HERBAL GARDEN IN KUCHING (LING CHUNG KOK'S LCK HERB GARDEN)

I came out the garden with handful of rare herbs Free-of-charged, where in the world got such a deal?.... But it happened right here in Kuching city!

Written by Mrs. Money

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My cousin knows too well of my interest, she finally took me to this herbal garden that she accidentally saw when she passed by it.

We were lucky when popped by without making any appointment and caught the owner right in the house.

I recognized his face from a newspaper interview, I introduced to him our common background, foo chow and both were originated from a same hometown.

He operates this herbal garden in non-commercial basis and have been helping uncountable unhealthy people and herbs enthusiasts. He encourages people to plant their own herbs at home and he also helps to coordinate Kuching herbal planters to exhibit a coming herbal show on Dec. 18th, 2010.

There are more than 300 different kinds of herbs and plants in Mr. Ling's herbal garden, he gives the herbs that you need free-of-charged, thus often when he wanted certain rare herbs or plants, strangers would bring him surprises. I went to the garden empty handed, when I came out I got handful of seedlings, seeds and plants. I was kind of embarassed making me felt like a "semi con-woman"! Next round visiting him, I will definitely return his kindness and generousity by giving him some rare herbal seedlings from my own garden.

I would advise you bring a group of well cultivated friends to visit Mr. Ling (I don't advise you bring 'goat-kind' of bo ka si friends, bo ka si friends might embarass you by plucking the herbs themselves without any permission from the owner!) because a visit could spend Mr. Ling's time for at least an hour. I specially appreciated his patience, able to spend time sharing with my cousin and I about herbs and when he saw my daughter was coughing he even gave me certain leaves taught me how to prepare it.

Here I would like to wish Mr. Ling "Happy Gardening"!

Mr. Ling can be contacted 019-8270098, you have to ask him for his address, I won't give it here openly for security reason.

Stevia plants with flowers

Jasmine that can change to three different colors

My cousin likes this special fruit

Giant Lo Han Guo blossom

Pink stem herb good for curing coughing

Stevia leaves

Creepers to cure arthritis

Kwan Gin Lian

Mr. Ling is originated from Sarikei, in earlier years he studied political science from Nam Yang University, Singapore,  later he earned his

 business degree in Australia.

  He spent after-graduate first two years working for passed Datuk Sim as a private secretary before leaving to work in Solomon Island.  His wife is originally from Sibu and he has three very smart adult kids graduated from Australia and NZ. In his retired age, while other people might spend their time earning more money, gaining more authority and power, he enjoys his life and time with beautiful herbal plants, helps uncountable friends and strangers. (Updated)

Famous Taiwanese's Siang Chuwen tree, I heard of its leaf is an aromatic spice used in fried rice, but quite dissapointed to me, he said this species of red stem doesn't have that fragrant of the white stem species

If you get stones, this is the leaves would melt the stone into powder, he then told me an interesting story of how a man who took the leaves from him but didn't listen to his advice, instead the man boiled all the leaves given at once, after drinking the concoction, that evening the man's urine duct got blocked. All because the concoction was too strong, stones broken into dust was found in the man's urine! He advised to take just two pieces each day, but for a brief period only.

Melting stone herbal plant

Jasmine

Rare Mo Pan Chow

Someone gave him his dreamed fig tree! This is not the wild species fig with oval leaves that we found locally

My dreamed Jia Ku Lan found in his herbal garden! West Malaysians used it to replace tea leaves when preparing ley chai.

Wild sesame tree

My cousin loves this beautiful red flower


My cousin asked me to take this water lily, she likes its peacock-like blossom.


This plant can get rid of mosquitoes within a limited parameter


Beautifully designed herbal garden


Plants love to live in this heavenly herbal sanctuary!


One of the 5 Chinese treassured herbs


Surprised me when I found this herb is actually very tiny plant.


Sunflower to cheer up the herbal garden


Giant Lo Han Guo

Medicational cotton