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Su Wu Herbs

Chinese herbal granular compounding services, honey pills, and medicinal syrups. Carrying Legendary Herbs and Spring Wind brand herbals. Where Are You Located?

Save time and money while supporting your local community. We operate a quality compounding service while giving practitioners the individual attention and simplicity of working with a small business. Su Wu Herbs offers:

24 hour or less average order turn around
Diverse, high quality inventory
Cross-contaminant free mixing process
After hours pickup and affordable shipping
Env

ironmentally friendly materials

FAQ

1: What Services Do You Offer?

*We provide practitioners with a local option for granular prescription compounding and encapsulation.

*We track your order history and make refills easy. Flat rate Priority shipping—packages arrive next day on the West Coast, 2 days inland.

*Choice of per-order invoicing or 15-Day billing cycle.

2. What Kind of Granules Do You Use?

95% of our inventory consists of Legendary Herbs brand 5:1 extracts. KPC brand is used as necessary for certain herbs.

3. We are located at 1281 University Ave. Suite D, San Diego Ca. 92103.

4. Do You Ship? Yes--most orders can be sent via USPS Priority mail and arrive in 2-3 days.

5. Is Your Process GMP Compliant? We take safety very seriously, and observe GMP procedure wherever possible. Our process involves single-use trays, funnels, and agitation containers when preparing custom formulas, so there is no cross-contamination. We utilize child-proof lids, safety seal shrink-bands, and maintain detailed records of every order.

6. How Much Does a Formula Cost? Billing is kept simple--we charge a flat rate per gram, with certain exceptions for expensive herbs. Most clinicians we work with, and ourselves included, consider the flat-rate option to be the easiest way to bill their patients. Full pricing is available upon request.

7. How Do I Order? Licensed practitioners and registered students of Oriental Medicine may submit orders via email, phone, or fax. When ordering, please include:
Pinyin with raw or granule dosage (please specify which). Patient’s last name with first initial. Number of days desired. Number of grams per day. If you are using raw dosages, we can convert them for you. ½ teaspoon scoops are given with every bottle. Most patients consume 3 to 6 scoops BID, with the average dosage ranging from 9 grams per day for chronic issues, to 18 grams per day for acute. 3 scoops is equal to 4.5 grams of granule.

08/28/2024

Infused honey for a number of formulas I am making this week. From left to right is Bo He, Rou Gui, and Sha Ren.

Bo He honey I use as a base for two varieties of Xiao Yao San, Rou Gui honey to make Ren Shen Bu Jing Gao and two varieties of osteoarthritis formulas, and Sha Ren will be used as the base for another batch of Ren Shen Bu Jing Gao as well as a modified Liu Jun Zi Tang and a Ban Xia Bai Zhu Tian Ma Tang.

08/25/2024

Making Chao Bai Zi Ren for use in Suan Zao Ren Tang. Before and after dry-frying for five minutes on medium-low heat.

07/26/2024

Today, I am preparing a modified version of the previously discussed formulation for a patient with an advanced and aggressive case of Dupuytren's contracture, which has been further complicated by prior radiation therapy.

Shen Jin Cao, Ji Xue Teng, Hu Zhang, Wei Ling Xian, Qiang Huo, Dang Gui, Chuan Niu Xi, Hong Hua, Sheng Di, Huang Qi, Bai Zhu, Fu Ling

07/17/2024

Cooking up a formula today that calls for Yi Mu Cao. Compare what I was using before (Premium quality from Spring Wind) to the motherwort I received from the Lilium Initiative: American Grown Asian Herbs.

07/15/2024

Today I am making one of my go-to formulations for treating various presentations of osteoarthritis: Dang Gui, Bai Zhu, Huang Qi, Ren Shen, Fu Ling, Ba Ji Tian, Sang Ji Sheng, Shu Di, Qiang Huo, Chuan Niu Xi, and Hong Hua.

Not pictured is Rou Gui, which I infuse separately into the honey I use to make the syrup. Four pounds of herbs will make about five pints of syrup, which is about as thick as I can get the broth before it would start to gel and burn.

06/24/2024

Two pounds of five-year-old field-grown American ginseng ready to begin steaming. Nearly all field-grown American ginseng on the market is, at most, four years old; however, these were produced by request from Schumacher farms in Marathon WI. Hoping to convince them to set aside a small plot for a six-year-old harvest next year. Most ginseng will "mature" at around five years old and deliver a more potent root.

06/23/2024

Pill Machine from 1890. Going to put it to work later this week. The original box is falling apart and put away into storage.

05/25/2024

An excerpt De-Virtue-Potency from my forthcoming essay 'Shamans, Physicians, and Wenwu in the Huainanzi' in Legacy of Chinese Shamanism: The Wu and their Successors from Purple Cloud Press.

"Potency, a refined form of qi, infuses all things, enabling growth and flourishing, much like water nourishes plants. This material conceptualization of de-virtue is central to the Huangdi sijing (Daoyuan chapter), Neiye, sections of the Guanzi, the Heguanzi, the Huainanzi, and the Huangdi neijing. These texts privilege water as the element that moves and acts in accordance with the Way, emphasizing its fluid, nourishing, and pervasive qualities that enable life and harmony within the universe.

The Huainanzi regards water as the embodiment of Perfect Potency, as explained in HNZ 1.12. Water moves and acts in accordance with the Way, representing a reality composed of levels of progressively refined water. De-virtue-potency, a rarified essence of qi and water, imbues things with sleekness, moisture, and the power to generate life and success. This Potency naturally gathers, disperses, and cycles, demonstrating self-leveling properties. The Potency of the Way allows things to act according to their unique nature, emphasizing clarity and tranquility as its perfections, with pliancy and suppleness being essential methods (HNZ 1.13).

