Chinese Medicine
A 2,000-year-old system built on balance: yin and yang, the flow of Qi, and five elements. Herbs are classed by temperature, taste and the organ channels they enter.
- Herbs are cold, cool, neutral, warm or hot
- Five flavors, each with an action
- Classical formulas combine herbs as a team
142 remedies, best supported first
Cannabis (THC)Nausea & upset stomachStrong proof- BarleyCholesterolGood proof
GingerNausea & upset stomachGood proof
PeppermintDigestion & gut healthGood proof- Red yeast riceCholesterolGood proof
SennaConstipationGood proof
TurmericJoint pain & arthritisGood proof
WalnutsCholesterolGood proof- Aloe veraWounds, burns & bitesPromising proof
American ginsengBlood sugarPromising proof
Asian ginsengEnergy & tirednessPromising proof- AstragalusKidneys, bladder & UTIsPromising proof
- Bakuchi (babchi)SkinPromising proof
- BerberineBlood sugarPromising proof
Bitter melonBlood sugarPromising proof
CinnamonBlood sugarPromising proof
CloveMouth, gums & teethPromising proof- CordycepsEnergy & tirednessPromising proof
- Dan shen (red sage)Heart healthPromising proof
- EleutheroEnergy & tirednessPromising proof
- EphedraWeightPromising proof
FrankincenseJoint pain & arthritisPromising proof
GarlicBlood pressurePromising proof- Gastrodia (tian ma)Pain & headachesPromising proof
GinkgoMemory & focusPromising proof
Goji berryEyes & visionPromising proof
Gotu kolaWounds, burns & bitesPromising proof
Green tea & matchaHeart healthPromising proof
HaritakiConstipationPromising proof- HawthornHeart healthPromising proof
- Honey (raw and manuka)Sore throat & coughPromising proof
- JiaogulanBlood sugarPromising proof
- KalmeghColds, flu & immunityPromising proof
- KelpThyroidPromising proof
- L-theanineStress & anxietyPromising proof
Licorice rootSore throat & coughPromising proof- Lion's maneMemory & focusPromising proof
Mulberry leafBlood sugarPromising proof
MyrrhMouth, gums & teethPromising proof
Notoginseng (san qi)Heart healthPromising proof
Pumpkin seedsMen's healthPromising proof
Red peony root (chi shao)Joint pain & arthritisPromising proof
RhodiolaEnergy & tirednessPromising proof
Rhubarb rootConstipationPromising proof
SaffronLow moodPromising proof
SchisandraEnergy & tirednessPromising proof
SesameHeart healthPromising proof- Sour jujube seedSleepPromising proof
- Thunder god vineJoint pain & arthritisPromising proof
- Turkey tailColds, flu & immunityPromising proof
White peony rootNerve healthPromising proof
Achyranthes (niu xi)Joint pain & arthritisTraditional proof- Aconite (fu zi)Heart healthTraditional proof
- Agastache (huo xiang)Nausea & upset stomachTraditional proof
- Aged tangerine peel (chen pi)Digestion & gut healthTraditional proof
Albizia barkSleepTraditional proof
Alisma (ze xie)Kidneys, bladder & UTIsTraditional proof- Anemarrhena (zhi mu)FeverTraditional proof
Apricot kernel (xing ren)Breathing & asthmaTraditional proof- Baikal skullcapInflammationTraditional proof
- Barbed skullcap (ban zhi lian)InfectionsTraditional proof
- BhringrajLiverTraditional proof
Bitter orangeDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof
Black pepperDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof- Bupleurum rootFeverTraditional proof
BurdockSkinTraditional proof- Chinese yamBlood sugarTraditional proof
- Chrysanthemum flowerFeverTraditional proof
- Chuan xiong (Sichuan lovage)Women's healthTraditional proof
- CistancheConstipationTraditional proof
- CodonopsisEnergy & tirednessTraditional proof
ColtsfootSore throat & coughTraditional proof- CoptisDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof
Corn silkKidneys, bladder & UTIsTraditional proof
Cornelian cherry fruitKidneys, bladder & UTIsTraditional proof- Corydalis (yan hu suo)Pain & headachesTraditional proof
- Costus root (mu xiang)Digestion & gut healthTraditional proof
DandelionLiverTraditional proof- Dendrobium (shi hu)Sore throat & coughTraditional proof
- Dodder seedSexual healthTraditional proof
Dong quaiPain & headachesTraditional proof- Eucommia barkBlood pressureTraditional proof
Evodia (wu zhu yu)Nausea & upset stomachTraditional proof- Fo-tiHair & nailsTraditional proof
