Where to Buy TCM Herbs Online
A hand-curated, growing list of trusted online shops — organised by country. I update this as I personally try shops or receive verified reader feedback. If you have tried any of these, or have others, drop me a DM on instagram.
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🇺🇸 United States
| Shop | What They Sell | Status | Rating | Lisa's Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Chinese Soup Lady Amazon Store www.amazon.com/shop/thechinesesouplady ↗ | My picks on Amazon! | ✅ Personally bought from | ★★★★★ | Have bought most of the herbs here to try with satisfaction. This is mainly for herbs that I use a lot (red dates, goji berries). |
Mayway Herbs www.mayway.com ↗ | Family-owned since 1969. Whole herbs, granules, encapsulated prescriptions. Practitioner-grade. | 🔍 Researched | ★★★★★ | Very complete selection with your traditional TCM herbs. Haven't bought, but do like their information and thoroughness. |
Plum Dragon Herbs plumdragonherbs.com ↗ | Bulk whole herbs, geo-authentic sourcing. They have a lot of modern supplements as well, and do sell mainstream whole herbs. | 🔍 Researched | ★★★★★ | Love the site, love the idea of the recovery of their mainstream supplements. Have not bought, have engaged to explore their offerings. |
Kamwo Meridian Herbs kamwostore.com ↗ | NYC institution. Chinese herbs, teas, granules, liniments and herbal aromatherapy. | 👥 Reader-recommended | ★★★★★ | Comes highly recommended from my TCM profs, we use their information a lot for teaching. |
1st Chinese Herbs 1stchineseherbs.com ↗ | Trusted since 1994. Bulk herbs, teapills, decoction herbs, and supplements. | 🔍 Researched | ★★★★★ | Very complete ingredient information from a TCM perspective! Haven't bought. |
Khan Hing Tong khanhingtong.com ↗ | US based TCM and mainstream ingredient shop that also ships to Canada. | 👥 Reader-recommended | ★★★★★ | Facebook follower has bought before and shared this site with me (she bought the black dates there). |
Clear Source Herbs clearsourceherbs.com/SOUP15 ↗ | US based organic Chinese herbs working with growers who have traceable sourcing and no sulfur fumigation. | 🔍 Researched | ★★★★★ | Wide-selection of herbs. Waiting on package for me to try and then will update with feedback. |
🇨🇦 Canada
| Shop | What They Sell | Status | Rating | Lisa's Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Herb Depot theherbdepot.ca ↗ | Toronto-based. Bulk herbs, functional teas, acupuncture needles, moxa and cupping supplies. Walk in-store in downtown Toronto. | ✅ Personally bought from | ★★★★★ | Very clean store in downtown Toronto, amazing selection, complete. |
SouperWell www.souperwell.com/THECHINESESOUPLADY ↗ | Toronto-based. A wide variety of dried soup packs with individual herbs - online only. | ✅ Personally bought from | ★★★★★ | A big fan of premade soup packs so I don't have to carry all the ingredients. Great to try, test, and portion. Love her stuff! |
Roots Pantry rootspantry.ca ↗ | Vancouver-based. They carry a wide variety of dried soup and tea packs. All individually packed (even the ingredients inside) | ✅ Personally bought from | ★★★★★ | You'll see me create soups with these packs and open them. Check out my YouTube to explore them. Love her stuff! |
Organic Chinese Herbs Canada organicchineseherbs.ca ↗ | Organically sourced, traditionally processed. Custom dispensary. Ships internationally (excl. US). | 🔍 Researched | ★★★★★ | People asked for organic! Here's one! Appreciate they have a practitioner section and a direct to consumer section. |
Great China Herbs Centre greatchinaherbscentre.com ↗ | Family-run GTA institution since 1967. Not doing online at this time, drop in downtown Toronto. | 👥 Reader-recommended | ★★★★★ | Have friends who have bought, as family store, their prices are more reasonable. |
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
| Shop | What They Sell | Status | Rating | Lisa's Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese Herbal Dispensary www.chineseherbaldispensary.co.uk ↗ | 600+ dry herbs and granules. Non-sulphur treated, GAP-certified. Certificate of Analysis per batch. Free next-day UK delivery. | 🔍 Researched | Not yet rated | Unfortunately, practitioner herbs only. Could not find the B2C side at this time. |
G. Baldwin & Co. www.baldwins.co.uk ↗ | London's oldest herbalist (170+ years). Chinese herbs including Codonopsis, Chrysanthemum, Dang Shen. | 🔍 Researched | Not yet rated | Feels more like a general store with herbs, supplements, wellness ingredients. They do sell mainstream B2C whole herbs like red dates. Anyone tried? Feedback? |
Herbal Apothecary UK herbalapothecaryuk.com/collections/herbs-roots-barks ↗ | Whole herbs and powdered herbs in various sizes. Clean, straightforward shop. | 🔍 Researched | Not yet rated | They sell whole herbs in packs, though more supplements is their business. Anyone tried? Feedback? |
🌏 Asia
| Shop | Country | What They Sell | Status | Rating | Lisa's Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nooci mynooci.com ↗ | Hong Kong | TCM based supplements in both powder and pill form using extraction formulas, science-backed research for today's busy lifestyles. | ✅ Personally bought from | ★★★★★ | Modern take on TCM with formulas are that are more mainstream consumption. Easy to use, easy to carry, fully labeled. |
Eu Yan Sang www.euyansang.com ↗ | Singapore 🇸🇬 | Iconic regional brand. Lingzhi, Cordyceps, Bird's Nest, Ginseng. Ships internationally. | ✅ Personally bought from | ★★★★★ | Very popular in Asia (ML, SG, HK) with both free standing stores and online. Reliable sourcing. |
Heng Foh Tong www.hengfohtong.com ↗ | Singapore 🇸🇬 | Family-run since 1957. Personalised confinement herb packages. Highly rated by postpartum mums. | 🔍 Researched | Not yet rated | Very traditional TCM shop with all the TCM goodies! Have not been, would love feedback if anyone has! |
BaiZiGui www.baizigui.com/en/health-food/raw-herbs ↗ | Malaysia 🇲🇾 | Large herb and supplement store. Carries Eu Yan Sang, TruHerbs, Ban Kah Chai. International shipping. | 🔍 Researched | Not yet rated | Limited selection of whole herbs. Anyone tried? |
Chinese Herbs Online chineseherbsonline.com.au ↗ | Australia 🇦🇺 | 3 generations of experience. EU-tested, trusted by 1,000+ AU practitioners. Raw herbs, granules, soup packs. | 🔍 Researched | Not yet rated | Good selection of whole herbs. Have not tried, anyone been? |
The Herborium theherborium.com.au ↗ | Australia 🇦🇺 | 3rd-generation TCM practitioner-formulated. Herbal tonic soup blends and postpartum packages. Women-focused. | 🔍 Researched | Not yet rated | Love their prepackaged soups and teas as well! Haven't tried, any feedback? |
Empirical Health empiricalhealthshop.com.au ↗ | Australia 🇦🇺 | AAA-grade Chinese herbs with proprietary three-tier testing. Specialist classical formulas. | 🔍 Researched | Not yet rated | Love the site for both practitioners and consumers! Have not tried, would love feedback! |
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