Chinese Herbs for Sleep: Overview, Case Studies, and TCM Pattern Diagnosis
- Sean Dugan
- Oct 21
- 19 min read
“Do you have something I can take for sleep?”
This is the question on your mind, and my answer is yes.
Your next question might be, “Great! Where can I buy it? And why is this article so damn long?”
You might be expecting that this is the part where I convince you that my sleep remedy is better than all the rest. And sure, that may be true, but I’m not in this to sell you something. I’m here to help you find a solution for your sleep problems.
Getting the answers you seek all starts with asking the right questions, and we need to refine your question.
I’ve been in clinical practice for 12 years and counting, helping people heal from all kinds of health problems, including sleep problems of all types. If I had a nickel for every time a patient has asked for a sleep remedy, well I’d have a whole lot of nickels.
“Do you have something I can take for sleep?”
Yes, I have a thousand things for sleep. (Literally. In my clinical practice I use four hundred single herbs and thousands of unique permutations of herbal formula combinations)
What you are really asking about is your sleep. And that is not the same thing as sleep.
So what we need to do is find the right thing for you to take for your sleep.
Sleep is deeply complex and multi-faceted. Well, all of human health is, but sleep exemplifies this truth very well.
And this is the reason that our search for the holy grail of sleep hacks, supplements, vitamins, even medications - will always fall flat. There is no holy grail, no one ring to rule them all.
Sleep is not one problem, so it cannot have one solution. Sleep is a thousand problems that we are labeling with one word. The way we solve your sleep problem is by matching your specific sleep pattern to the corresponding solution. In Chinese Medicine we call this pattern diagnosis. We use a time-tested, systematic method of identifying your sleep pattern - which is, for all intents and purposes, a more specific diagnosis than “insomnia.”
Are you ready to start sleeping through night and wake up refreshed?
Let’s get started!
This article is a deep dive into the why and how behind sleep problems, and an exploration of how we understand, diagnose, and effectively treat sleep problems with Traditional Chinese Medicine. If you are not particularly interested in all that and just want to start feeling better ASAP, no problem.
You can get started with treatment in my herbal clinic today. Clinical treatment starts with scheduling an in-depth consultation where I assess all of your symptoms, overall health, and health history, and then I create a custom treatment plan for you. I recommend one herbal formula, two at the most, to be taken at any given time.
“But you do sell a Sleep formula, right?”
Yes, I do. I get the best results with the personalized treatment that I provide through my clinic. But, if you are looking for something less involved, or you'd like an herbal formula you can buy right now then I'd recommend checking out my Folkwise Sleep formula.
If you want to understand how to get the best results with your sleep, it’s important to read on to understand more about sleep pattern diagnosis. You will learn if you would be better served with my Folkwise Sleep formula or with a unique formula specific to you. But this requires some explanation.
The majority of my work is practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in a clinical context.
This means that I make a unique herbal formula for each individual based on the pattern diagnosis of each case. This is the most effective way to use herbal medicine, and it’s the reason Chinese Medicine is effective and successful in treating all manner of health problems from simple to complex, mild to serious.
My Folkwise Sleep formula is based on the most common sleep pattern that I see in my clinic. The only time I will create a standard formula to sell over-the-counter is when the pattern is common enough that I’ve seen the same formula work in a significant number of cases in my clinic. That is the basis for my Folkwise Sleep formula. I can guarantee that it will not work for everyone, because if you don’t fit the pattern, it’s not going to be right for you. But if you do fit the most common sleep pattern, then you might find that it works better
than anything else you’ve tried.
Table of Contents
Case Study: Phlegm and Blood Stagnation Pattern Insomnia
Let’s look at some examples of case studies from my clinical practice to understand more.
One day James asks me if I have anything he can take for sleep.
For privacy, James is not his real name, but he is a real patient. James first came to see me for chronic low back pain and debilitating migraines. I helped him get rid of his back pain and migraines using acupuncture, and since then he comes in regularly. He had the kind of migraines you don’t ever want coming back, and he’s the kind of person who understands the value of preventive maintenance. Every time I see him I ask if he’s been having headaches, he says “no” with a smile and then we get to work making sure that answer stays the same. In the process, I’ve gotten to know James pretty well.
