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Botanicals have been in use since the beginning of time, from therapeutic and medicinal purposes to cosmetic and skincare uses. Botanicals have been applied in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to soothe, boost the immune system and heal.

• Want to learn how to soothe a dry cough?
• Want to learn how to eradicate a rash?
• Want to know what helps ease a cold?

Asian Botanicals presents 70 herbal plants that have been used for centuries as health remedies and beauty aids. For each plant, the following is presented:

• Latin, English and Chinese name
• Family of origin
• Parts used
• Time of collection
• Description
• Habitat
• Source
• Chemical Constituents
• Pharmacology
• Antioxidant Activity
• Cosmetic Evaluation
• And more!

Also included with each plant is a unique and helpful listing of TCM applications—the indications each plant can treat and its function.

• Introduction
• Achyranthes
• Agrimony
• Anemarrhena
• Astragalus
• Atractylodes
• Balloon Flower
• Biota
• Bitter Almond
• Blackberry Lily
• Broom Cypress
• Cape Jasmine
• Chinese Angelica
• Chinese Dandelion
• Chinese Liquorice
• Chrysanthemum Flower
• Cinnamon
• Clove
• Cochinchinese Asparagus
• Coptis
• Corn Mint
• Costus
• Dahurian Angelica
• Flavescent Sophoroa
• Fleeceflower
• Forsythia
• Fragrant Solomon’s Seal
• Ganoderma
• Ginger
• Gingko
• Ginseng
• Glossy Privet
• Glutinous Rehmania
• Great Burnet
• Japanese Honeysuckle
• Java Brucea
• Job’s Tears
• King Solomon’s Seal
• Loquat
• Mulberry
• Natural Indigo
• Ningpo figwort
• Notoginseng
• Ophiopogon
• Pearl
• Phellodendron
• Pine Needles
• Plantain
• Prunella
• Psoralea
• Purple Common Perilla
• Red Sage
• Reed
• Rhubarb
• Rubia
• Safflower
• Scutellaria
• Siberian Cocklebur
• Sickle Senna
• Skunk Bugbane
• Snakegourd
• Sophora
• Szechuan Lovage
• Tea
• Turmeric
• Viola
• Water Plantain
• White Peony
• Wild Jujube
• Wolfberry
• Zi Cao
• Conclusion