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20.01.2022 It’s an effort to even lift up a branch it’s so laden, as is the rest of the tree, with this year’s bumper crop of fó shu. This citrus fruit is believed to bring good luck and used to scent rooms and is offered to popular kitchen gods in China, Taiwan, Singapore and in all Chinese communities throughout the world. In Chinese herbal medicine, Buddha’s Hand or Fó Shu , is classified thus: Herbal category: Regulate Qi Nature: Warm Taste(s): Bitter, Pungent, Sour ... Channels entered: Spleen, Stomach, Liver, Lung Actions. Soothes liver and regulates qi, moves qi and regulates the middle jiao, dries and resolves dampness. Scientific name: Citrus medica See more

14.01.2022 Actual photo of stork delivering baby Thanks Christine

14.01.2022 She’s demonstrating bagua chuan, one of the three classical internal styles of Chinese gungfu. The movements are spinning and circular. The other two are xingyi chuan (or mind-focus/intention) boxing, which moves more linear, and of course the ever popular Tiji (tai chi) chuan which encompasses a panorama of directional subtleties.

08.01.2022 As I was perusing the iconographic collection at the most excellent Museum of Anthroplogy in Toronto a few years back and this painting of Baosheng Dadi (), the "Life Protection Emperor" grabbed my eye. This Daoist Immortal of Medicine and I go back to the time when got familiar with him when I was living in Taiwan. Some of the clinics where I studied and practiced had a shrine to him. Celebrations in his honour are carried out especially during the Chinese lunar New Year. He provides support for all healing paths...See the very fine acupuncture needle he holds in his right hand , while his left strokes the dragon’s beard of immortality. Contemporary watercolour and ink painting by Wang Xingru

03.01.2022 'PAM PLUM' KANGAROO APPLE (Solanum aviculare) Is a 'Bush Tucker Plant' Solanum aviculare, commonly called kangaroo apple, pam plum (Australia). An upright shrub that can grow up to 4 m (13 ft) tall., grows in rainforests, wet forests and rainforest margins on clay soils. Bush Tucker: Berries that are poisomous while green, but edible once orange. The orange berries are an edible form of bush tomato either fresh or dried. It can be used as a sweet fruit or as a vegetable. Photo: Bruce (this morning).