So when he asks me about something for sleep, I know that the easiest thing to do would be to offer my standard Sleep formula. But I also suspect it won’t be right for him. I know that he has sleep apnea (and uses a CPAP), chronic sinus congestion, GERD, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. I suspect that he may not be experiencing primary insomnia.
Primary insomnia is when you don’t sleep well and it’s not caused by any other conditions. This is characterized by difficulty falling asleep, difficulty staying asleep, waking too early, or light sleep with vivid or disturbing dreams.
Secondary insomnia is when you don’t sleep well but it’s the result of another condition. For example, pain that keeps you awake is not primary insomnia. The root problem is pain, and insomnia is secondary.
Pain, sleep apnea, asthma, COPD, GERD and other digestive problems, heart disease and diabetes are common causes of secondary insomnia. Medication side effects are also very common causes of secondary insomnia. Common medications that can cause secondary insomnia include anti-depressants like SSRIs and SNRIs, ADHD medications, rescue inhalers (albuterol), decongestants, and steroids.
So I ask:
“Are you having trouble falling asleep?” No
“Are you having trouble staying asleep or waking early” No
“How many hours of sleep do you think you are getting?” About 8 hours.
“So is the problem that you’re waking up not feeling rested?” Yeah I wake up feeling tired and even if I drink coffee I’m still tired a lot of the day.
Confirmed, this is not primary insomnia. In other words, he doesn’t need sedation or deeper sleep. In Chinese Medicine, this is a sleep pattern we call Phlegm and Blood Stagnation.
Yes, those are unfamiliar terms that might seem more at home in a Harry Potter potion’s class. I will do my best to explain Chinese Medical terminology as we go, and you can also see my articles on TCM terminology to learn more. Try not to worry about it too much yet.
To confirm, I take a look at his tongue. I expect his tongue to be dusky, or slightly purple.
The tongue is a muscle, and it’s the only muscle we can look at without cutting a person open. So it’s a highly valuable diagnostic tool if you know how to read it. As with any muscle tissue, if the circulation of blood is not good, you will see more deoxygenated blood which is darker in color, dark red compared to the bright red of oxygenated blood. This will show on the tongue as a purple color, which indicates a Blood Stagnation pattern.
So why do I suspect a Blood Stagnation pattern? I already know that James suffers from sleep apnea, sinus congestion, and a challenged cardiovascular system as shown by high cholesterol and high blood pressure. His breathing is sub-optimal, which means his lungs and heart are working overtime and his cardiovascular circulation is not the best. All of this can make a person tired even after a full night of sleep.
Indeed, his tongue is a dusky purple with a thick white coating. The thick white coating confirms the Phlegm pattern. As a TCM term, Phlegm is both exactly what it sounds like, and also more than that. In James' case this describes the obvious literal phlegm in the respiratory tract and sinuses that is obstructing healthy breathing. The term Phlegm also encompasses pathologies like excess cholesterol build up on blood vessel walls, which is one of the contributing factors in this case that obstructs healthy blood circulation.
So all that is to say, I know exactly what we need to do to help his sleep pattern, and it’s definitely not my standard Sleep formula. But we still have to test it to confirm. Every diagnosis, whether in Western medicine or Chinese medicine, is a hypothesis. It’s our best assessment of what is going on. The treatment we give is how we test this hypothesis. If the treatment works, the diagnosis was correct. If it doesn’t, it’s back to the drawing board to try to understand what else must be going on.
So I make my first custom formula for James. To treat his sleep pattern, I use herbs that invigorate Blood circulation and transform Phlegm. I draw from the composition of the classical formulas Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang, Ban Xia Shu Mi Tang, and Wen Dan Tang to create a unique formula for his pattern. My aim here is to help remove the obstructions of Blood Stagnation and Phlegm, so that his heart and lungs can work better to circulate oxygenated blood through his body to support improved sleep quality and relieve his fatigue.
A few weeks later he comes in for his regular appointment. “Any headaches?” No. “How about your sleep? Are you waking up feeling rested?” Yes! I feel great, that stuff really works!
He’s right, it really does. But herbal medicine only works this well if we apply the appropriate formula to the corresponding pattern.
So you’re probably still wondering if you’re better off taking my standard Sleep formula or coming in for clinical treatment with a unique formula for you. The next thing we need to do is understand the most common sleep pattern, and then go over other common sleep patterns so you can start to understand your own pattern.
