herbal medicine
A Chinese herb for energy and immunity?
Did you know there’s a famous Chinese herb for energy and immunity? Well there are more than one, but this one is called Huang Qi or Astragalus root. What is Huang Qi used for? Herbalists have used Huang Qi for thousands of years. Traditionally it is used as a a...
Chinese Herbs for Cancer: Journal article
Interested in the use of Chinese herbs for cancer? Check out this article by Hillgreen’s founder, Pauline Sok Yin Hwang published last fall in the Journal of the American Herbalists Guild. Titled “”Chinese Herbal Medicine for Oncology” (PDF), Pauline’s...
An Introduction to Chinese Herbal Medicine
Whether it’s because COVID is keeping people at home, or whether there’s an increasing interest in natural health solutions, interest in Chinese herbal medicine in booming. What exactly is Chinese herbal medicine? What makes it so special and effective? ...
FREE workshop on Traditional Chinese Medicine for Cancer (Feb 26th, 2019, Brampton)
You and your loved ones are welcome to join a FREE workshop introducing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and its lessons for cancer care and recovery. The talk will include lessons for any stage or type of cancer, including prevention, active treatment, or...
Nobel prize for herb-based malaria drug
Many of you likely heard about one of the winners of this year’s Nobel prize in science. Tu Youyou, a Beijing-based researcher, was awarded the prize for her role in extracting the malaria-fighting compound Artemisinin from the traditional Chinese herb,...