Prevent hair loss and premature greying of your crowning glory by taking care of the kidneys and liver. Thick, glossy hair is often the result of good functioning of these organs, which are also responsible for your body’s major ageing signs.

Herbs to take:
Glossy Privet Fruits, Fleeceflower Root, Black Sesame Seeds, Chinese Angelica, Cordyceps, Lingzhi, Cnidium, and Prepared Rehmannia Root.

To maintain a healthy complexion, ensure that the heart, lungs and spleen are nourished with the right nutrients. Eating foods and herbs that can nourish the Yin and Qi, as well as promote blood production, can help improve skin health.

Herbs to take:
Bird’s Nest, White Fungus, Chinese Wolfberries, Red Dates, Lily Bulbs, Poria, and Chinese Ginseng.

A healthy heart is the cornerstone of good health. Take care of yours and it will serve you with a lifetime of good health. To increase your lifespan and promote vitality, it’s all about maintaining the balance of Yin and Yang.

Herbs to take:
Chinese Dates, Poria, and Longan Fruit.

Fortify the spleen and promote Qi production to prevent early signs of ageing – these can include weakness of the limbs, a sallow complexion, pale lips, puffy eyes and sagging skin.

Herbs to take:
Longan Fruit, White Peony Root, Chinese Angelica, Codonopsis Root, and White Atractylodes.

To maintain a healthy mental state, nourish the Heart, invigorate the Spleen and sooth the Liver. Keep your mind active and increase mental vitality by taking herbs which help to promote a healthy body.

Herbs to take:
Hare’s Ear Root, White Peony Root, and Gambir Plant.

To be able to enjoy all the colourful celebrations life can offer, strengthen your immune system so that your body’s natural resistance against diseases and healing ability are at their optimum.

Herbs to take:
Astragalus Root, Solomon’s Seal Rhizome, Codonopsis Root, Ginseng, Lingzhi, and Cordyceps.

To keep the skin looking young, nourish the Heart, Spleen and Lungs. There are herbs which help to maintain a youthful and healthy complexion, and therefore help fight the signs of ageing.

Herbs to take:
Ganoderma Mushroom, Ginseng, Chinese Wolfberries, Red Dates, Chinese Angelica, Fleeceflower Root, White Fungus, Lily Bulbs, Bird’s Nest.

Stress is an inevitable part of life. When facing stressful situations at work, calm the mind and relax your muscles with Chinese herbs, and allow your body to return to its harmonious state.

Herbs to take:
American Ginseng, Longan Fruit, Lily Bulb, Biota Seed, Poria, Oyster Shell, Thinleaf Milkwort Root, and Chinese Magnoliavine Fruit.

Bone health goes into a decline after the age of 20, thus increasing the risk of osteoporosis later in life. According to TCM principles, people with weakened bones can be helped by boosting their blood circulation and kidney function.

Herbs to take:
Chinese Yam, Chinese Wolfberries, Dodder Seeds, Solomon’s Seal Rhizome, Cordyceps, and Prepared Rehmannia Root.

If you are feeling tired at work, it may be a sign of underlying disharmonies that require your attention. Lethargy is a condition where one often feels tired, slow, low in energy, heavy in limbs, sleepy or even drowsy all the time.

Herbs to take:
Ginseng, Astragalus Root, and Codonopsis Root.

*NOTE: Check with your TCM physician whether such herbs can be incorporated into your daily diet first before consuming any of the ones listed here.