Case Study: Heart and Liver Blood Deficiency Pattern Insomnia
I’m going to go over another case study because I think it’s a helpful format. After that, you’ll find other common TCM sleep patterns listed in a more encyclopedic style.
Mary came to see me with a chief complaint of severe insomnia that she had suffered from for the past 3 years. She had difficulty falling asleep and frequently woke up at 3 am and could not fall back to sleep. She estimated that she slept for 6 hours/night 2 nights per week and 4 hours/night or less the rest of the time. She took diazepam (Valium) 5 nights/week to be able to fall asleep, and wanted to stop having to take this medication.
She experienced frequent vivid dreams and occasional nightmares. She was prescribed progesterone to help with sleep, but after 5 months she had seen no improvement. She had also undergone cognitive behavioral therapy, tried many supplements at home, and sought help from functional medicine doctors - all without help.
In addition to insomnia, she suffered from anxiety, panic attacks, painful periods with heavy bleeding, and periodic anemia. She also made note of thinning hair and brittle nails with ridges..
Her pulse pattern was thin and choppy, and her tongue pattern was pale with a thin coat and scalloped edges.
Mary’s sleep pattern was a textbook Blood Deficiency pattern, also known as a Heart and Liver Blood Deficiency pattern. This is the most common insomnia pattern, and the base formula I use to treat it in my clinic, Suan Zao Ren Tang, is the basis for my standard Sleep formula.
Heart and Liver Blood Deficiency patterns are characterized by a pale tongue, and thin or choppy pulse. The most common clinical signs are insomnia, anxiety, palpitations, dizziness, and blurry vision or floaters. Thinning hair, weak or brittle nails, dry skin, and a pale complexion may also be present. The insomnia pattern in Blood Deficiency can present as difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, waking early, or dream-distributed sleep. Night sweats can occur in Blood Deficiency patterns in perimenopause and menopause. This pattern can occur at any time in life, but it is very common during perimenopause and menopause. Chronic muscle tension, muscle spasms, and constipation with dry stool are also signs of Blood Deficiency patterns. *It’s important to understand that a person does not have to show all of these signs in order to diagnose a Blood Deficiency pattern.
Unlike the purplish tongue seen in the first case of Blood Stagnation, in Mary’s case we see a pale tongue because the blood flowing through the tongue muscle is not well nourished.
What does that mean exactly? In specific terms it can mean many things. It can mean that the blood is not carrying enough oxygen, iron, or other essential vitamins and minerals. But it’s also more complex than that. A Western diagnosis of anemia always indicates Blood Deficiency, but many Blood Deficiency patterns do not present with clinical anemia. There is a reason that we use the term Blood with a capital “b”. This term exemplifies that in Chinese Medicine we are always looking at the big picture, the body in terms of systems rather than a heap of parts. There is more Blood which defies traditional measurement. We don’t need to do a blood test to identify Blood Deficiency, because it’s obvious when we look at the clinical signs. And rather than doing countless blood tests trying to find the one missing ingredient, we just use the time-tested formulas to nourish Blood and then we see balance return.
Due to the severity of Mary’s insomnia, it took 6 weeks of consistently taking this herbal formula for her to see obvious improvement in her sleep. Then her sleep began to improve gradually. After 3 months, she was sleeping 6 to 8 hours/night every night and was able to stop taking diazepam as a sleep aid. Her anxiety and panic attacks reduced. She stopped taking progesterone and her other sleep supplements and continued to sleep well.
Mary’s insomnia pattern is by far the most common that I have seen in my clinical practice, and I’ve helped many people over the years to sleep better by using the same treatment principles that you’ll find in my standard Folkwise Sleep formula. So let’s talk more about how we address Heart and Liver Blood deficiency insomnia patterns, and how to tell if it’s the right fit for you.
Herbs in Folkwise Sleep
To address Blood Deficiency insomnia patterns, I start with the classical formula Suan Zao Ren Tang. This formula was recorded around 200 C.E. and it’s no exaggeration to say that it has helped millions of people all over the world to sleep better.
Indications for Suan Zao Ren Tang are: insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, nightmares, restlessness, anxiety, worry, nervousness, palpitations, dizziness, forgetfulness, night sweats, and a pale tongue with a thin pulse.
Suan Zao Ren Tang is composed of:
Suan Zao Ren, Ziziphus spinosa seed. Suan Zao Ren is an oily seed that nourishes Heart and Liver Blood and calms the Shen, or Spirit.
