basil,mint(peppermint),chives,dill,coriander,lemon balm,lemon grass,thyme,ruta graveolens.
Acupuncture and Chinese herbs are another popular alternative treatments for cramps.
Herbs are dried to preserve them. With some herbs drying intensifies their flavor.
Look in the back of some English-Chinese Dictionaries. Or go over to Google Translate and type in your name!
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Generally ,Chinese medicine is herbal and the Western cough medicine is not. Herbs interact with other ingredients and by mixing the two you could get a bad reaction. I wouldn't mix them. Use one or the other, but not together. Some herbs double of effects of things like aspirin or other ingredients that could be found in the cough medicine.
It is important to label herbs because of a number of reasons. 1) Some herbs interact with medicines that people might be taking. 2) Some herbs have side-effects of their own, so the consumer should be aware of what the herb is. 3) Some herbs contain caffeine or other stimulants.
The question can't be answered because the definition on what is herbs is fluently. Some trees can be both seen as a herb and as a tree, some flowers can also be herbs and some herbs are actually dryed roots that some would define as a herb and others wouldnt, so there is to loose limits so count it exacly But you can be sure there is many hundreds of herbs:)
Yes, although only very crudely. They knew the use of some herbs might help but it was mainly superstition and quacks. The Chinese, Arabs and Pacific Islanders were much better.
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There are many popular Chinese baby names. Many Chinese people name their kids after ancestors or ancient warriors. A big name is Su. There is also Xen and Shi.
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