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Chinese New Year Blessings and Banners

 

Origin of Chinese New Year Banner/春聯

The legend goes that every year the 年 (nián/year) monster would pillage the villages. The villagers were unable to defend themselves and lived in fear until one year when an old beggar man taught the villagers how to ward off the monster with red banners, fire crackers and noise from chopping pork for dumpling filling.

Nowadays people put up banners with auspicious blessings, mostly surrounding topics of wealth, good fortune and health, to celebrate Chinese New Year.

Popular Blessings Written on Chinese New Year Banner

There are two main types of banners hug around and on door frames during Chinese New Year. One is a diamond shape with one character written on it, usually 福 (fú/fortune) or 春 (chūn/Spring). The other is longer banner with either four or more Chinese characters of auspicious blessings written on it.

The diamond shaped banners are oftentimes turned upside down to symbolize wishes of good fortune (福/fú) and Spring (春/chūn) arriving early. Since the Chinese character for inverted (倒/dào) is the same as pouring forth (倒/dào), these smaller banners are put up upside down to symbolize blessings pouring into the home or business.

Here are some of the most popular Lunar New Year blessings or 吉祥話 (吉祥话/jí xiáng huà), their meanings and pronunciations. Most are included in the banners we created for you but below are simpler versions:

• 恭喜發財/恭喜发财/gōng xǐ fā cái: wishes for good fortune
• 吉祥如意/jí xiáng rú yì: good luck
• 五福臨門/五福临门/wǔ fú lín mén: five blessings come upon your door/home
• 萬事如意/万事如意/wàn shì rú yì: all things go as you wish
• 新年快樂/新年快乐/xīn nián kuài lè: happy New Year
• 年年有餘/年年有余/nián nián yǒu yú: every year you’ll be blessed with abundance (have leftover)

We created two versions of banners, one written by Herbal-Pal's teammate Lulu and the other fillable by yourself. If you make an order on Herbal-Pal.org, Denti-Pal.org or WeCare Holistic's store on Amazon before or during Chinese New Year, please leave us a note on what version you would like to have and we will send them to you as a gift for FREE!  

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Does Your China-Made Masks Truly Protect You? Knowing the Real Numbers that Matter

With many places starting to open their business back up, one might think that our situation in the pandemic is getting better. With social distancing, masks, and the proper protective precautions, we are on a better route than what was previously predicted. Without proper precautions however, reopening business can be disastrous in spreading COVID-19 and creating a second peak. Hence, it is important to continue using masks. 

It is an easily definable issue when one is unable to get the PPEs to protect themselves. It is another more difficult to define issue when one buys PPEs that do not actually protect them. There is a huge market for masks, with China being the main supplier. But not every mask is created equally: some are high quality and others work worse than a scarf. With all the popularity of masks and respirators (strictly speaking, N95 and KN95 are in fact respirators, we use “masks” as a broad term for simplicity), people are throwing out labels such as “N95, KN95...etc”, expecting to understand the masks by these tags alone. But these labels don’t tell the complete story: In order to keep your eyes open, It is important to understand another foreign classification: GB19083 and GB2626 (GB” is the abbreviation for National Standard in Chinese language (pinyin “Guo Biao”)).  

Why the Most Protective GB19083 Sterilized Medical N95 Mask is More Expensive than KN95

During the start of the pandemic in Wuhan, Wuhan's frontline protective equipment was tight, and many hospitals issued an “accepting donation announcement" for PPEs. If you look into those announcements carefully, you will find that almost all hospitals were very clear that among the protective equipments they need (such as medical gogglesand protective suits), the medical protective respirators they were seeking help with were required to comply withGB19083-2010 specifically, not GB2626-2006 / 2019! If GB2626 can really completely replace GB19083-level medical masks, why were the hospitals being so picky in a critical time of need?

Source: Table 1 from 3M’s “Possible Alternatives to Surgical Filtering Facepiece Respirators: Healthcare”. 

GB19083 is the Chinese national standard for surgical N95 respirator. 

It is important to understand the difference between these two classifications

1. Class 1 masks conforming to GB19083can achieve 95% filterability and prevent liquid penetration: allowing them to be used for various operations in medical institutions. N95 is just an oral statement for everyone (from NIOSH taxonomy in the US). It is the aforementioned medical protective mask: the material of the outer surface of the mask has the ability to block pressure body fluid from splashing and penetrating. 
2. The KN mask conforming to GB2626 cannot guarantee that the mask will not be wet and cannot be used for medical operations, especially high-risk operations such as tracheotomy and tracheal intubation. These masks can be used in low risk situations but should NOT be used by personnel dealing directly with patients under normal situations.

In fact, even when the most classic masks imported by 3M (such as 1860 and 9132) enter China for sale, they must obtain a medical device registration certificate from China in accordance with the medical device management requirements.  To get the medical device registration certificate, the mask must be tested according to the requirements of GB19083-2010. After passing the test, this technical standard will be printed on the outer packaging. In fact, similar to how the NIOSH certification is required for medical N95s in the US, this country-specific standard created a huge barrier when people tried to donate 3M masks to China.    