Fu Ling, Poria cocos sclerotium. Fu Ling is the fruiting body of the Poria mushroom that quiets the Heart, calms the Shen, and strengthens the Spleen and Stomach Qi.
Zhi Mu, Amenarhena rhizome. Zhi Mu nourishes Yin and dispels Deficiency Heat.
Chuan Xiong, Ligusticum rhizome. Chuan Xiong encourages circulation of Qi and Blood. In this formula, it assists the tonic herb Suan Zao Ren to nourish Blood while preventing stagnation.
Gan Cao, Licorice root. Gan Cao acts to harmonize the actions of all the herbs in the formula together, along with strengthening the Spleen and Stomach Qi.
Suan Zao Ren Tang was developed a long time ago, and while it is an incredible formula on its own - the modern person’s sleep pattern usually has some additional complexities.
That’s why Folkwise Sleep builds on Suan Zao Ren Tang with additional herbs to address Liver Qi Stagnation and mild Blood Stagnation.
Ye Jiao Teng, Fo-Ti stem. Ye Jiao Teng is a gentle blood tonic herb that is easy to digest and nourishes Blood while gently unblocking Blood Stagnation. Ye Jiao Teng is called “day enters night vine” or “vine to pass through the night”. This name comes from the observation that the vines of the Ye Jiao Teng plant twine together at night. It has been an indispensable herb in my practice for helping people with sleep problems.
He Huan Pi, Silk Tree bark. He Huan Pi treats Heart and Liver Qi Stagnation. The bark comes from the Albizia julibrissin tree, known as the Tree of Collective Happiness. This herb is added to help calm a chaotic nervous system and support a healthy stress response.
Dan Shen, Chinese saliva root. Dan Shen nourishes Heart and Liver Blood while also gently unblocking Blood Stagnation. Dan Shen is one of the top herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine for supporting cardiovascular health.
Yan Hu Suo, Corydalis yanhusuo root. Yan Hu Suo is less commonly used in supporting restful sleep, but it was used frequently by a few of my mentors and I have found it to be essential in many sleep patterns. Yan Hu Suo is an effective anti-spasmodic and promotes relaxation.
Bai He, Lily bulb. Bai He nourishes Lung Yin and clears constrained Heat from the Heart.
If it feels like you just read a bunch of Chinese poetry, you’re not alone. Chinese Medicine has its own language, beyond even just that these terms are translated from Chinese. In the next section I’ll explain more about some of the theory behind these terms.
TCM Theory and Sleep
So you may ask, what are these herbs for sleep really doing? I have a few options here, to explain in biomedical terms or to explain in poetic Chinese Medicine terms. Sometimes I will choose biomedical explanations because I know it’s what most people would prefer. But when it comes to sleep, I don’t think it offers a better explanation. We can talk about GABA and melatonin, REM, alpha, theta, and delta, but when it comes to solutions from this perspective all there really is are central nervous system (CNS) suppressants - sedatives. And none of the solutions that come from this way of reductionist thinking can hold a candle to the elegance of Suan Zao Ren Tang. So for this subject, I’ll stick to poetry.
In Chinese Medicine terminology basics, we have Yin and Yang. Though often thought of as opposites, Yin and Yang are not opposites. They are different aspects of the same whole, represented by the Taiji symbol (mistakenly called the Yin-Yang symbol). The Western mind, rooted in dualism, sees this as black and white representing the duality of yin and yang, and misses that this symbol is a circle representing the interdependence of different aspects of creation within the oneness of its whole. Yin and Yang are infinitely indivisible, meaning that all things are both Yin and Yang. You might see a chart that shows the ocean as Yin. This is true, but there is always Yang within Yin, represented by the eyes in the Taiji symbol. The ocean may be Yin, but the movement within it (waves, tides, etc) is Yang.
Yin is material, tangible, substance, and Yang is action, animation, immaterial activity. The human body is Yin and the life that animates it is Yang. So when it comes to sleeping, sleep is a fundamentally Yin activity. The spirit, or Shen, is active during the day as we go about our lives and do all kinds of things. At night, in a healthy body it settles down so we can rest and sleep. In Chinese Medicine we say that the Shen is housed in the Blood. Blood is a type of Yin substance. So at night Yang enters Yin, and the body rests.
