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Herbs & Formulas, Product Comparisons, Products, Skin & Hair

Skin Formulas Comparison

This easy chart shows 10 skin formulas and how to use them including pin yin name, alternate name, functions, indications, typical tongue and pulse, and the ingredients so you can...

Yvonne Lau | March 16, 2026

Herb Trade Industry, Inside Mayway
Herb Processing at the Mayway Hebei Facility
In April the Mayway Hebei facility in Anguo opened its doors for tours for the first time and I was fortunate to be among the Mayway US staff that led...
Teo Potts, L.Ac. | July 28, 2011
Acupuncture, Internal Medicine
Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus with Chinese Medicine
Diabetes mellitus (tang niao bing 糖尿病, literally ‘sweet urine disease’) is an increasingly common disorder in both affluent and developing societies. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a syndrome of impaired insulin...
Will Maclean | July 13, 2011
Inside Mayway
China Diary April 2011: Visiting Mayway in Anguo
An excerpt from a travel diary written by Rebecca Clarke, published in the magazine of the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine (RCHM) the governing organization for Chinese herbal medicine in...
Rebecca Clarke, MBAcC, MRCHM | July 1, 2011
Herb Trade Industry, Sustainability
Severe Drought Affects 2009 and 2010 Herb Harvests
Most of China's prime herb growing regions have been affected by a once in a century drought over the last two years. Drought during the 2008/2009 season severely impacted herbs...
| May 5, 2010
Sustainability
The Suffering of Bears Part II: Promoting the Humane Alternatives to Bile
One of the key factors in the rapidly diminishing population of the Asiatic Black Bear is the demand for their gall bladders and bile juice, which is used predominantly as...
| April 7, 2004
Herb Trade Industry, Sustainability
The Suffering on Bear Bile Farms
There has long been debate over the use of animal parts in Chinese medicine. While it was not an issue for ancient practitioners, changing views on the rights and welfare...
Yvonne Lau | November 11, 2003