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Chinese Herbal Medicine 
 
Did you know that we can use plants as medicine?  
Did you know that most of the medicine we use is made from plants?  
People who practice Chinese Herbal Medicine use plants to help heal themselves.  
 
Here are some examples of plants that we can use as medicine:  
 
Willow Bark​: This plant has been used for thousands of years  
as a way to reduce aches and pains in your body.  
 
Ginger Root​: This plant has been used in China for over 2,000 years to 
treat or reduce the feelings of a stomach ache. In fact, some use this 
root to treat the symptoms of a common cold.  
 
Ginseng Root: ​This root is the most widely sold plant in Chinese Herbal 
Medicine. The main benefit of this plant is that it boosts your immune 
system so that you don’t get sick as often.  
 
 

Create Your Own Healing Plant 

 
Draw your plant! 
 
The name of my plant is...  
 
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My plant heals… 
 
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