If the Blood is not well nourished, especially the Heart and Liver Blood, then the Shen cannot rest well. When the Blood is in healthy balance, this provides a nice cozy place for our spirit to rest. Like a house with thick, sound-proofed walls. When the Blood is deficient, it is like our spirit is being asked to rest in a house with rice-paper walls, where every little sound and draft can be heard. It can’t rest well like this, so our spirit does not settle in the Blood and sleep. Instead we wake up, our spirit ready to continue with the Yang activity of wakefulness.
Other TCM Sleep Patterns
In the case studies above, I’ve covered two of the most common insomnia patterns that I see in my clinic. But there are many TCM patterns of insomnia, including mixed patterns. This is one of the reasons it really is best to consult with a good licensed Chinese Medicine practitioner to get help with your sleep. You can schedule a consultation with me and I’ll get you headed in the right direction, whether that’s through clinical treatment with custom formulas or using standard formulas.
Here are more of the common insomnia patterns.
Liver and Kidney Yin Deficiency
This pattern is very common in women going through menopause, though it can present in men and women of any age. Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency patterns are often mixed, but the most typical presentation is waking in the middle of the night and feeling wide awake with no reason at all - no specific dreams, stresses, or thought patterns. Night sweats, hot flashes, or simply feeling hot at night after often present.
Signs that indicate Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency
Hot flashes, night sweats
Frequent urination, incontinence, or dribbling
Low back and knee pain or weakness
Dryness - dry skin, dry eyes, dry mouth, vaginal dryness
Hair thinning or hair loss
Heel pain
Tongue pattern: tongue body can be pale, red, or crimson. Tongue coat is thin or peeled (except for mixed patterns where Phlegm and Dampness may cause a thick coat)
Pulse pattern: thin and weak, especially in left chi and guan position
Liver Qi Stagnation
Liver Qi Stagnation insomnia pattern is associated with high stress levels, and can present alone or in a mixed pattern. The most typical presentation is to have difficulty falling asleep or waking in the night due to specific stresses. You might struggle to fall asleep because you can’t stop thinking about a stressful situation, event, or person. Or you might wake in the middle of the night (3 am is the most common time) from a nightmare, stress dreams, or wake thinking of a stressful situation in your life. This can present as emotions of irritability, sadness, or worry.
Signs that indicate Liver Qi Stagnation
Feelings of frustration, anger, irritability, rage, sadness, depression, worry
You feel better with exercise, movement, or vocal expression
You feel worse with inactivity, inaction
Frequent sighing
Chest tightness
Carrying your stress in your neck and shoulders
Chronically tight muscles and tendons
PMS, breast tenderness
Tongue pattern: Liver Qi stagnation does not always show in the tongue pattern, but it can present as cracks or lines along the sides of the tongue, or a red tongue tip.
Pulse pattern: wiry pulse, especially in left guan position.
Heart Fire
Heart Fire insomnia patterns often present alongside Liver Qi Stagnation patterns. The primary difference is that Heart Fire patterns will involve more symptoms of acute anxiety, and often involve heart palpitations. More severe Heart Fire patterns can present as panic attacks.
Signs that indicate Heart Fire
Anxiety, panic attacks
Palpitations, racing heartbeat
Restlessness, mania
Feeling like “I don’t need to sleep”
Feeling of heat in the chest or face
Racing thoughts
Tongue pattern: red tongue tip, red dots on the tongue. There can be a crack in the tip of the tongue, or a crack that runs down the center of the tongue. In cases of constitutional Heart Fire, the entire tongue may be enlarged.
Pulse pattern: rapid, full pulse, especially in left cun position.
Food Stagnation
Notably less poetic, but very self-explanatory, Food Stagnation patterns involve overconsumption of food and drink, late night eating, or weak digestion that isn’t able to process normal amounts of food and drink. The result is that the overburdened digestive system interferes with normal sleep. Acid reflux is a common pattern of Food Stagnation that interferes with sleep, and has more detailed sub-patterns that I won’t get into here.
Signs that indicate Food Stagnation
Abdominal fullness after eating
Nausea and vomiting
GERD, acid reflux
Palpitations
Sweating (“ever heard of meat sweats?”)
Bad breath
Loose stool, constipation, or foul-smelling stool
Tongue pattern: thick coating on the tongue. The coating can be white or yellow.
