Traditional Chinese Medicine and medicinal plants
The Traditional Chinese Pharmacopoeia classifies medicinal herbs into 5 major families, according to the 5 known elements (or flavors) of acupuncture theory.
Nguyen Van Nghi (1909 – 1999), a famous Vietnamese physician, promoter of Traditional Chinese Medicine and author of more than 60 books and over 200 specialized works, distinguishes 16 groups, as follows ….