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Lin Sister Herb Shop Inc

Located in NYC's Chinatown, Lin Sister Herb Shop is a Chinese medicine clinic and herbal pharmacy. linsisterherb.noterro.com (BOOKING APPOINTMENTS)

We offer over-the-counter herbal formulas, custom formulas, and acupuncture. Herbal Consultations with Frank Lin are available in-store or over the phone from 10:30am to 4:00 pm 6 days/week (closed Wednesdays and major holidays). Consultations are $30. Each day of a patient's custom herbal formula is, on average, $8/day. The length of treatment depends on the patient. Walk-ins only. No appointments. Acupuncture is available with Zhuang Cai two days a week: Tuesdays and Fridays 10am - 3:00pm. Each session is $55.

11/27/2025

🦃 Happy Thanksgiving from Our Family to Yours 🦃

On this day of gratitude, we pause to give thanks for the journey that brought us here and for every one of you who has walked through our doors. 🚪

Over 40 years ago, three young siblings arrived in New York with little more than hope, hard work, and a shared dream to bring the gentle healing of Traditional Chinese Medicine to a new home. From a tiny herb shop in 1986 to the bustling LinSisterHerb you know today, every bundle wrapped, every formula measured, and every smile at the counter has been poured with love by the same family you see in these faded photos: Susan, Jane, Frank, and the little ones who grew up surrounded by herbs and heart. 🧧

We are endlessly thankful for our parents who taught us resilience, for Pau Pau who rolled up her sleeves in the early days, for Sing who has greeted generations of customers with warmth, and for every team member who has become family along the way. Most of all, we are grateful for YOU: our patients, friends, and extended Herbal Family who trust us with your wellness year after year. 🧡

This Thanksgiving, may your tables be full, your hearts be warm, and your Qi flow freely.

With deep appreciation,
 The LinSisterHerb Family 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒
 

11/26/2025

🌿 Honeysuckle Flowers: TCM’s Gentle Heat-Clearing Bloom 🌿

Treasured for centuries in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), honeysuckle flowers, or Jin Yin Hua, open as fragrant golden vines gathered to swiftly clear heat and resolve toxins. With their sweet, cool essence, these delicate blossoms draw from summer’s light to soothe inflammation, dispel wind-heat, and restore clarity where fire or warmth may rise. 🌼

Honeysuckle’s cooling power has long refreshed TCM formulas, from early colds to summer rashes, offering gentle relief across generations.

Here are three ways it may brighten your days:
 🤒 Ease early wind-heat symptoms like sore throat or fever
 🌡️ Cool summer heat and support clear, calm skin
 🛡️ Gently resolve toxins and soothe mild inflammation

Try it simply: Steep into a light, fragrant tea (perfect hot or iced), simmer with chrysanthemum for extra cooling, or add to daily blends during warm seasons. Start small and listen to your body!

Which benefit calls to you most: relief 🤒, cool 🌡️, or calm 🛡️? Drop it below and tag a friend who needs it!

The LinSisterHerb Family
 

11/25/2025

🌼 Chrysanthemum Flowers: TCM’s Cooling Bloom for Clarity 🌼

Treasured for over two thousand years in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), chrysanthemum flowers, or Ju Hua, open as gentle golden petals gathered to clear heat and brighten the senses. With their sweet, slightly bitter essence, these sunny blooms draw from nature’s light to disperse wind-heat, soothe the liver, and calm where tension or warmth may rise.

Chrysanthemum’s refreshing role has long brightened TCM teas and formulas, offering clear-eyed relief across generations.

Here are three ways it may brighten your days:
 👁️ Clear red, irritated eyes and ease headaches from wind-heat.
 🌤️ Calm liver fire for better mood and less frustration.
 🤒 Gently cool summer heat or early cold symptoms with its light touch.

Try it simply: Steep 5–8 flowers in hot water for a fragrant tea (add goji or red dates for extra nourishment), enjoy iced in warm weather, or blend into cooling herbal mixes. Start small and listen to your body!

Which benefit calls to you most: clear vision 👁️, calm mood 🌤️, or gentle cooling 🤒? Drop it below and tag a friend who needs it!

The LinSisterHerb Family
 

11/24/2025

🌸 Dang Gui: TCM’s Blood Nourisher for Flow 🌸

Treasured for millennia in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Dang Gui, or Angelica root, blooms as a vital herb to tonify blood and harmonize cycles. With its sweet, acrid, bitter essence, this earthy root draws from nature’s depth to invigorate circulation, ease stagnation, and foster gentle vitality where deficiency or discomfort may dwell.

Dang Gui’s empowering legacy has long fortified TCM practices, guiding formulas that support women’s health and inner strength across generations.

Here are three ways it may brighten your days:
 🌙 Regulate me**es and soothe menstrual discomfort.
 💪 Nourish blood to combat fatigue and paleness.
 🍵 Moisten intestines and ease occasional constipation.

Try it simply: Simmer slices into a warming tea with ginger, blend into menstrual-support soups, or take in gentle formulas for daily ease. Start small and listen to your body! Note: Consult your herbalist, especially if on blood thinners like warfarin.