Pulse pattern: slippery pulse, especially in the right guan position.
Liver Wind
Liver Wind is a sub-pattern that can arise from other patterns (such as Liver Blood Deficiency or Blood Stagnation) but it is common enough that it warrants discussion
Liver Wind patterns are distinguished by involuntary movements. This includes a range of symptoms from mild to severe: twitching, ticks, spasms, tremors, and convulsions. Restless Leg Syndrome that involves involuntary movements falls under the category of Liver Wind. Restless Leg Syndrome where the sensation is pain or discomfort that stimulates the need to move is related to Blood Stagnation patterns. Bruxism (teeth grinding) also falls into the Liver Wind pattern category.
Signs that indicate Liver Wind
Involuntary movements
Spasms, twitching, ticks, bruxism
Tremors, convulsions
High blood pressure
Headaches, migraines
Dizziness
Anxiety
Tongue pattern: tongue pattern can vary based on primary pattern. Often the tongue is dusky with a thick coating, but the tongue body can also be pale.
Pulse pattern: wiry pulse, especially in the left guan position.
Mixed Patterns
The list of patterns I have described in this article is not exhaustive. There are many insomnia patterns, including mixed patterns. Mixed patterns are very common, and are more complex to treat as they need to be treated in stages or with a complex balanced formula. For example, a menopausal patient with Liver and Kidney Yin deficiency will require rich, Yin tonic herbs to treat. If she also experiences digestive problems, she may not be able to digest the Yin tonics right away. So the digestive weakness needs to be addressed prior to or alongside treating the Yin deficiency pattern.
If you read this far, you can see that sleep is complicated! I wasn't kidding.
Can I just buy Suan Zao Ren Tang on Amazon?
I wouldn't recommend it. Here's why. There are 3 key components to effective herbal medicine:
1) Choosing the right herbs
2) Using an effective dosage
3) Using safe, high quality herbs
I can help you with choosing the right herbs for you. Schedule a consultation for clinical treatment, or fill out the form on the store page for a recommendation.
Effective dosage is where you'll run into trouble on Amazon or other internet sites. We have thousands of years of records, from millions of case studies, on what effective herb dosage is. Using the raw herb weight or raw herb weight equivalent, a medicinal dose of herbs is 25 to 100 grams/day. Most supplements on the market, including herbal capsules, Chinese teapills (the little black pills), looseleaf teas, or teabags, average 2 to 5 grams/day in dosage. That is simply not enough to make meaningful changes in your health. The granule extracts in Folkwise Formulas use a 5:1 extract, so with the recommended dosage you're getting 25 to 50 grams of raw herb equivalent per day. You can pick any Suan Zao Ren Tang supplement on Amazon and do the math. It may be a cheaper bottle, but it contains a much lower total quantity of herbs. So they are not as cost effective.
You can also run into trouble with herb quality when buying herbs on Amazon etc. The Chinese herb market is like any business, there is a wide range in price and quality. What we are after most of all is quality, and by that I mean sourcing from herb companies using herbs that are potent (this is influenced by herb growing practices and extraction methods), and herbs that are pure. It’s important not just to use herbs that are tested for heavy metals and contaminants, but also herbs that are screened for toxic pesticides and herbicides.
You can read more about Chinese herb safety, quality, and testing here. I source capsules from Classical Pearls, granule extracts from Evergreen Herbs, and raw herbs from Spring Wind. These are the best herb suppliers in the US, and provide the best herbs you can buy.
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Sincerely, Sean Dugan L.Ac.
Sean Dugan L.Ac. is a licensed and board-certified herbalist and acupuncturist. He holds a Master’s degree in Chinese Medicine from the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine as well as a Diplomate in Chinese Medicine from the NCCAOM. He has studied under many Master Herbalists including Dr. Guohui Liu, Dr. Jimmy Wei-Yin Chang, Dr. Fang Zhang, Dr. Greg Livingston, and Dr. Darren Huckle. Sean’s herbal medicine practice draws from both Traditional Chinese Medicine and Classical Chinese Medicine treatment methods, with a focus on clinical efficacy above all. He has been treating patients with Chinese Herbal Medicine since 2013.
Sean works with clients all over the US through the Folkwise Herbal Clinic. In-person appointments are available at our Boise, Idaho clinic.
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