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Tummy Troubles?  Overeating during the holidays? Free Sample of Curing Pills are here just in time!

Tummy Troubles? Overeating during the holidays? Free Sample of Curing Pills are here just in time!

Posted by 1st Chinese Herbs on Oct 24th 2018

The holidays are here and we know exactly what that means. Great food. And probably too much of it. There's nothing like the holidays to incite a little inspired overeating. For every family meal, potluck, and new recipe we test out we're giving our digestive system a definite workout. While at first it feels great to eat a lot of something really tasty, we've all wound up with the consequenc …
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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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