Tung Fong Herbs

Chinese herbal remedy is the best way to feel better.
Highly recommended Chinese herbalist in Chinatown SF

Little shop in SF Chinatown that sells medicinal herbs and medicines. It’s not a bad place to go if you’re into eastern medicine. The people who work there are really friendly and will go the extra mile for you, even if you don’t speak the language. Overall pretty good place. Only one star down because I don’t live close to it.

This place ROCKS !
Ask to See the Doctor and Go early
If you can’t cook the herbs MAYBE they will For You !
Good Luck

I had a prescription from a Chinese doctor in Taiwan, and had been calling EVERYWHERE to look for the Herbal medicine in powder format. Yes, I don’t want to bother cooking Chinese medicine properly. Plus my doctor said powder form is just as good and effective, plus much simpler.
It was my lucky moment to walked into Tung Fong Herbs, and Mr. Zheng said they can grind herbs into powder for me, GRATEFULLY. He checked out my prescription (I had it on my iPhone), and told me that some of them were formulas, which means a combo of certain ingredients, then he pulled out a Chinese Medicine encyclopedia to confirm. I was impressed because this is the first place who would bother to spend extra time to help me out. In contrast to other herbal supply store in Chinatown, I either got a «What are you stupid?» stare, or «Powder? You gotta be kidding me. Get outta here!» gesture.
I also requested to have the ingredients to separated into 90 packs, because I need a 1 month supply, 3 times a day. Mr. Zheng called me back and gave me 2 prices, for ingredient quality. He also spent time to explain to me how each of them work, and how the grinding process is going to like. I was happy about it, paid the deposit, and picked up my herbal powder in 2 days.
When I picked up the herbs, Mr. Zheng had meticulously hand folded 90 little paper packets of herb powder for me. I knew he had spent lots of time doing it, and just want to say THANK YOU! Not only are these people so nice & knowledgeable, they really take care of their customers!

I am currently seeing an acupuncturist elsewhere. However, every time she creates an herbal formula for me, I would make a trip to a Chinese herb shop to purchase the necessary ingredients for my prescription. The usual place I go to is closed on Sundays, and in desperation, I found this place, and it is absolutely wonderful. The sales associate worked with me on obtaining the necessary items needed for my medicine. His shop was out of one of the ingredients, and it was 5 minutes to closing time. Because that one item could be purchased at a grocery store, he asked his co-​worker to go and buy it, and within three minutes, I had all the herbs I needed. He was so kind and patient with me.
One thing I must warn all of you is that it really helps when your doctor/​acupuncturist writes your prescription in English AND Chinese. I cannot emphasize how important it is to have your herbal ingredients written in Chinese. It really comes in handy, should you have a non-​English speaking employee helping you.

I have tried using western medicine antibiotics and steriods to control my eczema condition but it has proven avail. I decided to try out the long term solution which was Chinese medicine. So one day I decided to go to Chinatown with the purpose of finding a Chinese doctor to cure my eczema condition. I’ve had it since I was a kid and basically I get rashes and scratch at night uncontrollably. I prayed to God that I would find the right doctor and somehow I found this store and walked right in to see the doctor. The doctor Mr. Zeng told me I had a more serious kind of allergy that is complicated and may take some time to work with. His medicine would be used to cleanse the bad stuff out of my system. I told myself I would try this doctor for at least a month to see if there are any good effects from it. It was a dark soup that tasted like jelly grass juice except without any sugar. Surprisingly after around two weeks I noticed I was less itchy. My neck which used to be itchy and red was getting better and I wasn’t as itchy anymore. Amazing. My hands on the palms used to be pretty bad, and now they are better. I have been going back since then and believe that it’s working. The taste of the medicine isn’t as bitter as other medicines i’ve had. My allergies are not completely cured but I noticed that they are better than before. I am recommending those that have eczema to try this place out. It is working for me hopefully it can work for you too!