Chinese herbal medicine, explained from your own signs
Which Chinese herbal formula fits your pattern?
Chinese medicine does not ask what disease you have. It asks what picture you show. Find your pattern, open the formula built for it, and see every herb inside with its safety notes before you buy a bottle.
Traditional use, modern research, safety, interactions, and botanical illustrations in one connected reference.
Start from your own picture
Which Chinese formula fits your pattern?
Two people with the same complaint can need opposite formulas. A formula is chosen for a pattern: what is low, what is stuck, what is hot or cold. Find the pattern that sounds like you, then open the formula built for it. Every herb links to its monograph, so you can check safety before you buy.
Common patterns:
A useful first shelf
Common herbal supplements
Start with the names you already recognize. Each one opens a structured record that keeps traditional use, modern research, safety, and related conditions together.
Rhizoma Curcumae Longae
Turmeric
Curcuma longa, active compounds, traditional use, and safety notes.
Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens
Ginger
Fresh ginger in TCM, current research, and practical safety context.
Herba Hyperici Perforati
St John's Wort
Traditional context with an interaction record that deserves attention first.
Folium Camelliae Sinensis
Green Tea
Camellia sinensis as a medicinal herb, not only an everyday drink.
Radix Seu Rhizoma Valerianae
Valerian
Valeriana officinalis with traditional actions and modern research.
Semen Oryzae Cum Monasco Fermentatum
Red Yeast Rice
A fermented medicinal preparation with important safety context.
Check before combining
Safety and interaction records
Medication interactions are one of the most common questions people bring to an herb reference. Start here before combining a supplement with prescription medicine.
- Black Seed Allergy, cytochrome P450, glucose, and blood pressure cautions.
- Dandelion Diuretic, glucose, metabolism, and allergy considerations.
- Ginseng Warfarin, glucose-lowering medication, and stimulant cautions.
- St John's Wort A high-priority medication interaction record.
- Green Tea Medication and concentrated extract considerations.
- Garlic Bleeding risk and other medication considerations.
- Red Yeast Rice Medication, liver, muscle, and pregnancy cautions.
- Licorice Root Blood pressure, potassium, heart, and medication considerations.
Educational reference only. Check supplement use with a qualified healthcare professional, especially when prescription medication is involved.
Start from the complaint you have
Browse by condition
Condition pages sort the patterns that can sit behind one complaint, name the formula for each, and list the single herbs the library links to it.
What each record connects
The context around an herb belongs in one place
You should not need four disconnected pages to understand one bottle. Each formula shows its herbs, each herb shows its safety and the formulas it belongs to, and each pattern shows the signs that point to it. Pattern, formula, herb, and condition stay connected, so you can see what is documented and what still needs context.
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