Chen Pi Archives - Dimmak Herbs

Staying Slim this Thanksgiving and Holidays

Can you believe the holidays have fallen upon us again? All those gyms you see everywhere, their business is built on us stuffing our faces full of food over the next month only to say to ourselves: "I'll join the gym for my New Year's Resolution and lose all this weight!" Some of us have to juggle 2-4 Thanksgiving dinners through the weekend from different sides of the family. Now lets not get too hasty and blame everything on everyone else....

November 25, 2008By Sean RussellAdvice, HerbsChen Pi, chickweed, Christmas, Citrus Peel, Daikon, Hawthorn Berry, Holidays, REGULATOR, Shan Zha, Thanksgiving0 CommentsRead more...

The Ultimate Kidney Tonic- Black Soup

Tired? Fatigued? Low libido? Low back pain? Weak knees? Wake up in the middle of the night? Recently weak after surgery?

These are just a few symptoms of weakened kidney function. In Chinese Medicine there are many more symptoms related to this and aging alone is one of the ways that kidneys weaken. There is alot to gain from supplementing your kidneys with a really good tonic including reversing the symptoms listed below.

May Food Be Your Medicine and Your Medicine...

November 2, 2008By Sean RussellHerbs, RecepiesAstragalus, Chen Pi, Goji berries, Gou Qi Zi, Hawthorn Berry, He Shou Wu, Huang Qi, kombu, Seaweed, Shan Zha, Silky Chicken0 CommentsRead more...

Appetite for Health? Here’s a Recipe-Congee

My favorite healthy food is Congee. Congee is basically a porridge made of white rice cooked over several hours. Dispite what you think or what you have read white rice is quite good for you. The important part of white rice in this recipe is to have a soup that is as easy to digest as possible. Many things can be added to the simple medium of congee, its like a casserole add anything you want to it. Here is the basic recipe:Add 2 cups...

November 13, 2007By Sean RussellRecepiesAstragalus, Chen Pi, Congee, Da Zao, Dang Gui, Ginger, Ginseng, Goji, Gou Qi Zi, Huang Qi, JuJube, Mung Beans, Recipe0 CommentsRead more...