5 Herbs you can find in the Grocery Store

5 Herbs you can find in the Grocery store - A Staple for Every Household

1. Fresh Ginger Root
Pinyin: Shēng Jiāng

Ginger can be found in all produce sections of your local grocery store. Utilizing it in it’s whole root form is best however you can find ginger tea , ginger drinks, ginger candy. Undiluted and non denatured in its root form is best.

There are no drug related interactions so it can be utilized for all stomach related challenges and discomforts.
Challenges like nausea, vomiting, and irritation to abdominal walls. Ginger will help with all auto - immune challenges, pain and discomforts because the gut is the source of most all challenges. Heal the stomach - heal the body.

Utilize ginger to stimulate the digestive tract and prevents irritation to the intestinal walls. Treat atherosclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, motion sickness, colds and cough, and headaches. It is also considered a safe treatment for pregnant women with morning sickness. All nausea and vomiting challenges in general and for after chemo.

2. Turmeric
Pin Yin: Yu Jin (C. longa root), Jiang Huang (C. longa rhizome), E Zhu (C. zedoaria)

Turmeric is amazing for thinning the blood. Easy to find in fresh/ whole in the produce section ,in the spice isle, or in the tea section of your local grocery store. Turmeric because it is good for thinning the blood will help with all blood stagnation challenges or sluggish circulation challenges. It will ease and sooth discomfort and pain by breaking up clots. It will give you more energy by moving the blood which naturally allows you to feel more energized. Any pain can benefit from Turmeric not only for pain but it will help reduce inflammation.

Do you suffer from aches and pains? Menstrual cramps? Feeling Cold? Prone to blood clots? Turmeric will warm you up , decrease inflammation, thin the blood and soothe those pesky cramps. 

Try Turmeric Forte in Supplement form for an easy way to get your turmeric in daily. 

3. Cinnamon
Pinyin: Ròu Guì

Every organ in Chinese Medicine can benefit from Rou Gui. It is a powerful very useful herb especially in the winter season as it's general function is guiding to the Kidney's and in Chinese medicine. Since you are able to easily purchase Cinnamon ( Rou Gui ) in the grocery store it is easy to access and utilize for great health benefits. .

Utilize Rou Gui if you have blood sugar challenges/metabolism or looking for easy food to incorporate for managing diabetes. This easy to find spice also has antibacterial activity and is good for wheezing. It is good for treating poor circulation or always feeling cold.

In traditional Chinese medicine cinnamon is considered pungent, sweet, and hot, warming and strengthening the Kidney yang and affecting the Heart, Kidneys, Liver, and Spleen channels. It is used to increase vitality and to treat some types of abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea, reduced appetite, diarrhea, and treats pain.

4. Mint
Pinyin: Bò Hé

This is a wonderful grocery store herb that everyone should pick up or grown in there garden. Mint essential oil will work too. You can purchase some of the best quality available at Spa Longevita. Mint oil in western medicine is used because it contains dozens of chemicals, acids and compounds, including leucine, menthol and aspartic acid. This means it’s a powerhouse of amazing healing benefits like inhibits bacteria and viruses like strep, herpes and vaccinia. Side note it will help your aspirin kick in faster and facility the flow of mucus in the throat.

In Eastern Medicine ( Chinese Medicine ) , mint is associated with the Lung and Liver meridians, and is used to expel wind heat , clear the head and eyes, clear up rashes, and remove liver qi stagnation. Taken orally, mint is used to treat diarrhea and painful menstruation, promote perspiration and dissipate body heat. It is also taken as a means of stimulating the nervous system.

5. Chamomile
Pinyin : Huang Chu Ju

Chamomile is often used in herbal formals and can be found in the tea section of your local grocery store. Typically marketed for sleeping and relaxation. Gentle enough for children

Chamomile does far more than simply relax you. Chamomile is antispasmodic, carminative, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antiseptic, vulnerary, aromatic, diaphoretic, emmenagogue, nervine, sedative, and tonic.
A great formula by standard process that utilizes chamomile is HIPEP. HIPEP will help aid in and support digestion. Gentle enough for children.

When used externally it reduces inflammation, and swelling and speeds wound healing. Use the cold tea as a mouthwash in mouth inflammation, a gargle for sore throats, or an eye-bath for sore eyes. Use it as a hair rinse with fair hair to accentuate blond highlights.