There are many exotic fruits, vegetables, spices and herbs that have tremendous healing benefits. By getting to know them, you can increase the ways that you take care of your health. I’ll use this list when working on blogposts, and write a little about each one in its own post, so that you can get more details about their benefits. When you’re at the main blog page, you can use the ’search’ box to look for any of the following to see if I’ve written about them yet.
Fennel Seed
Fennel ‘xiao hui xiang’
Anise ‘da hui xiang’
Ginger ‘sheng jiang’
Tumeric ‘jiang huang’
Lemongrass
Galanga root
Cardamon ‘sha ren’
Albizzia Flower ‘Happy Flower’ ‘He Huan Hua’
Barley tea ‘gu ya’
Rose flowers ‘mei gui hua’
Goji berries ‘gou qi zi’
Mimosa Flower
Dried yam ‘shan yao’
Red dates ‘da zao’
Reishi mushroom ‘ling zhi’
Licorice ‘gan cao’
Seaweeds ‘hai zao’
Lily bulb ‘bai he’
Pearl powder ‘zhen zhu mu’
Pu Er Tea
Shao Xing cooking wine
Dried cuttlefish – related to’sang piao xiao’
Vegetables & legumes:
Okra
Water caltrops
Shao Xing Wine
Burdock root ‘niu bang gen’
Bitter melon or bitter gourd
Cassava or yuka or tapioca
Taro Root
Daikon radish
Luffah vegetable
Lotus root and seeds ‘lian zi’
Edamame soybeans
Wintermelon or winter gourd
Flax seeds ‘ya ma ren’
Walnuts ‘hu tao ren’
Goji berries ‘gou qi zi’
Dried Hawthorn Berries
Mulberries ‘sang shen’
Sesame ‘hei zhi ma’
Hawthorn ‘shan zha’
Mung beans ‘lu dou’
Asian yam ‘shan yao’
Wood ear mushrooms ‘Bai Mu Er’ & ‘Hei Mu Er’
Aduki beans ‘chi xiao dou’
Job’s tears ‘yi yi ren’
Bamboo shoots
Spring onion ‘cong bai’
Flavored olives
Fruits:
Loquat fruits
Durian
Rambutan Fruit
Rambutan
Jackfruit
Lychee fruits
Buddha’s hand ‘fou shou’
Pomegranate ‘shi liu’
Great post. Thank you!