The Difference Between Tonics and other TCM Herbal Categories - Root + Bones

The Difference Between Tonics and other TCM Herbal Categories

Tonic herbs refer to a very special category in TCM herbology that purposefully forms the backbone of our offerings at Root + Bones, but there’s a lot more to discover in this tradition of medicine....
Transitioning from Spring to Summer with TCM - Root + Bones

Transitioning from Spring to Summer with TCM

TCM conceptualizes the transition from spring to summer as a significant shift in the balance of Qi (life force energy) and the body’s relationship to our external environment. As we continue to experience building Yang...
Recipe: Violet Blackberry Italian Cream Soda - Root + Bones

Recipe: Violet Blackberry Italian Cream Soda

Nothing says springtime abundance like this decadent but refreshing elixir! Beyond serving a magnificent flavor profile, it’s also a potent skincare tonic thanks to the beautifying properties of Violet and Tremella. Adding to the well-rounded...
Tracing Disharmony in TCM: Liver Blood Deficiency - Root + Bones

Tracing Disharmony in TCM: Liver Blood Deficiency

TCM systematically traces various patterns of disharmony, which come together to form a comprehensive map of the body’s energetics. This framework supports root cause healing, accounts for a holistic view of our interdependent bodily functions,...
The Nervous System through a TCM Lens - Root + Bones

The Nervous System through a TCM Lens

In the holistic framework of TCM, the nervous system encompasses a variety of coordinated organ systems, tissues, metabolic functions, and energetics. As such, its regulation is an excellent reflection of comprehensive harmony—not just on the...
Moxibustion: Herbalism of the Exterior - Root + Bones

Moxibustion: Herbalism of the Exterior

As a comprehensive system of integrative medicine, TCM aims to cultivate healing through wholeness—whether by harmonizing polar forces like Yin and Yang or by helping the body align with its environment. As such, it contains...
The Best Post-Menopausal Herbs from Chinese Medicine - Root + Bones

The Best Post-Menopausal Herbs from Chinese Medicine

It’s deeply inspiring to see a lot more conversation centering awareness about—and support for—the perimenopause and menopause stages, but what about the era that follows? The post-menopausal period begins when there have been twelve moons...
The Triple Burner: Our Metabolic Coordinator - Root + Bones

The Triple Burner: Our Metabolic Coordinator

San Jiao or “Triple Burner” is a Yang organ that’s exclusive to TCM; with no Western counterpart, it is quite elusive to popular understanding. Considered an extraordinary organ—a category characterized by more abstract function and...
Angelica: TCM’s Premier Gynecological Herb - Root + Bones

Angelica: TCM’s Premier Gynecological Herb

Dang Gui (Radix Angelica Sinensis) is arguably TCM’s most important gynecological herb, exhibiting extremely supportive properties for women’s physiology throughout the various reproductive phases of her life. It is tonifying to the Spleen, Kidneys, Liver,...