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Meadow Saffron
Meadow saffron, also named crocus, has purplish flowers, which bloom in fall when the plant's leaves are gone. It's blooms resemble those of safflowers (of the iris family) but with six stamens instead of three. |
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Aweto
Aweto is a kind of worm in winter, while it turns into a kind of grass in summer months. |
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Red Orpin
Red orpin mainly functions as an antipyretic and a medicine for reducing phlegm. It can invigorate circulation and stop bleeding, and can help regulate the function of the nervous system and internal organs. |
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Lingzhi
Ganoderma (Ganoderma lucidum), or lingzhi in Chinese, is one of most precious herbal drugs catalogued in Chinese pharmacopoeia for its function of building up human resistance to diseases. |
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Fritillary Bulb
Fritillary Bulb is the bulb of Fritillaria thunbergii Miq. (Fam. Liliaceae). |
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70-flavor Pearl
70-flavor Pearl is made of a mixture of coral, mother-of-pearl, carnelian, licorice agate, saffron, musk and other rare natural Tibetan medicinal materials. |
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Musk
Although musk is not an herb, it is still a relatively important component of traditional Chinese medicine. Musk comes from the wild musk deer, which mainly lives in Tibet area about 5,000 meters above sea level. |
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Snow Lotus
Snow lotus, a specialty and a rare herb mainly produced in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and neighboring areas, grows in mountain rock crevices scattered above the snow at about 4,800 to 5,800 meters above sea level. |
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