About Our Herbs
We carry Nuherbs' Herbal Times line of traditional Chinese formulas because they are high quality, affordable, and quite effective. Nuherbs is an excellent company, founded in 1979 by Dr. Bing Yin Lee as a family herb store in Oakland, California’s Chinatown. They are now one of the leading importers in the industry with the most comprehensive selection of Chinese herbal products available in the United States. Their herbs are manufactured in Lanzhou, China at a facility that follows the international Good Manufacturing Practices, stringent guidelines for the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals that require testing and documentation at each level of production. For example, every batch of their herbs is tested at their in-house laboratory in China for heavy metals, microbacteria and other contaminants before it is allowed to leave the country. Batches are also randomly tested once they reach the US by both Nuherbs and by independent laboratories, making them one of the rare lines to be dual tested. To read more about this esteemed company, please visit www.nuherbs.com
These herbs come in a pill form and are small, spherical, and black. They are typically taken in multiples, one to three times per day, and are often called teapills or patents. The term teapills refers to the manufacturing process in which the herbs are extracted with water for an extended period of time. The extracted herbs are then condensed further and a bit of herbal powder is added to form a dough which is rolled into pills. Chinese patent medicines are not patented in the sense that we understand that word. They are are traditional formulas that have been used for hundreds, some even thousands, of years. These formulas have basically become standardized over time not just by ingredients but by proportion of ingredients as well, and are strictly regulated by Chinese law. Below is a listing of some of the Herbal Times formulas that we carry. The term "wan" which appears at the end of the name of most of the formulas literally means "pill." Following each listing is a very brief explanation of the purpose of the formula in Chinese medicine terms.
- ba zhen wan: chi and blood deficiency
- ba zheng wan: damp-heat in the bladder
- bai he ju jin wan: acute or chronic dry cough due to lung-yin deficiency
- ban xia bai zhu tain ma wan: headache due to wind-phlegm
- bao he wan: food stagnation, overeating, hangover
- bi yan wan: wind-heat sinus allergies with sneezing watery eyes
- bu zhong yi qi wan: spleen-chi deficiency with prolapse or uterine bleeding
- chuan xiong cha tiao wan: headache due to wind-cold, any acute headache
- dang gui si ni san: blood deficiency with cold extremities
- du huo ji sheng wan: wind-cold-damp bi syndrome with underlying deficiency
- er chen wan: phlegm-damp obstructing the lung or stomach
- er xian wan: menopausal syndrome
- gan mai da zao wan: shen disturbance due to deficiency of the heart
- gan mao ling wan: wind-heat with stiffness and headache
- gui pi wan: spleen-chi and heart-blood deficiency
- gui zhi fu ling wan: pain due to blood stasis in the lower abdomen
- huang lian jie du wan: fire toxins in three burners
- huo xiang zheng qi wan: diarrhea with nausea & vomiting, food poisoning, stomach flu
- jia wei xiao yao wan: liver-chi stagnation with heat
- jin gui shen qi wan: urinary issues due to kidney chi, yin, and yang deficiency
- liu jun zi wan: spleen-chi deficiency with stagnation of food, phlegm, and chi
- liu wei di huang wan: liver- and kidney-yin deficiency with dryness
- long dan xie gan wan: damp-heat in the liver and gall bladder
- ma zi ren wan: constipation due to dryness and heat
- pe min gan wan: wind-heat with nasal congestion and infection
- qing qi hua tan wan: acute or chronic cough due to phlegm-heat in the lung
- sang ju wan: wind-heat with dry cough
- shen ling bai zhu wan: spleen-chi deficiency with accumulation of damp in the intestines
- shu gan wan: liver-chi stagnation with heat
- shu jing huo xue wan: wind-cold-damp bi with chi and blood stasis
- si jun zi wan: chi deficiency of the lung and spleen
- si wu wan: general symptoms of blood deficiency
- suan zao ren wan: shen disturbance and deficiency heat due to liver-blood deficiency
- tain ma gou teng wan: liver-wind and liver-yang rising
- tian wang bu xin wan: shen disturbance due to blood & yin deficiency and chi stagnation
- xiao chai hu wan: shaoyang syndrome, liver invading spleen
- xiao huo luo wan: wind-damp bi pain, phlegm obstructing channels
- xiao yao wan: liver-chi stagnation with blood deficiency
- yan hu suo zhi tong wan: pain due to chi and blood stasis
- yin qiao jie du wan: wind-heat with sore throat and aches
- you gui wan: lower back issues due to kidney chi, yin, and yang deficiency
- yu ping feng wan: tonify chi, stop sweating
- yunan baiyao: acute pain due to blood stasis
- zuo gui wan: kidney-yin deficiency