Tag: Energy Support

Cistanche (Cistanche deserticola) is a desert-dwelling, parasitic plant used for centuries in East Asian herbal traditions. You may also see it sold as “Rou...

Dendrobium is a large genus of orchids with a long history in Asian herbal traditions, especially in Chinese medicine where certain species are known...

Kukicha is a distinctive Japanese tea made mostly from the stems, twigs, and stalks of Camellia sinensis, the same plant used for green, black,...

Korean ginseng, also called Panax ginseng, is one of the world’s best-known medicinal roots. It has been used for centuries in East Asia as...

Kola nut is the caffeine-rich seed of Cola acuminata and related Cola species, a West African plant with a long cultural and medicinal history....

Jiaogulan, the climbing herb Gynostemma pentaphyllum, is often called the “immortality herb,” but its real appeal is less mystical and more practical. Traditionally used...

Japanese angelica tree, known botanically as Aralia elata, is an East Asian medicinal and edible plant with a surprisingly broad reputation. Its young spring...

Huang Qi is one of the best-known tonic roots in traditional Chinese medicine, valued for supporting resilience, recovery, appetite, and the body’s “protective qi.”...

Guayusa is a traditional Amazonian leaf tea made from Ilex guayusa, an evergreen holly tree native to Ecuador and nearby parts of the western...

Guarana, botanically known as Paullinia cupana, is an Amazonian climbing shrub prized for its caffeine-rich seeds. Long used by Indigenous communities of Brazil as...

Green tea comes from the leaves of Camellia sinensis, the same plant that gives us black, oolong, white, and pu-erh teas. What makes green...

Grains of paradise is a peppery, aromatic seed from a West African plant in the ginger family. It has long been used as both...

Panax ginseng, often called Asian ginseng or Korean ginseng, is one of the most studied traditional herbs in the world. It has been used...

Five flavor berry, the fruit of Schisandra chinensis, is one of the best-known tonic berries in East Asian herbal traditions. It is also called...

Eleuthero, also called Eleutherococcus senticosus and sometimes “Siberian ginseng,” is a woody shrub whose root has long been used as a tonic herb for...

“Drunken Monkey” is an unusual common name you may see on some herbal products, but the botanical name matters far more than the nickname....

Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) is best known for its fruit—dates—one of the world’s oldest cultivated foods and a staple in many desert and Mediterranean...

Coffee Robusta (Coffea canephora) is one of the two major coffee species used worldwide, prized for its bold flavor, high caffeine content, and naturally...

Coffee Liberica is one of the least common “main” coffee species in global trade, but it has a loyal following for a reason: the...

Coffee Arabica (Coffea arabica) is the familiar coffee plant behind many of the world’s most aromatic, smooth-tasting brews. While people often reach for Arabica...

Codonopsis (Codonopsis pilosula), often called Dang Shen, is a sweet, mild-tasting root used in East Asian traditions as a “qi tonic” for low energy,...

Coca (Erythroxylum coca) is a South American shrub whose leaves have been used for centuries in Andean communities for cultural, nutritional, and practical purposes....

Chinese yam is a starchy, mildly sweet tuber used both as food and as a traditional medicinal ingredient in East Asia. Botanically known as...

Caterpillar fungus—best known as Cordyceps sinensis and increasingly referred to by its newer scientific name Ophiocordyceps sinensis—is one of the most distinctive medicinal fungi...