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Roots Herbs/根莖類草本

Roots and rhizomes (根茎類草本) are the backbone of the Chinese herbal tradition. This collection includes epimedium root (淫羊薿根), garden burnet root (地溆根), Chinese yew root (红豆杉根), and other dried roots, alongside root-based creams and tonics like ginseng creams.

Sourced for clean cuts, strong aroma, and proper drying, these roots are ready for your home preparations. Browse the full range below.

Chong Lou Ge 重樓个, Rhizoma Paridis Roots, Chinese Paris Rhizome, Zhong Lou

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Product Overview Chong Lou Roots (Zhòng Lóu Gè 重樓个, Paris polyphylla) — Chinese Paris rhizome supplied whole, as rough, brown, layered lumps, exact...

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Chong Lou Pian 重樓片, Rhizoma Paridis Roots, Chinese Paris Rhizome, Zhong Lou Slices

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Product Overview Chong Lou Slices (Zhòng Lóu Piàn 重樓片, Paris polyphylla) — Chinese Paris rhizome cut into flat, oval dried slices with dark brown s...

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Tian Kui Zi 天葵子, Muskroot-like Semiaquilegia Root, Radix Semiaquilegiae

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Product Overview Muskroot-like Semiaquilegia Root (Tian Kui Zi 天葵子, Radix Semiaquilegiae) comes as small, dark-brown dried root pieces — rough and ...

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San Ye Qing 三叶青, Radix Tetrastigma Hemsleyanum, Jin Xian Diao Hu Lu

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Product Overview Radix Tetrastigma Hemsleyanum - San Ye Qing (三叶青), the sliced root of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum. The small grayish slices are dry an...

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Ou Jie Tan 藕節碳, Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis, Lotus Rhizome Node

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Product Overview Ou Jie Tan (藕節碳), the charred lotus rhizome node, Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis — comes as dark, carbonized chunks with the node hol...

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Ou Jie 藕節, Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis, Lotus Rhizome Node

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Product Overview Ou Jie (藕節), the lotus rhizome node, Nodus Nelumbinis Rhizomatis — dried, rough-cut chunks with the hollow node holes, just like t...

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Hu Huang Lian 胡黃連, Rhizoma Picrorhizae, Figwortflower Picrorhiza Rhizome, Hu Lian

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Product Overview Dried Picrorhiza Rhizome (Hu Huang Lian 胡黃連, Picrorhiza kurroa) — short, gnarled rhizome pieces with rough bark and a hint of yell...

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Jin Que Gen 金雀根, Chinese Peashrub Root, Radix Caraganae Sinicae, Bai Xin Pi

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Product Overview Dried Chinese Peashrub Root (Jin Que Gen 金雀根, Caragana sinica) — cut root pieces with dark-brown bark and a pale woody center, exa...

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Bai Qie Gen 白茄根, Radix Solanum Melongena, Garden Eggplant Root, Qie Mu

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Product Overview Dried Garden Eggplant Root (Bai Qie Gen 白茄根, Solanum melongena) comes as chunky, fibrous cut root pieces — pale gray-brown, just l...

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Jian Xue Fei 見血飛, Spinyleaf Pricklyash Root, Radix Toddalia Asiatica, Fei Long Zhang Xue

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Product Overview Dried Spinyleaf Pricklyash Root (Jian Xue Fei 見血飛, Toddalia asiatica, also called Fei Long Zhang Xue) — pale beige root slices, wo...

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Jin Ying Zi Gen 金櫻子根, Cherokee Rose Root, Radix Rosa Laevigata

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Product OverviewDried Cherokee Rose Root (Jin Ying Zi Gen 金櫻子根, Rosa laevigata) comes as chunky, woody root pieces, cut so you can see the pale cro...

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Shou Zhang Shen 手掌参, Conic Gymnadenia Rhizome, Gymnadenia Conopsea

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Product Overview Conic Gymnadenia Rhizome (手掌参, Shǒu Zhǎng Shēn) got its name from its shape — the dried rhizomes branch like a little open hand. T...

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Zhu Sha Qi 朱砂七, Radix Polygoni Ciliinerve, Ciliatenerve Knotweed Root, Hong Yao Zi

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Product Overview Ciliatenerve Knotweed Root (Zhu Sha Qi 朱砂七, Polygonum ciliinerve) comes as thin dried slices - deep red-purple with rough edges, j...

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Ge Shan Xiao 隔山消, Bunge Auriculate Root, Radix Cynanchi Auriculati, Bai Shou Wu

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Product Overview Dried Ge Shan Xiao (Ge Shan Xiao 隔山消, also called Bai Shou Wu, Cynanchum auriculatum) comes as pale, round dried root slices — exa...

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Du Huo 獨活, Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, Pubescent Angelica Root

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Product Overview Dried Pubescent Angelica Root (Du Huo 獨活, Angelica pubescens) comes as thick, rough-cut dried slices — pale tan inside with the ba...

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Chi Shao 赤芍, Radix Paeoniae Rubra, Red Paeony Root, Shan Shao Yao

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Product Overview Dried Red Paeony Root (Chi Shao 赤芍, Paeonia lactiflora) — round brown slices with dark bark edges, just like the photo. A commonly...

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Luo Xin Fu 落新妇, Astilbe Chinensis Root, Radix Astilbe, Hong Sheng Ma, Hu Ma

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Product Overview Dried Luo Xin Fu Root (Luo Xin Fu 落新妇) — the dried root of Astilbe chinensis, gnarled and dark brown, exactly as pictured. A tradi...

