A lady is employing aromatherapy to take good care of herself. According to TCM, it is against one’s health not to follow natural patterns. The method of incense burning, one external treatment, has been an established custom in our country ever since time immemorial.

Here are assorted Chinese medical herbs on the herbal medicine stalls in an underground passage in Sigongli, Nan’ an district. The secret behind TCM’s prosperity and sustainability is its curative effect, which is inextricably linked with medical herbs of reliable quality. Through endless explorations and experiments, a constellation of people have found many plants, animals, and minerals as well as its further-processed products to guard against or cure diseases. Their achievements, such as Shennong’s Herbal Classics, behind which the legend of Shennong tasting hundreds of herbs personally is well-known, and the Compendium of Materia Medica, a masterpiece in TCM by Li Shizhen, are predecessors’ wisdom legacy.