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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Zu Shi Ma 祖师麻, Radix Daphne Giraldii, Da Jiu Jia, Daphne Root

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Product Overview Dried Daphne Root (Zu Shi Ma 祖师麻, also called Da Jiu Jia, Radix Daphne Giraldii) comes as woody bark pieces with a tan inner side ...

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Tai Zi Shen 太子參, Radix Pseudostellariae, Heterophylly Falsestarwort Root

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Product Overview Dried Tai Zi Shen (太子參) — Heterophylly Falsestarwort Root, Radix Pseudostellariae — comes as thin, pale dried roots, like the hand...

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Huang Yao Zi 黃藥子, Airpotato Yam Rhizome, Rhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae, Huang Du Zi

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Product Overview Dried Airpotato Yam Rhizome (Huang Yao Zi 黃藥子, Huang Du Zi, Rhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae) comes as rough, reddish-brown rhizome s...

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Shang Lu 商陸, Pokeberry Root, Radix Phytolaccae, Jian Zhong Xiao

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Product Overview This is pokeberry root, known as Shang Lu (商陸). It is the sliced, dried root of Phytolacca acinosa. The slices are brownish, fibro...

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Mu Fang Ji 木防己, Radix Coculus Trilobus, Coculus Trilobus Root

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Product Overview Dried Coculus Trilobus Root (Mu Fang Ji 木防己, Cocculus trilobus) comes as oblique-cut yellowish slices, showing the pale woody cros...

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Fen Fang Ji 粉防己, Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae, Fourstamen Stephania Root

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Product Overview Fourstamen Stephania Root (Fen Fang Ji 粉防己, Stephania tetrandra) — large, pale dried slices with a fine grain, just like the photo...

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Hei Lao Hu Gen 黑老虎根, Radix Kadsurae Coccineae, Scarlet Kadsura Root

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Product Overview Scarlet Kadsura Root (Hei Lao Hu Gen 黑老虎根, Kadsura coccinea) comes as cross-cut slices with dark bark rims and warm tan wood insid...

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Zi Jin Long 紫金龙, Dactylicapnos Scandens, Wan Dou Qi, Shen Zhi Lian

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Product Overview Dried Zi Jin Long Root (Zi Jin Long 紫金龙, Dactylicapnos scandens) — brown, stick-like dried roots, the full pieces as pictured. A p...

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Song Mu Gen 楤木根, Radix Araliae Chinensis, Ying Bu Pu, Aralia Elegans Root

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Product Overview Aralia elegans root is sold as whole dried roots — thick, woody, bark-covered pieces, just like the photo shows. Called sòng mù gē...

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Shui Yang Mei Gen 水楊梅根, Japanese Avens Root, Adina Rubella

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Product OverviewAdina Rubella (Shui Yang Mei Gen 水楊梅根), or Japanese Avens Root, is supplied as thick dried root slices — pale woody cuts with bark ...

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Ming Dang Shen 明黨參, Herbal Changium Root, Radix Changii, Ming Sha Shen

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Product Overview Ming Dang Shen (明黨參), the Changium root also known as Ming Sha Shen, Changium smyrnioides — long, pale dried root strips, exactly ...

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Bei Dou Gen 北豆根, Asiatic Moonseed Rhizome, Rhizoma Menispermi

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Product Overview Dried Asiatic Moonseed Rhizome (Bei Dou Gen 北豆根) comes as chunky, tan-brown dried rhizome pieces — some cross-cut, some long strip...

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Gu Sui Bu 骨碎補, Rhizoma Drynariae, Fortune's Drynaria Rhizome, Rou Sui Bu

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Product Overview Gu Sui Bu (骨碎補, Drynaria fortunei), also sold as Fortune’s Drynaria Rhizome — dried rhizome cut into rough brown pieces, exactly a...

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Jue Ma 蕨麻, Potentilla Anserina, Ren Shen Guo

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Product OverviewDried Jue Ma Root (Jue Ma 蕨麻), also called Ren Shen Guo, is the whole dried root of Potentilla anserina. Reddish-brown and gnarled,...

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Ku Shen 苦參, Radix Sophorae Flavescentis, Lightyellow Sophora Root

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Product Overview Lightyellow Sophora Root (Ku Shen 苦參, Sophora flavescens) comes as pale-yellow dried root slices — exactly what you see in the pho...

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Hu Zhang 虎杖, Rhizoma Polygoni Cuspidati, Giant Knotweed Rhizome

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Product Overview Dried Giant Knotweed Rhizome (Hu Zhang 虎杖, Polygonum cuspidatum) — also known as Rhizoma Polygoni Cuspidati. Rough, bark-covered s...

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Bei Sha Shen 北沙參, Radix Glehniae, Coastal Glehnia Root

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Product Overview Dried Coastal Glehnia Root (Bei Sha Shen 北沙參) comes as short, pale-tan dried root segments — the cross-cut pieces in the photo, ex...

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Long Gu Feng 龙骨风, Da Guan Zhong, Rhizoma Dryopteris Crassirhizomae, Fei Tian Qin Luo

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Product Overview Dried Long Gu Feng (Long Gu Feng 龙骨风, Dryopteris crassirhizoma) — sliced dried rhizome with its distinctive wavy pattern, tan and ...