The Huainanzi describes shen as the source of instructive normative force and consciousness, likening the heart-mind to a liquid structure that functions as a scrying pool, a form of lecanomancy. The heart acts as the frame of this mirror, while shen serves as the mirror itself. This setup allows the mind to reflect upon itself and emanate conscious differentiation (HNZ 2.11, 16.3, 16.5, 16.12b). Stillness leads to clarity and evenness, and when shen remains clear, consciousness becomes illumined, reflecting the normative order of reality. However, lusts and desires can obscure this mirror, and purposeful actions disturb the water’s evenness, causing one to lose the dispassionate perspective needed for proper understanding and reflection (HNZ 16.12b)."

05/02/2024

Speaking of high blood pressure, this list is from a patient I met with yesterday whom was originally referred to me for assistance in reducing their reliance on pharmaceuticals.

The patient was on two medications for heart failure—an angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitor and a beta-blocker—which were ineffective at maintaining their blood pressure significantly below 150. With the addition of a third medication proposed by their cardiologist, the patient sought alternative treatments.

On April 2, I started the patient on two types of honey pills, Fu Zheng Hua Yu and Guan Xin Er Hao, administering 10 grams of each daily to address cardiac fibrosis and treat blood stasis.

By April 5, there was a substantial drop in the patient’s blood pressure, which allowed them to discontinue their heart medications and reduce their statin dosage by half. The next day, their blood pressure stabilized within an optimal range and has since remained well-controlled, consistently measuring between the teens and the twenties—significantly improved from the previous range of 130s to 150s.

Additionally, I prescribed colostrum powder for the patient's wide-ranging symptoms of gastrointestinal dysbiosis. Their bowel movements, which were previously green—a condition their primary care physician had overlooked—returned to a normal color. No more bloating or reflux. They now have two to three well-formed movements per day, a significant improvement from the urgent, frequent, and unformed movements experienced since their bowel surgery in the 1980s.

05/01/2024

It's been a busy week making gao.

The large jar in the back is a 50/50 blend of Qi Ju Di Huang Wan and Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin that outperforms conventional care in controlling this patient's high blood pressure. The presence of Gou Teng makes crafting this formula a little more complex than a typical gao. This is because Gou Teng shouldn't be decocted for much more than 15-20 minutes if you want to preserve it hypotensive effects (it is not the only hypotensive in the mix, but it is a critical one).

As with other aromatics, I get around this issue by double boiling Gou Teng in honey for its first extraction to get the alkaloids and other sensitive components out that we want to preserve. I first put the thorns through the mill grinder for just a short few seconds in order to break them open and make what looks similar to straw. After they were double boiled, I filtered the honey through 100 mesh (which takes four stages of filtering), and then placed the material into a 200 mesh brewing bag. Once I had my decoction brewed and reducing on the stove I let it reduce down by about 40% before I placed the brew bag into the decoction for 20 minutes.

After six to eight hours of simmering and the broth has reduced down to as low as it can go I add it to the Gou Teng honey, which smells and tastes just like the herb itself. Taken regularly this formula brings this patient's BP down from the 160/80 range to the low 130's/70's.

Both Shou Wu Sheng Fa Yin and Tian Ma Gou Teng Yin require a double boiling process. This Qi Ju Di Huang Wan has been improving a case of age-related macular degeneration.

04/20/2024

Simmering down a men's tonic that I also enjoy myself. I have pints, half-pints, and 2 ounce samples available.

This formula uses Shan Zhu Yu, Fu Ling and Bai Ji Tian to supplement and quiet the five depots. Ling Zhi, Yong Chong Cao, Ren Shen, Shan Yao, and Fu Ling supplement the Kidney, Spleen, Lung, and Heart Qi, and together with Gou Qi Zi, He Shou Wu, and Shu Di nourish the blood and calm the shen.

Chuan Niu Xi and Chuan Xiong course the blood in the upper and lower halves of the body. Ren Shen, Ling Zhi, Yong Chong Cao, and Ba Ji Tian sharpen the mind. Shu Di, Ren Shen, Shan Zhu Yu, Ba Ji Tian, He Shou Wu, and Yong Chong Cao astringe and replenish jing and marrow. Ba Ji Tian, Ren Shen, Shan Zhu Yu, and Shu Di warm and tonify the Kidneys and support male sexual functions.

Altogether this formula supplements and quiets the five depots, enriches yin, warms and supplements yang, augments jing, courses the blood, boosts mental processing, brightens the eyes, strengthens vigor, and lengthens life.

Ren Shen (Jiu Zheng Jiu Zhi) 15
Shan Yao 9
Gou Qi Zi 9
Ling Zhi 6
Chuan Niu Xi 9
Shu Di Huang (Jiu Zheng Jiu Zhi) 9
Shan Zhu Yu 15
Juan Fu Ling 9
Chuan Xiong (Jiu Chao) 6
Ba Ji Tian (Mi) 15
He Shou Wu (Hei Dou Zhi) 9
Yong Chong Cao 6

04/15/2024

Five-year-old field-grown ginseng from Marathon County, Wisconsin, with six-year-old organic field-grown Asian ginseng from Chang Bai Mountain, China. Each has its distinctive aroma.

Though these are different grades, the individual size difference between them is notable. Larger single roots are less desirable than gnarly small roots that harbor a larger concentration of ginsenosides in the "skin", the pericarpium, of the root.

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San Diego, CA

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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(619) 796-4606

Website

http://www.suwuherbs.com/

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