Taaadaaa! This post is definitely an educational post, because I'm blogging about some medicinal herbs that can be found in Da An! Do you know that herbs are very useful? They can be used in culinary, medicine and other spiritual usage!
So let me introduce the herbs in Da An! They are normally medicinal herbs (:
Mr Chen, Da An's teacher is very creative in teaching as she relates Chinese Zodiac (the twelve animals) to introduce the herbs! Firstly, let me test you all, what are the animals in Chinese Zodiac? Well, there's no reward for answering this question correctly Hahaha!
There are....mouse,cow,tiger,rabbit,dragon,snake,horse,goat,monkey,chicken,dog and lastly pig! (must be in sequence please) :P
*Drum rolls* The first animal is...
Mouse!
So the herb that relates to the mouse is...
Salvia coccinea L
For those who can read Chinese, can you see the relationship
between the zodiac and the herb?
It has the word "mouse" or 鼠 in the name! It can be used for treatment of fever and abdominal pain :)
So what's the next animal?
Cow! Mooooooo
Morning Glory, aka Ipomoea nil
Again, there's the word "Cow" or 牛 in the name (:
TIGERRRRR*Roarssss*
Sansevieria. It can be used to treat cold cough and bruises (:
Taadaa...here is Ms Rabbit!
Hmmm are you curious about how dandelion relates to rabbit? In Taiwan, it is normally known as 兔兒菜 (again, the word "rabbit" or 兔 in the name) It's very useful because it helps to treat red eyes, sore throat,cold, fever, gastroenteritis and etc etc. There're lots more but I can't list down all here! :(
Next, Dragon!
Duchesneaindica (Andr.) Focke
Then...it's Mr. Snake! *hisssssss*
Hedyotis diffusa Willd
Listen carefully, it helps to treat acute appendicitis (early stage) and......... cervical cancer! Wow. so cool right?
Ahhh I think that's all for today. I know it's to much for you all to absorb in one day..so take a break. Continue next time okay? *cheers
So cold and windy here. i think typhoon is landing very soon :((
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