Link to find Cantonese herb name

Always at a lost as to what the cantonese name or mandarin name is for a herb which you have googled and found its english name ?

Found a site that has worked pretty well for me so far. Hope it helps you too!

New soup for cough

I went to the herbal shop today since my son showed some symptoms of a dry cough.

Wanted to get some yuk chuk but the herbal lady told me that yuk chuk may be a little too cooling for cough.

She recommended this herb (note : she showed me the packet and told me the name. And based on what I remember of the name, I googled it and found this:) - Asparagus Tuber.

To be boiled with wai san kei chi and red dates. Added in RM10 of soup pork to sweeten the whole pot.

Tung Sum,Pak Kei tea

Ingredients:

30 gm “Tung Sum”
30 gm “Pak Kei”
20 gm Red Dates, Removed stones
20 gm Black dates, Removed stones
2.5 litres (10 bowls) water

This is boiled as a sweet tea instead of a soup! Used to relieve stress or tiredness.

Chinese Herbs Info

I find that most of the time soup can be used as a base for porridge. Christopher loves his soup and nothing beats our Chinese herbal soup.

Found some information on the following herbs.

(a) kei chi: tiny little red seeds. It is suppose to improve function and also believed to be good for the kidney and the eyes;
(b) dried longan: good for the spleen, kidneys and lungs;
(c) lotus seeds(lin chi): promotes virility and good blood circulation;
(d) pak kei: Fights fatigue and bad blood circulation;
(e) yoke chok: for illness related to the pancreas,lungs, and throat;
(f) tong kwei: usually consumed by women;
(g) wai san : helps to relieve inflammation of the uterus;
(h) cordceps; (toong choon chou) combat body aches and pain;
(i) ginseng: (pau sum) It adds as a tonic, helps respiratory ailments,relieves insomnia, back pains, lumbago and many others
(j) tung sum/"poor man's ginseng" : improves blood circulation, increases metabolism and reduces fatigue
(k) pak hup/magnolia petals : beneficial for cough and lung ailments