Not a pharmacy. A library. Twelve classical formulas and single herbs chosen for beginners — each with two thousand years of literature behind it. We source from vetted brand partners and never carry endangered or restricted ingredients. 藥食同源 — "Food and medicine share the same source."
A small red berry from the wolfberry shrub — eaten by Daoist mountain monks for centuries. Traditionally said to nourish liver and kidney yin, brighten the eyes, and gently support immunity. Chew a handful raw, steep in tea, drop in soup.
"长服轻身不老 — longevity for those who eat them long-term." — Compendium of Materia Medica, 1578
A slender yellow root, sweet and slightly warming, used for two millennia to tonify protective qi (wei qi). Modern research suggests immune-supportive effects. Most commonly added to long-simmered broths.
"补气固表，第一神药 — first among the qi-supplementing herbs." — Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing
The "mushroom of immortality" of Daoist iconography. Bitter, calming, said to nourish the shen (spirit) and support deep sleep. Best taken as a long-simmered decoction or dual-extracted tincture.
"久食轻身不老延年神仙 — long use lightens the body, prolongs years, makes one celestial." — Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing
Pale yellow blossoms, lightly bitter, gently cooling. The traditional summer tea — said to clear excess heat from the liver, soothe red eyes from screens, and calm a hot temperament.
"清肝明目，散风清热 — clears the liver, brightens the eyes."
A fermented tea from Yunnan, aged like wine. Warming, deeply earthy, gentle on the stomach. The traditional after-meal companion for greasy or heavy food — said to help the spleen and clear damp.
"消食化痰，解油腻 — dissolves food, transforms phlegm, cuts richness."
The most essential herb in any Chinese kitchen — pungent, warming, dispersing. Sliced into morning tea on a cold day; steeped with brown sugar at the first sign of a chill. Gently moves cold out of the body.
"姜能宣肺气而疏散风寒 — ginger disperses lung qi and scatters wind-cold." — Bencao Beiyao
A foundational tonifying formula of four herbs — ginseng, atractylodes, poria, licorice — used since the Song dynasty to support spleen qi in those who feel tired, pale, and slow to digest.
"补气健脾之祖方 — the ancestor of all spleen-qi-tonifying formulas." — Imperial Grace Formulary, 1078
Eight herbs, formulated in the Song dynasty for women feeling tight-chested, irritable, and stuck. Today widely used (with practitioner guidance) for liver-qi stagnation — the modern shape of held-in emotion and stress.
"疏肝解郁，养血健脾 — smooths the liver, frees stagnation, nourishes blood." — Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang
Six herbs, Song dynasty pediatric formula adapted for adult kidney-yin deficiency — the constitution of inner heat, night sweats, lower-back ache, and the dryness that accumulates with age.
"滋阴补肾，第一名方 — first among yin-nourishing kidney formulas."
A bone-white pair of foods more than herbs — sweet, calming, slightly cooling. The classical companion for restless evenings and an over-busy mind. Often simmered as a sweet soup with rock sugar.
"养心安神，润肺清热 — nourishes the heart, calms the spirit."
Dried tangerine peel, aged at least three years — the older, the more prized. Aromatic, warming, said to move qi and dissolve damp. A small piece dropped into rice, congee, or tea brings the whole pot alive.
"理气健脾，燥湿化痰 — regulates qi, fortifies spleen."
A grain-and-seed blend of jujube date, lotus seed, longan, lily bulb, peanut, red bean, mung bean, and sticky rice — simmered slowly into the most beloved restorative porridge in Chinese homes. Gentle, warming, beautiful.
"和血健脾，养胃滋阴 — harmonizes blood, fortifies spleen, nourishes stomach yin."
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