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Which Cat's Claw is Which?

Which Cat's Claw is Which?

Posted by 1st Chinese Herbs on Oct 15th 2018

A mix up we often see in people first shopping for herbs is some confusion between Cat's Claw and ANOTHER Cat's Claw. Confusingly, some plants are named and nicknamed very similarly, even the same, and that is especially so in this case. Both Uncaria Tomentosa and Uncaria Rhynchophylla are herbs used popularly in herbal medicine, but with very different histories and uses.Uncaria Rhynchophyll …
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New Expanded Inventory of Quality Herbs!

New Expanded Inventory of Quality Herbs!

Posted by 1st Chinese Herbs on Sep 19th 2018

We've been working really hard here at 1st Chinese Herbs to find new, reliable sources of the high quality herbs you're looking for. We can say we've had a lot of success! There's a great number of excellent new products now available in our store for you to try. We're really excited about the Stephania Root (Fang Ji) 10 to 1 Extract Granules we're gotten in from Active Herb. Stephania Tetran …
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Why We Don't Prescribe

Why We Don't Prescribe

Posted by 1st Chinese Herbs on Aug 15th 2018

Have you noticed that we don't use the words like "cure" or "treatment" or "treatments that cure your condition" on our website? We're very precise with our language for a good reason. 1st Chinese Herbs is a retail store and not your doctor or acupuncturist's office. Since we aren't doctors, it would be extremely unethical for us to say "yes, this cures x, y, or z." You will find that on all …
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What is Prop 65 and Why Is It On My Herbs?

What is Prop 65 and Why Is It On My Herbs?

Posted by 1st Chinese Herbs on Jun 25th 2018

Prop 65 is an referendum from the state of California in 1986 that has changed over the years and just recently underwent a new change. This Proposition requires all items that contain even 1/1000th of the harmful level of heavy metals like lead to be stickered with a warning saying this product may expose you to whichever chemical is present. These harm levels have been set as standards in t …
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