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A quiet place to understand Chinese medicine.

Plain-language references on herbs, points, and formulas — free to use, written for the curious as much as the practicing.

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A few things you can look up

Herb Name Lookup

Pinyin, Latin, and English names for common herbs, cross-referenced.

Herb–Drug Interactions

Check a medication against a herb before you combine them.

Granule Dosage Calculator

Convert raw-herb formulas into concentrated granule dosages.

Acupuncture Point Finder

Locations and functions for commonly referenced points.

Constitution Quiz

A short questionnaire on your TCM constitution type.

Reading Room

Plain-language guides to the concepts behind the tools.

Sourced

Entries draw on published pharmacopoeia references and peer-reviewed literature, cited where it matters.

Free, always

Every tool is free to use. No accounts, no paywalls — just reference tools.

Not a clinic

Educational only. For diagnosis or treatment, talk to a licensed practitioner or doctor.