About Ava
Ava is part of the QICAOGANGMU research and editorial team. Her work includes reviewing published literature, researching herbal and topical ingredients, examining Traditional Chinese Medicine concepts, and preparing evidence-informed educational material for QICAOGANGMU.com.
Her areas of study combine traditional herbal knowledge with modern scientific literature. When writing about herbal ingredients, Ava examines both their traditional use and what contemporary laboratory, preclinical, clinical, and review literature can reasonably support.
Training & Continuing Education
Ava undertakes continuing education in subjects directly relevant to the topics she researches and writes about. The courses below document completed training and will be updated as further relevant education is completed.
Certificate of Completion · Skincare Science
Skincare Ingredients & Cosmeceutical Compounding Course
Continuing education covering skincare ingredients, cosmeceuticals, formulation principles and mechanisms relevant to topical skincare products.
Certificate of Completion · Medical Writing
Medical Writing Skills for Beginners
Training focused on the structure and communication of medical and health information for general audiences, including writing clearly about scientific subjects.
Certificate of Completion · Traditional Chinese Medicine
Basic Theory of Chinese Medicine: Chapter 1–10
Foundational study of Traditional Chinese Medicine including Yin-Yang theory, Five Elements, Zang-Fu theory, Qi, Blood and Body Fluids, meridians, constitution, etiology, pathogenesis and traditional principles of prevention and treatment.
Research & Editorial Approach
For health and herbal-science articles published under Ava's byline, QICAOGANGMU's editorial standard is to make the type and strength of evidence clear rather than treating every published study as equivalent.
- Prioritise peer-reviewed research, primary scientific literature, systematic reviews and authoritative medical sources where available.
- Link readers directly to important research sources so that claims can be independently checked.
- Distinguish laboratory and animal research from evidence demonstrated in human clinical studies.
- Distinguish research concerning an individual herb, extract or isolated compound from evidence concerning a complete finished product.
- Present Traditional Chinese Medicine concepts as part of the traditional medical framework and distinguish them from conclusions established through modern biomedical research.
- Revise content when stronger or more current evidence materially changes the understanding of a subject.
Editorial Role & Professional Scope
Ava's role at QICAOGANGMU is research and health-content development. She researches source material, evaluates relevant literature and helps prepare educational articles concerning herbal ingredients, Traditional Chinese Medicine, skincare science and related topics.
Content published under Ava's byline is intended for general educational purposes. It is not a substitute for individual medical diagnosis, treatment or advice from an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.
Transparency & Disclosure
Ava Huang Jia Yi works with QICAOGANGMU. Articles published under her byline may discuss QICAOGANGMU ingredients or products. This commercial relationship is disclosed so readers can take it into account when evaluating the information presented.
Our editorial approach is to distinguish information about the finished QICAOGANGMU product from research concerning individual ingredients, extracts or compounds wherever those are not the same body of evidence.
Profile last updated: 21 September 2026