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Guan Zhong 貫眾, Cyrtomium Rhizome, Rhizoma Cyrtomii, Guan Jie

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Product Overview Cyrtomium Rhizome (Guan Zhong 贯众, Cyrtomium fortunei) comes as big, woody, fibrous rhizome chunks — brown and rugged, exactly as p...

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Hong Du Zhong 红杜仲, Parabarium Micranthum, Du Zhong Teng

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Product Overview Dried Hong Du Zhong (Hong Du Zhong 红杜仲, also called Du Zhong Teng, Parabarium micranthum) comes as rough, bark-covered stem pieces...

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Hua Shan Shen 華山參, Radix Physochlainae, Qin Shen

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Product Overview Dried Hua Shan Shen Root (Hua Shan Shen 華山參, Physochlaina infundibularis) — also called Qin Shen. Rough, brown dried root pieces w...

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Dong Feng Ju 东风橘, Atalantia Buxifolia Root

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Product Overview Atalantia Buxifolia Root (Dong Feng Ju 东风橘, Atalantia buxifolia) comes as pale, fibrous dried root shavings and bark strips — exac...

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Qi Ye Lian 七叶莲, Schefflera Arboricola Hayata Root

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Product Overview Schefflera Arboricola Root, or Qi Ye Lian (七叶莲), comes cut into thick, round slices — pale and dotted across the cross-section, ju...

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Shu Da Huang 熟大黃, Radix Rhizoma Rhei, Herb Rhubarb Root, Jiu Da Huang

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Product Overview Herb Rhubarb Root (熟大黃, Shú Dà Huáng), known in Latin as Radix Rhizoma Rhei, is the prepared version of the classic rhubarb root. ...

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Sheng Da Huang 生大黃, Radix Rhizoma Rhei, Herb Rhubarb Root

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Product Overview Thick, chunky slices of rhubarb root — shēng dà huáng (生大黃), listed as Radix et Rhizoma Rhei. Each slice is dense and woody, greyi...

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Chuan Bei Mu 川贝母, Bulbus Fritillariae Cirrhosae, Unibract Fritillary Bulb

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Product Overview Chuan Bei Mu (Chuān Bèi Mǔ 川贝母, Fritillaria cirrhosa) — unibract fritillary bulb supplied as small, cream-white dried bulb scales,...

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Tu Bei Mu 土貝母, Rhizome Paniculate Bolbostemma, Rhizoma Bolbostemmae, Cao Bei

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Product Overview Dried Tu Bei Mu (Tǔ Bèi Mǔ 土贝母), the rhizome of Bolbostemma paniculatum, also sold as Cao Bei. Dark reddish-brown shriveled whole ...

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Tu Fu Ling 土茯苓, Rhizoma Smilacis Glabrae, Glabrous Greenbrier Root

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Product Overview Dried Tu Fu Ling (Tǔ Fú Líng 土茯苓) — the rhizome of Smilax glabra, Glabrous Greenbrier Root, in thick cross-cut slices. Pale with a...

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Jin Bu Huan Gen 金不换根, Stephania Sinica Root, Xue Dan

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Product Overview Stephania Sinica Root (Jin Bu Huan Gen 金不换根, Stephania sinica) comes as thick, rough-barked dried root slices — the same rugged-lo...

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Pi Pa Gen 枇杷根, Loquat Root, Radix Eriobotryae

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Product Overview Loquat Root (Pi Pa Gen 枇杷根, Radix Eriobotryae) comes as chunky reddish-brown woody root pieces — exactly what you see in the photo...

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Li Gen Bai Pi 李根白皮, Prunus Salicina Root, Li Gen Pi

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Product Overview Prunus Salicina Root (Li Gen Bai Pi 李根白皮, Prunus salicina) comes as long, rough strips of dried root bark with a fibrous, earthy l...

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Nan Gua Teng 南瓜藤, Cushaw Stem, Caulis Cucurbitae, Nan Gua Man

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Product Overview Dried Cushaw Stem (Nan Gua Teng 南瓜藤), also called Nan Gua Man, comes as cut, straw-like dried vine pieces in tan and olive tones —...

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Gou Gu Gen 枸骨根, Radix Ilicis Cornutae, Chinese Holly Root, Gong Lao Gen

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Product Overview Chinese Holly Root (Gou Gu Gen 枸骨根) — thick, pale cross-section slices of dried root, exactly what you see in the photo. A commonl...

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Cha Shu Gen 茶樹根, Tea Tree Root, Camellia Sinensi Root

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Product Overview Dried Tea Tree Root (Cha Shu Gen 茶樹根, Camellia sinensis) comes as pale, woody chopped root pieces — just like the photo. A single-...

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Zi Wei Gen 紫葳根, Chinese Trumpetcreeper Root, Ling Xiao Hua Gen

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Product Overview Dried Chinese Trumpetcreeper Root (Zi Wei Gen 紫葳根, also called Ling Xiao Hua Gen) comes as thick woody slices with dark bark and a...

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Jiu Cai Gen 韭菜根, Jiu Gen, Radix Allii Tuberosi, Root Of Tuber Onion

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Product OverviewDried Jiu Cai Gen (Jiu Cai Gen 韭菜根, Allium tuberosum) — the dried root of the Chinese leek plant, tangled fibrous roots as you see ...

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