Which benefit calls to you most: flow 🌙, energy 💪, or ease 🍵? Drop it below and tag a friend who needs it!

The LinSisterHerb Family
 

11/23/2025

🌿 LinSisterHerb Holiday Hours & Herbalist Schedule 🌿

Dear Herbal Family,
 Here’s what to expect as we head into the holiday season:

🦃 Thanksgiving Closure
 We will be closed Wednesday, November 26 & Thursday, November 27
 We’re grateful for each of you and taking this time to rest and give thanks with our families. See you Friday!

❄️ Dr. Frank’s Holiday Break
 Dr. Frank will be out of the clinic from December 22 through January 1.
 No walk-ins or herbal consultations during this period. (Front desk will still be open for herb pickups, refills, and purchases!)

We’ll be back to full strength on Thursday, January 2 ready to help you start the new year strong.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support. Wishing you a warm, joyful, and healthy holiday season!

The LinSisterHerb Family
 

11/22/2025

🌱 The Six Evils & How to Shield Your Qi 🌱

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the Six Evils 🌪️❄️🔥💧🏜️🌋 (Wind, Cold, Summer Heat, Dampness, Dryness, and Fire) are extreme or untimely climatic energies that can invade when our protective Qi is low. They disrupt harmony and remind us that true health flows from living in rhythm with nature.
Each Evil rules a season, yet can strike anytime resistance weakens. Here’s how they show up and simple plant-based TCM allies to keep them at bay:

🌬️ Wind (Spring ruler) brings sudden chills, headaches, allergies, or a stiff neck. Shield with fresh ginger, cinnamon twig, scallion, or peppermint 🌿

❄️ Cold (Winter ruler) contracts everything: chills, body aches, cold hands and feet.
 Warm up with dried ginger, cinnamon bark, cloves, or a cozy ginger cinnamon tea 🫖

🔥 Summer Heat (Summer ruler) sparks high fever, thirst, heavy sweating, and exhaustion. Cool down with watermelon, mung beans, chrysanthemum, or lotus leaf 🍉

💧 Dampness (Late Summer ruler) feels heavy: foggy mind, bloating, sticky stools.
 Drain it with Job’s tears (coix seed), red beans, poria, or tangerine peel 🍊

🏜️ Dryness (Autumn ruler) parches lungs and skin: dry cough, chapped lips, constipation.
 Moisten with lily bulb, pear, white wood ear, or almond 🍐

🌋 Fire flares from any extreme Evil unchecked: red eyes, irritability, mouth sores.
 Clear with honeysuckle, dandelion, chrysanthemum, or lotus seed core 🌼

Seasonal Protection Guide 🧿
 Spring → expel Wind with ginger + scallion tea
 Summer → clear heat with mung bean soup
 Late Summer → strengthen Spleen with coix + red bean porridge
 Autumn → nourish Lung Yin with pear + lily bulb stew
 Winter → warm Yang with cinnamon + ginger tea

Small daily choices and the right herbs keep the Six Evils outside where they belong.

Which Evil are you noticing most right now? Drop your emoji below and let’s share seasonal remedies!

The LinSisterHerb Family
 

11/21/2025

🍲 TCM Natural Beauty Soup: Your Glow in Every Bowl 🍲

This timeless TCM dessert soup brings together nature’s most nourishing treasures: goji berries, red dates, lotus seeds, longan fruit, peach gum, and snow fungus. For centuries, women (and men!) have enjoyed this gentle tonic to hydrate from within, smooth the complexion, and leave skin soft, plump, and radiant. ✨

Here are three ways it may brighten your days:
 💧 Deeply moisturize skin and reduce dryness
 🩸 Nourish blood and calm the spirit for inner + outer glow
 🌟 Support natural elasticity and a healthy, dewy look

How to make it at home (4–6 servings):

1. Soak 15–20g peach gum + 1 large handful snow fungus overnight

2. Rinse and add 20g each goji berries, red dates, lotus seeds, and longan fruit

3. Place everything in a pot with 1.5–2L water

4. Bring to a boil, then simmer on low for 60–90 minutes until gummy and silky

5. Sweeten lightly with rock sugar or agave (the golden touch in the photo!) to taste

6. Enjoy warm — 1–2 bowls a week is perfect
Start small and listen to your body!

Ready for that natural radiance? Drop a ✨ below and tag a friend you’d share this pot with!

The LinSisterHerb Family
 

11/20/2025

☯️ The Five Elements of TCM: Nature’s Cycle of Balance ☯️

In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the Five Elements, Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water, represent essential forces that shape all life, linking seasons, organs, emotions, and more in a harmonious cycle of generation and restriction. This ancient framework reveals how everything interconnects, guiding wellness through mutual promotion (like Wood fueling Fire) and checks (like Water controlling Fire) for enduring equilibrium. ⚖️

The Five Elements’ profound wisdom has shaped TCM practices for millennia, inspiring holistic approaches that align human health with nature’s rhythms for lasting vitality.

