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.

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Mian Bi Xie 绵萆薢, Hypoglaucous Collett Yam Rhizome, Rhizoma Dioscoreae Hypoglaucae

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Product Overview Mian Bi Xie (Mian Bi Xie 绵萆薢), the hypoglaucous collett yam rhizome (Dioscorea hypoglauca), comes as long, pale dried rhizome slic...

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Ban Lan Gen 板藍根, Radix Isatis Indigotica, Herb Tea Indigowoad Root, RADIX ISATIDIS

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Product Overview Dried Indigowoad Root (Ban Lan Gen 板藍根), Isatis indigotica, comes in thick, round dried root slices — pale tan with a light cut fa...

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Nan Ban Lan Gen 南板藍根, Radix Baphicacanthis Cusiae, Baphicacanthus Root

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Product Overview Dried Baphicacanthus Root (Nan Ban Lan Gen 南板藍根, Baphicacanthus cusia) comes as sliced dried root with a pale center and darker sk...

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Qian Jin Ba 千斤拔, Philippine Flemingia Root, Radix Flemingiae Philippinensis

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Product Overview Philippine Flemingia Root (Qian Jin Ba, 千斤拔) is sliced long and slanted — pale cream inside with a thin bark edge, just like the p...

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Gong Lao Mu 功劳木, Mahonia Bealei Root, Radix Chinese Mahonia, Huang Teng

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Product Overview Chinese Mahonia Root (Gong Lao Mu 功劳木, Mahonia bealei) comes as bright yellow, obliquely cut dried slices — exactly what you see i...

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Huang Lian Teng 黃连藤, Daemonorops Margaritae Root, Huang Teng

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Product Overview Dried Huang Lian Teng (黃连藤, Huang Teng, Daemonorops Margaritae) comes as thick, bright-yellow root slices with that fan-patterned ...

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Hu Tui Zi Gen 胡頹子根, Thorny Elaeagnus Root, Radix Elaeagnus, Niu Nai Gen

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Product Overview Dried Thorny Elaeagnus Root (Hu Tui Zi Gen 胡頹子根, Elaeagnus pungens) comes as thick cut slices showing the grain, light tan inside ...

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Wu Zhi Mao Tao Gen 五指毛桃根, Radix Fici Simplicissimae, Ficus Simplicissima Root, Niu Nai Gen

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Product Overview Ficus Simplicissima Root (Wu Zhi Mao Tao Gen 五指毛桃根, Ficus simplicissima), also called Niu Nai Gen — reddish-brown dried root piece...

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Chou Wu Tong Gen 臭梧桐根, Harlequin Glorybower Root, Radix Clerodendri Trichotomi

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Product Overview Chou Wu Tong Root (Chòu Wú Tóng Gēn 臭梧桐根, Clerodendrum trichotomum) — harlequin glorybower root supplied as rough, pale-brown drie...

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Huan Yang Shen 还阳参, Crepis Rigescens Root, Tian Zhu Shen

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Product Overview Dried Crepis Rigescens Root (Huan Yang Shen 还阳参, also called Tian Zhu Shen, Crepis rigescens) — woody, bark-on root pieces in sand...

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Xiang Ri Kui Jing Sui 向日葵莖髓, Sunflower Stem Pith, Medulla Helianthi Annui

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Product Overview Dried Sunflower Stem Pith (Xiang Ri Kui Jing Sui 向日葵茎髓) — the soft pith from Helianthus annuus stems, cut into pale, spongy sticks...

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Niu Bang Gen 牛蒡根, Great Burdock Root, Radix Arctii, Arctium Lappa

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Product OverviewGreat Burdock Root (Niu Bang Gen 牛蒡根, Arctium lappa), also known as Radix Arctii, comes as dark-brown dried slices — exactly like t...

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Jiu Niu Zao 九牛造, Euphorbia Root, Radix Euphorbia

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Product Overview Euphorbia Root (Jiu Niu Zao 九牛造, also called Radix Euphorbia) is chopped into rough, barky dried root pieces — just like the photo...

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Jiu Jie Chang Pu 九節菖蒲, Altai Anemone Root, Irkutsk Anemone Rhizome, Rhizoma Anemones Altaicae

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Product Overview Altai Anemone Root (Jiu Jie Chang Pu 九節菖蒲, Anemone altaica, also called Irkutsk Anemone Rhizome) comes as small, knobbly dried rhi...

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Shi Chang Pu 石菖蒲, Rhizoma Acori Graminei, Chang Pu, Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii

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Product Overview Flat, irregular cuts of acorus rhizome — shí chāng pú (石菖蒲), Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii. Greyish-brown pieces with a pale cut face,...

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Gou Teng Gen 钩藤根, Uncaria Rhynchophylla Root, Radix Uncaria

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Product Overview Uncaria Rhynchophylla Root (Gou Teng Gen 钩藤根, Uncaria rhynchophylla) — chunky pieces of dried root with rough bark, just as shown ...

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Cao Shi Can 草石蚕, Stachys Sieboldii Root, Di Can, Gan Lu Zi, Chinese Artichoke

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Product Overview Dried Chinese Artichoke Root (Cao Shi Can 草石蚕, Stachys sieboldii) comes as pale, segmented little roots — crisp-looking and exactl...

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Chong Cao Di Shen 虫草地参, L.Lucidus Turcz Root, Ze Lan Gen, Di Shen

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Product Overview Chong Cao Di Shen (Chóng Cǎo Dì Shēn 虫草地参, Lycopus lucidus) — also called Ze Lan Gen (泽兰根), supplied as long, twisted, tan-brown d...

