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Herbology
"The scope of herbal medicine ranges from mild-acting plant medicines such as chamomile and peppermint, to very potent ones such as foxglove (from which the drug digitalis is derived). In between these two poles lies a wide spectrum of plant medicine with significant medical applications. One need only go to the United States Pharmacopoeia to see the central role that plant medicine has played in American medicine."
-Donald Brown, N.D., of Bastyr College, in Seattle, Washington
Chinese herbs are NOT:
 | Mysterious |
| Especially potent |
| Limited to dry seahorses, woody fungi and gingko |
| Found only in obscure shops |
Chinese herbs ARE:
| Mint | ||||||||
| Dandelion | ||||||||
| Rhubarb Root | ||||||||
| Cattail pollen | ||||||||
| Fennel | ||||||||
| Licorice Root | ||||||||
| Other plants also common to North America and Europe | ||||||||
| Herbs originally from Asia:
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The Chinese were the first to actively seek out plant products from other countries.