Here are three ways it may brighten your days:
 🌳 Embrace Wood’s spring energy to spark creativity and ease anger through liver-supporting herbs.
 🔥 Tap Fire’s summer warmth to nurture joy and heart health with calming teas.
 🌍 Ground in Earth’s late summer stability for better digestion and thoughtful reflection via spleen-tonifying foods.

Try it simply: Observe your emotions and align with the elements, journal during Metal’s autumn for grief release, meditate in Water’s winter for fear resolution, or incorporate element-specific herbs like goji for Water. Start small and listen to your body!

Which element calls to you most: growth 🌳, passion 🔥, or stability 🌍? Drop it below and tag a friend who needs it!

The LinSisterHerb Family
 

11/19/2025

🌱 Dried Longan Fruit: TCM’s Sweet Heart Warmer 🌱

Treasured for centuries in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), dried longan fruit, or Long Yan Rou, arrives as golden brown gems from the longan tree, gathered to nourish blood and soothe the spirit. With their warm, sweet essence, these tender fruits draw from nature’s bounty to tonify the heart and spleen, calming where worry or restlessness may linger. 🧡

Longan fruit’s comforting role has long sweetened TCM blends, often added to teas or soups to uplift mood and vitality through the seasons.

Here are three ways it may brighten your days:
 ❤️ Nourish blood and calm the mind for better sleep and less anxiety.
 🧡 Tonify the heart and spleen to ease palpitations and fatigue.
 ✨ Support a healthy glow by improving circulation and warmth.

Try it simply: Steep in hot water for a soothing tea, simmer into congee with red dates, or snack straight for a gentle pick me up. Start small and listen to your body!

Which benefit are you feeling most today: calm ❤️, energy 🧡, or glow ✨? Drop it below and tag a friend who needs it!

 The LinSisterHerb Family
 

11/17/2025

🍒 Dried Red Dates: TCM’s Nourishing Fruits for Harmony 🍒

Treasured for thousands of years in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), dried red dates, or Hong Zao, shine as sweet fruits from the jujube tree, harvested to build strength and unity within. With their warming, sweet essence, these humble dates draw from nature’s gifts to tonify Qi and blood, fostering balance where depletion or disharmony may linger. 🍒

Red dates’ vital role has long enriched TCM blends, often simmered into soups or teas to support daily nourishment across seasons.

Here are three ways it may brighten your days:
 💪 Tonify blood and boost energy for gentle vitality. 
🧘 Calm the spirit to ease occasional stress or restlessness.
 🍲 Aid digestion by harmonizing the spleen and stomach.

Try it simply: Simmer into a warming soup with goji and lotus seeds, brew as a comforting tea, or add to congees for everyday support. Start small and listen to your body!

Which benefit are you feeling most today: vitality 💪, calm 🧘, or nourishment 🍲? Drop it below and tag a friend who needs it!

With heart from our family to yours, The LinSisterHerb Family
 

11/12/2025

🪷 Dried Lotus Seeds: TCM’s Calming Gems for Balance 🪷

Treasured for millennia in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), dried lotus seeds, or Lian Zi, emerge as nurturing kernels from the lotus plant, gathered to soothe the spirit and fortify inner strength. With their sweet, neutral essence, these humble seeds draw from nature’s wisdom to harmonize the heart, spleen, and kidneys where unrest or depletion may arise. 🌰

Lotus seeds’ gentle potency has long enriched TCM blends, often steeped into teas or soups to foster serenity and vitality through the ages.

Here are three ways it may brighten your days:
 🧘 Calm the mind and ease occasional anxiety or insomnia.
 🍲 Support digestion by tonifying the spleen.
 💪 Nourish the kidneys to promote vitality and essence.

Try it simply: Simmer into a comforting congee with red dates, brew as a mild tea for relaxation, or incorporate into herbal formulas for daily support. Start small and listen to your body!

Which benefit are you feeling most today: calm 🧘, nourishment 🍲, or strength 💪? Drop it below and tag a friend who needs it!

With heart from our family to yours, The LinSisterHerb Family
 

11/10/2025

🍑 Peach Gum: TCM’s Soothing Resin for Inner Flow 🍑

Treasured for centuries in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), peach gum, or Tao Jiao, emerges as a natural resin from peach trees, collected to ease stagnation and foster gentle harmony. With its sweet, neutral nature, this amber treasure draws from the earth’s essence to promote circulation and moisture where heat or dryness may build. 🪾

Peach gum’s supportive role has long enriched TCM blends, often softened into soups or teas to aid daily wellness across seasons.

Here are three ways it may brighten your days:
 🩸 Promote blood flow and relieve mild stagnation.
 💧 Moisten intestines to ease occasional constipation. 
🌟 Nourish skin for a hydrated, glowing appearance.

Try it simply: Soak and simmer into a sweet soup with snow fungus and dates, brew as a mild tea, or incorporate into beauty recipes. Start small and listen to your body!

Which benefit are you feeling most today: flow 🩸, moisture 💧, or glow 🌟? Drop it below and tag a friend who needs it!
 The LinSisterHerb Family
 

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Monday	10am - 5pm
Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm
Sunday	10am - 5pm

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