SOY SAUCESoy Sauce (both the dark sauce and the light sauce), mushroom-flavored or plain, always adds an extra fillip of flavor to your favorite marinades and sauces. Go easy on the dark soy sauce, which is more concentrated than the light version.SESAME OILSesame Oil’s nutty deep taste not only boosts the piquancy of any dish, but has also been used for thousands of centuries to build blood, nourish your hair, and strengthen your yin.MUSHROOM POWDERA quarter teaspoon or so of Mushroom Powder stimulates one of your five basic tastes, giving a welcome savoriness to vegetables and meats without increasing salt content. It’s an all-natural extract from mushrooms; be sure to buy the brand made in Taiwan!COOKING WINEOur favorite brand of Cooking Wine, Shaoxing, will enhance any dish, especially stir-fries and soups.
Add a splash towards the end of cooking to add depth to your food.
TANGERINE PEEL TEASCALLION HEALING PASTEDo you have a skin rash? Is your skin itchy or is it infected? Apply this traditional TCM remedy for soothing relief.SCALLION AND GINGER TEAThis traditional healing tea is very effective for colds with a headache, runny nose and chills.SCALLION COMPRESSThis ancient and authentic TCM recipe is beneficial for abdominal pain, difficulty urinating, and PMS.WATERMELON JUICEIf you find yourself drawn to a juicy slice of watermelon on a hot summer day, trust your intuition! This staple of nearly every picnic is nature’s gift to cool us off. Yet few people in the West know that watermelon has been an important healing food in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for thousands of years. TCM practitioners use this fruit medicinally to treat kidney infection, liver disease, diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. The essence of watermelon is cool, so it can help decrease internal heat, relieve thirst, and because it has the ability to increase the frequency of urination, it can help the body release toxins. Used topically on the skin, watermelon is very effective for overexposure to the sun.
