Chinese herb directory
The following directory provides individual profiles for 30 of the most important and widely prescribed herbs in Chinese herbal medicine. Each page covers the herb’s TCM properties (nature, flavour and channels), principal actions and indications, the key classical formulas in which it appears, modern pharmacological research, and clinical cautions.
Chinese herbs are never prescribed individually — they are always combined into precisely balanced formulas tailored to each patient’s individual TCM pattern. To see the classical formulas that combine these herbs into complete prescriptions, visit the Chinese herbal medicine formula directory.
I am Dr (TCM) Attilio D’Alberto, a member of the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine (RCHM) with over 25 years of clinical experience. I prescribe pharmaceutical-grade herbal granules from Sun Ten in Taiwan. Online consultations are available for patients throughout the UK and internationally.