Success of the civilian KN95 over the medical sterile N95: One Third of the Cost, Similar Price Range 

When you get yourself a GB19083sterile mask, you can have confidence that the mask is of good quality. China is extremely strict with counterfeit certifications for its own masks and these masks are expected to be used by their top hospitals and doctors. Hence these masks are harder to come by and are more expensive to import (costs and shipping can be higher than $7, some selling online over $10 or $11 even at bulk!)

With GB2626-2006/2019, the requirement is being a “Respiratory protection—Non-powered air-purifying particulate respirator”. There is no protection from fluids and these are made for civilians. These masks also tend to be good quality to follow the certifications of their own government. 

On April 3, 2020, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization for KN95 masks. The CDC relaxed the requirements and listed KN95 masks (quality ones would meet GB2626 standards) as a suitable alternative WHEN (medical) N95s are not available. This relaxation has led to a different problem:We do have real medical sterile N95s right in front of our customers, yet customers sourcing for healthcare workers or claim to donate to hospitals still knowingly choosethe KN95s since they think they are better value or that it allows them to brag about more "N95"s donated based on the budget at hand. 

When there are no domestic certifications, there is a huge risk to receiving low quality products. While they can have KN95, N95, or FFP2 attached to their name, they may be of poor quality: filtering as much as a piece of cloth. Hence the price on these masks can be extremely cheap, especially for the ones without quality control.

Focusing on the Right Keywords

Americans like to see labels from the FDA and NIOSH on our products. While these are important labels for American products, they are just letters for many Chinese manufacturers. Counterfeiting or mislabeling FDA or NIOSH does not have the same consequences as counterfeiting the domestic GB19083. Thus to determine the effectiveness of a Chinese made mask, it is best to make sure it has the GB19083 certification.

References: 

“Possible Alternatives to Surgical Filtering Facepiece Respirators: Healthcare.” Retrieved from https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/1803705O/possible-alternatives-to-surgical-filtering-facepiece-respirators-healthcare.pdf

“F.D.A. to Allow Use of KN95 Masks Approved by China”. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/03/health/coronavirus-n95-kn95-masks.html

“口罩国标GB2626和GB19083区别”https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/113473414

China Whitelisted Medical Device Makers for Respriators: 中国商务部公布的医疗器械械字号白名单http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/article/b/e/202003/20200302950371.shtml?from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0里面的whitelisted medical device list, where medical grade N95 mask manufactured by Henan Success Technology is listed (河南Success 生产的医用灭菌N95在其中)

“N95、KN95、FFP2口罩到底是啥？和医用口罩区别在哪？—口罩标准告诉你”https://www.cnis.ac.cn/bydt/kydt/202002/t20200212_49303.html

“Those are critical supplies that must continue to be reserved for health care workers and other medical first responders” 

https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/personal-protective-equipment-infection-control/n95-respirators-and-surgical-masks-face-masks#s1

【武漢肺炎】挑口罩有學問！藥師告訴你：口罩上BFE、PFE、VFE到底是什麼？

https://www.businesstoday.com.tw/article/category/80731/post/202001300003/%E3%80%90%E6%AD%A6%E6%BC%A2%E8%82%BA%E7%82%8E%E3%80%91%E6%8C%91%E5%8F%A3%E7%BD%A9%E6%9C%89%E5%AD%B8%E5%95%8F%EF%BC%81%E8%97%A5%E5%B8%AB%E5%91%8A%E8%A8%B4%E4%BD%A0%EF%BC%9A%E5%8F%A3%E7%BD%A9%E4%B8%8ABFE%E3%80%81PFE%E3%80%81VFE%E5%88%B0%E5%BA%95%E6%98%AF%E4%BB%80%E9%BA%BC%EF%BC%9F

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Lung Detox Decoction: China’s “Secret Weapon” for COVID-19 Intervention: Official Herbal Medicine Formula US Version!

“Lung Detox Decoction” <http://www.herbal-pal.org/store/p5/lungdetox.html> is an herbal supplement that was developed in February 2020 by Traditional Medicine Experts in China to fight the COVID-19 outbreak, and has been used to help treat individuals that were experiencing flu or cold or stomach symptoms. It is effective in speeding up symptom resolution of COVID including fever, cough, and fatigue. Be proactive in the fight against Coronavirus with this herbal supplement that promotes a healthy respiratory system！

Using merely one sample by March 23, 2020, among 1265 coronavirus pneumonia patients from 10 different provinces who have taken “Lung Detox Decoction”, 98% are released from hospitals, and no single case progressed from mild to severe or critically ill. Earlier, statistical data on February 5th, 2020, showed that within 3 days of treatment more than 60% of patients had symptomatic benefit and/or CT imaging improvement. In 30% of patients, symptoms stabilized without worsening. On February 23, 2020, the China's National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine disclosed an herbal formula with more than a 90% effectiveness rate in the treatment of 214 patients with coronavirus pneumonia.

Sample Lung Detox Decoction in Easy-to-Use Granule Form sent to Herbal-Pal customers. Some patients in isolation had their symptoms relieved even before they get a chance to get tested! 