ForsythiaSore throat & coughTraditional proof- Fritillaria bulb (chuan bei mu)Breathing & asthmaTraditional proof
GalangalDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof
Gardenia fruitInflammationTraditional proof
Gokshura (puncture vine)Kidneys, bladder & UTIsTraditional proof- Gou teng (hook vine)Blood pressureTraditional proof
Hemp seedsDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof
HingDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof
Honeysuckle flowerSore throat & coughTraditional proof- Horny goat weedSexual healthTraditional proof
HouttuyniaBreathing & asthmaTraditional proof- Isatis rootInfectionsTraditional proof
Job's tears (yi yi ren)Digestion & gut healthTraditional proof
JujubeSleepTraditional proof- Kudzu rootWomen's healthTraditional proof
Ligustrum fruitHair & nailsTraditional proof
Lily bulb (bai he)Sore throat & coughTraditional proof- LonganSleepTraditional proof
Loquat leaf (pi pa ye)Breathing & asthmaTraditional proof
Lotus seed and leafSleepTraditional proof- Lysimachia (jin qian cao)Kidneys, bladder & UTIsTraditional proof
- Magnolia barkDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof
- Magnolia flower budAllergiesTraditional proof
- ManjisthaSkinTraditional proof
- Monk fruit (luo han guo)Sore throat & coughTraditional proof
- Morinda rootSexual healthTraditional proof
MotherwortHeart healthTraditional proof
MugwortWomen's healthTraditional proof
Mustard seedBreathing & asthmaTraditional proof
NagarmothaWomen's healthTraditional proof
NirgundiJoint pain & arthritisTraditional proof- Oldenlandia (bai hua she she cao)InfectionsTraditional proof
- OphiopogonHeart healthTraditional proof
- Perilla leafAllergiesTraditional proof
- Phellodendron barkKidneys, bladder & UTIsTraditional proof
Pinellia (ban xia)Nausea & upset stomachTraditional proof- PippaliDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof
Plantago seed (che qian zi)Kidneys, bladder & UTIsTraditional proof
Platycodon (jie geng)Breathing & asthmaTraditional proof- PolygalaMemory & focusTraditional proof
- PoriaKidneys, bladder & UTIsTraditional proof
PurslaneCholesterolTraditional proof
RehmanniaBlood sugarTraditional proof- ReishiColds, flu & immunityTraditional proof
Safflower (hong hua)Heart healthTraditional proof
Sea buckthornWounds, burns & bitesTraditional proof
Self-healEyes & visionTraditional proof- Shepherd's purseWomen's healthTraditional proof
- Sichuan pepper (hua jiao)Digestion & gut healthTraditional proof
- Siler rootPain & headachesTraditional proof
- Solomon's sealBlood sugarTraditional proof
- Spanish needleInfectionsTraditional proof
Star aniseDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof
Sweet wormwoodFeverTraditional proof
Tree peony barkInflammationTraditional proof- TremellaSore throat & coughTraditional proof
- White atractylodesDigestion & gut healthTraditional proof
- Yin chen (capillary wormwood)LiverTraditional proof
Classic blends
- Four Gentlemen The root formula for tonifying Qi: tiredness, weak digestion and poor appetite. See it with its ingredients
- Four Substances The classic blood-building formula, used for irregular periods and paleness. See it with its ingredients
- Six Flavor Rehmannia The most famous yin tonic: night sweats, dry mouth, low back weakness, aging. See it with its ingredients
- Jade Windscreen A “screen” against wind: used to prevent frequent colds and sweating easily. See it with its ingredients
- Free & Easy Wanderer For stress, irritability, PMS and digestion that knots up under pressure (“Liver Qi stagnation”). See it with its ingredients
- Honeysuckle & Forsythia Taken at the very start of a cold with sore throat and fever. See it with its ingredients
- Restore the Spleen For worry, poor sleep, palpitations and fatigue from overthinking. See it with its ingredients
- Sour Jujube Decoction The classic Chinese formula for insomnia with restlessness. See it with its ingredients
- Coptis Detox Decoction Four bitter, cold herbs to “clear heat and toxins”: fevers, infections, inflamed skin. See it with its ingredients
- Pinellia & Magnolia For the “plum pit” feeling of a lump in the throat that comes with anxiety. See it with its ingredients