on it. It is very pretty with the berries on it.
I researched maybe twenty herbs, I was only able to find about three or four cross references with plants here. We do have ginsing, I actually have some on my property. The ones here appear to be extremely old plants, full of knots on the roots. The one I looked at was maybe a hundred years old judging by what I saw and comparing it to information on the net. The roots are thin though, not much weight there. There isn't much of it, I figured it can live till I need it. I would feel guilty harvesting it if I didn't need it. There is probably more around here in the woods on the hills, but I haven't seen it when walking in the woods. To identify it I need to see it when it has the berries on it. It is very pretty with the berries on it.