What is Chinese herbology?
Chinese herbs do not grow in China only. If you find the right climate and [[soil]] type, you can grow many of those herbs overseas. For instance, American Ginseng is grown in Wisconsin State. The raw herbs available in retail have the following natural features: * Part of a plant: root, leave, seed, flowers, branch, etc. * Unprocessed except being cut, sliced, and cleansed of dirt. * Dried because the dried form weighs less and can be stored longer. * Some herbs can be eaten after boiling because they turn soft. * Most herbs cannot be eaten for they remain very coarse after boiling. * Herbs in general do not taste good. Most taste bitter and earthly. Some taste neutral. A few taste even sweet. * Inexpensive except for a few like Ren Shen 人參, Chuan Bei Mu 川貝母, or Dong Chong Xia Cao 冬虫夏草. == Herbal tea == How do people take the raw herbs? Raw herbs are usually taken orally by extracting the essence out of them. The natural way being practiced since ancient time is to boil and brew the herbal package in water to get a dark brown solution called herb tea that never tastes good. One hour of brewing should be good enough. Then you drink one or two cups a day. Honey or sugar may be added to make it taste less bad. The herbal package can be conveniently modified by changing some ingredients to make it work for you. So an herbal package is really tailor-made for you only. == Tablet form == Raw herbs can be dried and grounded into a powder then compressed into a tablet which is better than buying your own tablets or having to buy gel capsules == Capsule form == Raw herbs can be made into capsules at home. All you need is a tailor-made package of raw herbs. Turn it into fine powder with a powerful grinder, and put the powder into empty gel capsules. When you swallow the capsules, your digestive system has to extract the essence out of the raw herb powder. Whereas if you drink the herb tea, the essence extraction is already done after brewing. The herbal solution will readily be absorbed by your body. Furthermore, the