Ginseng

Traditional Chinese Medicine: the rise of ginseng

22 Jan 2013

Ginseng has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine to boost immunity and lower blood sugar, but recent research suggests a new reason to consume the plant: to perk up, quite literally, a...

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Store thieves in Richmond, Vancouver target ginseng

24 Dec 2012

Canadian federal police are investigating a spate of thefts targeting Vancouver-area Chinese herbal medicine shops, in which brazen criminals made off with ginseng and other products worth tens of...

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Complaints soar at shoddy sales tactics

17 Jan 2012

Complaints against unscrupulous sales tactics by shops selling expensive ginseng and dried seafood have soared despite a law against unclear pricing and quantity labels, the Consumer Council said...

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Powder room

5 Feb 2008

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Kentucky at root of ginseng crisis

17 Jun 2007

The price in Hong Kong for wild American ginseng could increase due to a cut in exports from Kentucky, one of the medicinal herb's biggest producing states in the US, a local dealer said.

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Longevity Man

8 Jul 2006

A 'Longevity Man' made with 2,374 pieces of sun-dried ginseng is a feature of a display of traditional Chinese medicines at an exhibition in Mongkok. The world's tallest wild Herba Cistanches is...

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Opinion

Alex Lo

Chen Guangcheng misled by his new right-wing 'friends'

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Tom Holland

The yuan hasn't overtaken the HK$ quite yet, Mr Chan

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Boat chase nets ginseng

Police have seized 1.8 tonnes of smuggled American ginseng, worth $2.4 million, from a speedboat following a high-speed night pursuit off Sha Tau Kok.

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Be careful what you ask for, abalone lovers warned

People buying sliced abalone to cook as a Lunar New Year delicacy should be careful or they might end up with an inferior product.

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City Briefs

Burglars steal ginseng, seafood worth $300,000

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Festival of delights

This year's Hong Kong Food Expo, held from August 12 to 16 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, was accompanied by the usual massive crowds, kitsch and ear-shattering noise.

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Warrior horse tramples all over Viagra

Lo Down's intellectual curiosity was recently troubled by a reader's question: what is the most popular anti-impotence drug in Hong Kong?

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Shop pair held over drugging

A private doctor's nurse was admitted to Kwong Wah Hospital for observation last night after she alleged she had been drugged while shopping at a medical and dried seafood shop in Mongkok.

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