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Hong Da Ji 紅大戟, Knoxia Root, Radix Knoxiae

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Product Overview Dried Knoxia Root (Hong Da Ji 紅大戟, Radix Knoxiae) comes as whole, gnarled dark-brown roots, exactly as shown in the photo. Sourced...

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Mao Dong Qing 毛冬青, Pubescent Holly Root, Radix Ilicis Pubescentis

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Product Overview Pubescent Holly Root (Mao Dong Qing 毛冬青, Radix Ilicis Pubescentis) comes as rough-cut dried root pieces — pale tan bark with woody...

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Bai Shao Yao 白芍药, Radix Paeoniae Alba, White Paeony Root, Shao Yao

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Product Overview Dried White Paeony Root (Bai Shao Yao 白芍药, Paeonia lactiflora) comes as thick round slices — creamy-white inside with a brown oute...

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Bai Qian 白前, Radix Cynanchi Stauntonii, Cynanchum Glaucescens Rhizome

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Product Overview Cynanchum Root (Bai Qian 白前) — a tangle of thin, greyish-brown dried roots, just like the photo. A widely used herbal root, source...

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Bai Lian 白蘞, Radix Ampelopsis, Ampelopsis Japonica Root, Shan Di Gua, Jian Zhong Xiao

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Product Overview Ampelopsis Japonica Root (Bai Lian 白蘞, Ampelopsis japonica) — thick, oblique-cut slices, greyish-white inside with a reddish-brown...

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Bai Ji 白芨, Rhizoma Bletillae, Herb Bletilla Striata Root Slices

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Product Overview Bletilla Striata Root Slices (Bai Ji 白芨, Bletilla striata) — thin, cream-colored slices, like the bowl in the photo. An easy-to-us...

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Hong Jing Tian 紅景天, Rhodiola Rosea Root, Tibet Herb Radix Rhodiola

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Product Overview Dried Rhodiola Root Slices (Hong Jing Tian 紅景天, Rhodiola rosea, also called Radix Rhodiolae) are thick, reddish-brown cut slices —...

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Jiang Ban Xia 姜半夏, Rhizoma Pinelliae, Pinellia Ternata Root

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Product Overview Ginger-Processed Pinellia Root (Jiang Ban Xia 姜半夏, Pinellia ternata) — processed pinellia rhizome in small golden-brown slices, ex...

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Xuan Shen 玄參, Yuan Shen, Radix Scrophulariae, Figwort Root

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Product Overview Dried Xuan Shen Root (玄參, Scrophularia ningpoensis) — also called Yuan Shen or figwort root — comes as thick, dark brown dried sli...

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Chuan Xiong 川芎, Szechuan Lovage Rhizome, Rhizoma Ligusticum Chuanxiong

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Product Overview Dried Szechuan Lovage Rhizome (Chuan Xiong 川芎, Ligusticum chuanxiong) comes as rough, brownish dried rhizome chunks — the same nat...

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Gao Liang Jiang 高良姜, Rhizoma Alpiniae Officinarum, Lesser Galangal Rhizome

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Product Overview Dried Lesser Galangal (Gao Liang Jiang, 高良姜), Alpinia officinarum — whole, knobbly dried rhizomes, reddish-brown and ridged, exact...

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Gan Cao Pian 甘草片, Radix Glycyrrhizae, Liquoric Root, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis

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Product OverviewDried Licorice Root Slices (Gan Cao Pian 甘草片), Glycyrrhiza uralensis, come as thin oblong slices — pale yellow in the center with d...

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Gan Cao 甘草, Radix Glycyrrhizae, Liquoric Root, Glycyrrhiza Uralensis

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Product OverviewDried Licorice Root (Gan Cao 甘草), Glycyrrhiza uralensis, comes as round cross-cut slices — light and fibrous in the middle, dark ba...

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Bai Mao Gen 白茅根, Rhizoma Imperatae, Lalang Grass Rhizome, Imperata Cylindrica Root

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Product Overview Lalang Grass Rhizome (Bai Mao Gen 白茅根, Imperata cylindrica) — short, straw-yellow cut rhizome pieces, like the bowl in the photo. ...

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Qian Hu 前胡, Radix Peucedani, Whiteflower Hogfennel Root

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Product Overview Whiteflower Hogfennel Root — Qian Hu (前胡) — comes cut into chunky, dark-brown pieces, the sliced dried root exactly as shown. List...

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Guang Sheng Ma 广升麻, Radix Serratula Chinensis, Serratula Chinensis Root

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Product Overview Serratula Root (Guang Sheng Ma 广升麻), the dried root of Serratula chinensis. Long grayish-brown woody strips, just like the photo. ...

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Sheng Ma 升麻, Rhizoma Cimicifugae, Largetrifoliolious Bugbane Rhizome, Cimicifuga Foetida Root

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Product Overview Gnarled, dark pieces of bugbane rhizome — shēng má (升麻), listed as Rhizoma Cimicifugae. The cut surface shows that odd honeycomb-l...

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Xu Duan 續斷, Radix Dipsaci, Himalayan Teasel Root, Chuan Xu Duan, Dipsacus Asperoides Root

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Product Overview Dried Xu Duan (續斷, Dipsacus asperoides) — Himalayan teasel root, cut into chunky dried pieces, brown and fibrous like the photo. A...

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Yang Mei Gen 楊梅根, Radix Myricae Rubrae, Chinese Waxmyrtle Root

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Product Overview Chinese Waxmyrtle Root (Yang Mei Gen 楊梅根, Morella rubra) comes as rough-cut dried root pieces, reddish-brown with bark still on — ...

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