[Sallie]

That’s a very interesting question! So many “western” herbs are also found in the chinese materia medica. I think the answer will vary by region as students or practitioners using solely western herbs tend to use the ones easily available to them. I can’t think of anything I use on a regular basis that can’t be identified with a pinyin in the materia medica. @Lena @darcy-ogle @Emmie @Sheri I know all you ladies use regional herbs. Kim Goodwin does too but she hasn’t accepted my connect request so I can’t tag her. Any ideas to offer here?