Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Posted September 1, 2009 Hi all, Does anyone know the difference, in terms of action and function, between Shi Chang Pu and Jiu Jie(nine node) Shi Chang Pu? Thanks Sharon Sharon Weizenbaum 86 Henry Street Amherst, MA 01002 www.whitepinehealingarts.com sweiz Quote
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2009 Report Posted September 1, 2009 Chang-Pu (*Acorus calamus*) and today's Shi-Chang-Pu you bought from the Chinese herb store are the same plant. Under optimal growing condition, it will grow more than 9 nodes in one inch (Chinese inch) of the root. So in the past, good doctor will prescribe " Jiu-jie-chang-pu " hoping to get the best quality of the herb. However, not every grower can grow Chang-Pu to this standard, so some stores started selling " Shi-Chang-Pu " (*Acorus gramineus*) to the buyers. Shi-Chang-Pu is a much smaller plant, so anyone can group more then 9 nodes in an inch of the root. Their attributes are similar, but definitely not the same. Because so many stores were doing this way, over time, people start calling *Acorus calamus *Shi-Chang-Pu and *Acorus gramineus *Chang-Pu (or Jiu-jie-Chang-Pu). So " Jiu-jie " only means higher quality for *Acorus calamus*, not so much meaning for *Acorus gramineus*. It's better get both Chang-Pu and Shi-Chang-Pu from the same store and compare the size of the root, the bigger (at least twice as large) one will be *Acorus calamus*; otherwise you can't be sure what you are getting. On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:14 AM, sharon weizenbaum <sweiz wrote: > > > Hi all, > > Does anyone know the difference, in terms of action and function, > between Shi Chang Pu and Jiu Jie(nine node) Shi Chang Pu? > > Thanks > > Sharon > > Sharon Weizenbaum > 86 Henry Street > Amherst, MA 01002 > www.whitepinehealingarts.com > sweiz <sweiz%40rcn.com> > > Quote
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2009 Report Posted September 2, 2009 Any idea on how Acori Tatarinowii compares? On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 12:24 PM, Gerry Kuo <gerrrykuo wrote: > > > Chang-Pu (*Acorus calamus*) and today's Shi-Chang-Pu you bought from the > Chinese herb store are the same plant. Under optimal growing condition, it > will grow more than 9 nodes in one inch (Chinese inch) of the root. So in > the past, good doctor will prescribe " Jiu-jie-chang-pu " hoping to get the > best quality of the herb. > > However, not every grower can grow Chang-Pu to this standard, so some > stores > started selling " Shi-Chang-Pu " (*Acorus gramineus*) to the buyers. > Shi-Chang-Pu is a much smaller plant, so anyone can group more then 9 nodes > in an inch of the root. Their attributes are similar, but definitely not > the > same. > > Because so many stores were doing this way, over time, people start calling > *Acorus calamus *Shi-Chang-Pu and *Acorus gramineus *Chang-Pu (or > Jiu-jie-Chang-Pu). > > So " Jiu-jie " only means higher quality for *Acorus calamus*, not so much > meaning for *Acorus gramineus*. > It's better get both Chang-Pu and Shi-Chang-Pu from the same store and > compare the size of the root, the bigger (at least twice as large) one will > be *Acorus calamus*; otherwise you can't be sure what you are getting. > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:14 AM, sharon weizenbaum <sweiz<sweiz%40rcn.com>> > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > Does anyone know the difference, in terms of action and function, > > between Shi Chang Pu and Jiu Jie(nine node) Shi Chang Pu? > > > > Thanks > > > > Sharon > > > > Sharon Weizenbaum > > 86 Henry Street > > Amherst, MA 01002 > > www.whitepinehealingarts.com > > sweiz <sweiz%40rcn.com> <sweiz%40rcn.com> > > > > Quote
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