Lung Detox Decoction (a.k.a. "Qing Fei Pai Du Kit" or "Qing Fei Pai Du Tang" in Chinese) : 

• Helps to promote the health of the respiratory system.
• 20+ All-Natural herbal ingredients.
• Incorporated four famous ancient herbal medicine formula, described in the 2000-year-old manuscript, Shang Han Lun by Zhang Zhongjing: Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang, She Gan Ma Huang Tang, Xiao Chai Hu Tang, and Wu Ling San. All have been clinically tested over thousands of years. 
• Developed and clinically tested in Wuhan, Hubei and three surrounding providences from January 27 to March 2020. It has been officially recommended and widely used in China to combat COVID-19 nationwide.
• Helps regulate the body by eliminating patients’ symptoms that included fatigue, fever, cough, sore throat, anorexia, and demonstrated COVID-typical changes on CT imaging.
• Convenient granule packaging for easy consumption.
• Lung Detox Decoction is recognized as a cure in many countries in Asia (such as China, Japan, and Korea). Countries outside of these prevent labeling any herbal medicine product as a cure for COVID-19.

Lung Detox Decoction is developed based on a combination of four classic remedies, described in the 2000-year-old manuscript, Shang Han Lun.

Ingredients: 

The following are the 21 herbs in the complete Chinese state-approved COVID-19 official formula, including the quantity of herbs in the decoction:

In the USA, finding the official Chinese formula for Qing Fei Pai Du Kit is next to impossible, as two of the ingredients above are banned by the U.S. FDA. However, Herbal-Pal has replaced the banned Ephedra (Ma Huang) and Asari (Xi Xin) with other effective herbal ingredients as follows: 

• Ma Huang (Ephedra stem) 9g — replaced with Jing Jie or Xing Ren, Qiang Hu, Xiang Ru 

• Xi Xin (Chinese wild ginger root & rhizome) 6g — replaced with Gan Jiang (Dried Ginger) 

• Zhi Gan Cao (Prepared Chinese licorice root) 6g

• Ku Xing Ren (Apricot seed) 9g

• Shi Gao (Gypsum) 15-30g

• Gui Zhi (Cassia twig) 9g

• Ze Xie (Asian water plantain rhizome) 9g

• Zhu Ling (Zhu ling sclerotium) 9g

• Bai Zhu (bai-zhu atractylodes rhizome) 9g

• Fu Ling (Poria sclerotium) 15g

• Chai Hu (Bupleurum root) 16g

• Huang Qin (Barbed skullcap root) 6g

• Jiang Ban Xia (Pinellia rhizome cured with ginger) 9g

• Zi Wan (Tartarian aster root) 9g

• Sheng Jiang (Fresh ginger rhizome) 9g

• Kuan Dong Hua (Coltsfoot flower bud) 9g

• She Gan (Belamcanda rhizome) 9g

• Shan Yao (Chinese yam rhizome) 12g

• Zhi Shi (Bitter orange immature fruit) 6g

• Chen Pi (Tangerine dried rind) 6g

• Huo Xiang (Chinese giant hyssop aerial part) 9g

All these FDA-approved herbs in Qing Fei Pai Du Tang are available in single herb granule extracts, and by Herbal-Pal team have them all packed ready for you. One taped package is good for one day, consuming twice daily.  

Instructions：

Mix all the granules in one “Lung Detox Decoction“ and add equal volume as granule of boiling water for 30 seconds, then mix (5 times in volume) with additional boiling water until it is all dissolved. Wait for temperature to become drinkable but still warm enough to consume.

Instructions in Chinese for how to take granules. It's simpler than making coffee! Copyright belongs to Huarun China.

NOTICE: Since herbal medicine is not recognized by law in the US, we have to provide a disclaimer: This supplement is not a cure. If you are feeling unwell or believe that you may be sick, please visit a professional.

Where to Order: 
Order “Lung Detox Decoction” at <http://www.herbal-pal.org/store/p5/lungdetox.html>. Please leave a message at <https://wecareholistic.com/herbal-pal> if you have any questions. 

References:

"Diagnosis and Treatment Protocol for COVID-19 (Trial Version 7)" by China's State Public Health Department and China's National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine:

http://yourwellnesswecare.blogspot.com/2020/03/diagnosis-and-treatment-protocol-for.html

“Academician Gong Xiaolin: Lung Detox Decoction Effectiveness 97%, No Single Patient Under Intervention Arm went from Light to Severe” https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/hDmsXgbR99--E6hvWL7UEQ

“98% Patients who took Lung Detox are released by Hospitals, No Single Patient has gone from Mild to Severe“, by China’s Official Newspaper called “Health Times”: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/UVovya5b1hdDWrCd8jVVFA

"Why Herbal Medicine is not Considered "Medicine" in the US?" http://yourwellnesswecare.blogspot.com/2020/03/why-herbal-medicine-is-not-considered.html

https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/110493283

Sample Lung Detox Decoction in Easy-to-Use Granule Form sent to Herbal-Pal customers. 

Detailed formula and instruction for usage of Lung Detox in Chinese. Source: China News.