Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Herbalist

Another of the facets of Chinatown that I experienced when Fern and I took the Chinatown Tour was Chinese traditional medicine - we went into a Chinese herbalist shop and looked around. Above are the bins of Ginseng - this stuff is expensive! Below is what I hope would be prescribed for me. I am fond of fungi though this one is not one I've seen before.
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2 comments:

  1. William KendallMarch 2, 2016 at 4:06 PM

    Some curiously textured items!

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  2. JoJoMarch 2, 2016 at 4:37 PM

    Chinese herbal medicine is pretty mystical. I was given a sack full of stuff to brew into a tea to help with my allergies. Unfortunately it was so awful that I couldn't choke it down. There is a reality show on here in the USA about 'ginsengers' who harvest the stuff in the forests...it's pretty cut throat and they make a ton of money.

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