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Huang Shu Kui Gen 黃蜀葵根, Radix Abelmoschi Manihot, Sunset Abelmoschus Root

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Product Overview Dried Sunset Abelmoschus Root (Huang Shu Kui Gen 黃蜀葵根, Radix Abelmoschi Manihot) comes as beige, woody root chunks — exactly what'...

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Mian Hua Gen 棉花根, Gossypium Herbaceum Root, Radix Gossypium

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Product Overview Mian Hua Gen (Mian Hua Gen 棉花根), the dried root of Gossypium herbaceum (cotton), comes as rough, woody sliced pieces — pale inside...

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Heng Jing Xi 横经席, Calophyllum Membranaceum Root, Radix Calophyllum

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Product Overview Calophyllum Root (Heng Jing Xi 横经席, Calophyllum membranaceum) comes as chunky dried bark and root pieces — brown on the outside, f...

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Ma Ka 玛卡, Yellow Maca Root, Radix Lepidium Meyenii Walp

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Product OverviewYellow Maca Root (Ma Ka 玛卡, Lepidium meyenii) comes as whole dried roots — golden-tan, round and shriveled, just like the photo. Fr...

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Ma Ka 玛卡, Black Maca Root, Radix Lepidium Meyenii Walp

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Product OverviewBlack Maca Root (Ma Ka 玛卡, Lepidium meyenii) comes as whole dried roots — dark brown, round and shriveled, just like the photo. Fro...

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Ma Ka 玛卡, Purple Maca Root, Radix Lepidium Meyenii Walp

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Product OverviewPurple Maca Root (Ma Ka 玛卡, Lepidium meyenii) comes as whole dried roots with a purple-brown tint — shriveled and turnip-shaped, as...

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Gang Ren Gen 崗稔根, Downy Rosemyrtle Root, Tao Jin Niang Gen, Radix Rhodomyrti

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Product OverviewDowny Rosemyrtle Root (Gang Ren Gen 崗稔根, also called Tao Jin Niang Gen) comes as light-brown oval wood slices — clean cross-cuts wi...

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Qiang Wei Gen 薔薇根, Japanese Rose Root, Radix Rosa Multiflora

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Product Overview This is Qiang Wei Gen, Japanese rose root. The Chinese name is Qiáng Wēi Gēn (薔薇根), Latin Rosa multiflora. The root is cut into th...

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Ji Gu Xiang 鸡骨香, Radix Croton Crassifolius, Croton Crassifolius Root

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Product Overview Ji Gu Xiang (Jī Gǔ Xiāng 鸡骨香, Croton crassifolius) comes as rough dried root pieces with rugged bark, exactly what you see in the ...

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Dang Gui Teng 当归藤, Radix Embelia Parviflora, Embelia Root, Da Li Wang

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Product Overview Dang Gui Teng (当归藤, Embelia parviflora) comes as thick tan-brown vine slices, each showing the woody cross-section you see in the ...

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Qing Mu Xiang 青木香, Radix Aristolochiae, Slender Dutchmanspipe Root

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Product Overview This is Qing Mu Xiang, slender dutchmanspipe root. The Chinese name is Qīng Mù Xiāng (青木香), Latin Radix Aristolochiae. The roots a...

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Mu Xiang 木香, Costustoot Root, Radix Aucklandiae, Aucklandia Lappa

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Product Overview Dried Costustoot Root (Mu Xiang 木香, Aucklandia lappa) comes in rough, tan-brown dried chunks, like the ones held in the photo. A w...

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Jin Tie Suo 金鐵鎖, Radix Psammosilenes, Du Ding Zi, Psammosilene Tunicoides Root

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Product Overview Dried Psammosilene Root (Jin Tie Suo 金鐵鎖, Psammosilene tunicoides) comes as long, slender dried roots — pale tan and lightly wrink...

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Nan Sha Shen 南沙參, Radix Adenophorae, Sha Shen, Ladybell Root

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Product Overview Ladybell Root (Nan Sha Shen 南沙參, Radix Adenophorae) comes as chunky, cut dried root pieces — exactly what you see in the photo. Al...

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Jin Mao Gou Ji 金毛狗脊, Rhizoma Cibotii, Cibotium Barometz Root, Gou Ji

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Product Overview Dried Cibotium Barometz Root (Jin Mao Gou Ji 金毛狗脊, Cibotium barometz) comes as big, rugged dried rhizome chunks with golden-brown ...

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Ci Wu Jia Gen 刺五加根, Radix Acanthopanacis Senticosi, Acanthopanax Root

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Product OverviewDried Acanthopanax Root (Ci Wu Jia Gen 刺五加根, Acanthopanax senticosus) comes as rough, chunky root pieces with pale cut faces — just...

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Zi Mo Li Gen 紫茉莉根, Radix Jasmini Sambac, Arabian Jasmine Root, Ru Di Lao Shu

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Product Overview Dried Arabian Jasmine Root (Zi Mo Li Gen 紫茉莉根, Mirabilis jalapa) — dark, chunky whole roots, dried as dug, just like the photo. A ...

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Zhu Ma Gen 苎麻根, Radix Boehmeriae, Ramie Root

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Product Overview Ramie Root (Zhu Ma Gen 苎麻根, Boehmeria nivea) comes as thick dried root slices - rough bark outside, pale wood inside, just like th...

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