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Obviously, this word “health-cultivation” means preserving one’s health or keeping in good health and it means “养生” in Chinese. Therefore, if we have remember the word “cultivation” ,it will be easy for us to memorize this word and its meaning is clear. We can learn this word by heart in this way--- Health-cultivation is the cultivation of good health and means “养生” in Chinese. * * * * Ways to memorize some interesting words easily. Chinese herbal medicine is a major aspect of traditional Chinese medicine, which focuses on restoring （恢复） a balance of energy, body, and spirit to maintain health rather than treating a particular disease or medical condition. Herbs are used with the goal of restoring balance by nourishing （滋养） the body. Honeysuckle ( 金银花) Honey（蜂蜜） Suckle vt suck vt、n（吮吸） The bee suckle the flowers for honey. honeysuckle The honeysuckle flowers’ color is white when they bloom at first, and then turn yellow , so it’s called honeysuckle. Medicinal material -honeysuckle is belong to caprifoliaceae(忍冬科植物). People often use the dry flowers or early flowers as Chinese medicine. This kind of plant has funny appearance（外形）. At the edge of its leaves, it can sprout(萌芽） two opposite lobules（小叶）in the humid（潮湿） air. It also can sprout air-roots(气根） all over its body, and the most interesting thing is that the little bud(蓓蕾）can take root as soon as it drops out. 落地生根 Now, can you guess the English name of this plant? In fact, Its name is air-plant herb, herb means grass, and it isn’t obviously difficult for us to remember . For the word air-plant, we can just think about its feature, it can drop out（落下） because it is in the air, then it take root（长根） in the earth. Thus, we can remember it easily in this way. Finger Citron（佛手）, a tropical citron with fruit shaped like fingers ,which grows mainly in Guangdong，Sichuan and Fujian Province ,is an important Chinese medicine. Citron is a kind of wood or tree and it looks like fingers of a person’s hand