General tonic / wellbeing
Notice
This does not replace a doctor. Information is for educational purposes only. Serious or persistent symptoms → see a qualified professional.
Folk use
Traditional and folk associations have not been clinically validated. They are not treatments.
Plants traditionally associated with General tonic / wellbeing
- Tibetan anisodus / 'Tang-chu-tang'Anisodus tanguticusClinicalDanger
- Siberian Ginseng (Eleuthero)Eleutherococcus senticosusClinicalCaution
- Liquorice / LicoriceGlycyrrhiza glabraClinicalDanger
- Goji Berry (Chinese Wolfberry)Lycium chinenseClinicalCaution
- Amla (Indian gooseberry)Phyllanthus emblicaClinicalCaution
- Rhodiola (Roseroot)Rhodiola roseaClinicalCaution
- Bai zhu / largehead atractylodesAtractylodes macrocephalaPreclinical
- Chai hu / Chinese thorowaxBupleurum chinensePreclinicalCaution
- Chinese cassia / cinnamonCinnamomum cassiaPreclinicalCaution
- Dang shen / poor man's ginsengCodonopsis pilosulaPreclinicalCaution
- Chinese goldthread / huang lianCoptis chinensisPreclinicalCaution
- Chinese liquoriceGlycyrrhiza uralensisPreclinicalCaution
- He ye / lotus leaf (and lotus parts)Nelumbo nuciferaPreclinicalCaution
- Mai dong / dwarf lilyturfOphiopogon japonicusPreclinical
- Rehmannia / di huangRehmannia glutinosaPreclinical
- Tibetan/Greater roserootRhodiola crenulataPreclinicalCaution
- Snow lotusSaussurea lanicepsPreclinicalCaution
- Schisandra / five-flavor berrySchisandra chinensisPreclinicalCaution
- Fu ling / poriaWolfiporia extensaPreclinical
- Jujube / Chinese red dateZiziphus jujubaPreclinical
- Chinese yam / shan yaoDioscorea polystachyaTraditional (systematized)Caution
- MoringaMoringa oleiferaFolkDanger