Urban Herbs

Top 20 Essential Practitioner Pharmacy

$1,920

When looking at tincture designed for blending, These are the formulas we'd consider the "must-have" foundation, organized around the patterns practitioners see every day:

Women's Health

  • Xiao Yao San
  • Jia Wei Xiao Yao San
  • Gui Pi Tang
  • Si Wu Tang
  • Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan

Digestive Health

  • Si Jun Zi Tang
  • Shen Ling Bai Zhu San
  • Ping Wei San
  • Wen Dan Tang

Sleep & Emotional Health

  • Suan Zao Ren Tang
  • Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan

Kidney Tonics

  • Liu Wei Di Huang Wan
  • You Gui Wan

Exterior & Immune Support

  • Yin Qiao San
  • Ge Gen Tang
  • Gui Zhi Tang

Pain & Circulation

  • Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang

Heat & Damp

  • Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

Recovery & Constitutional Support

  • Sheng Mai San

Respiratory Support

  • Xiao Qing Long Tang

This collection gives you broad coverage across gynecology, fertility, digestive disorders, sleep, stress, immune support, pain, constitutional deficiency, and respiratory conditions. It also provides excellent blending flexibility, allowing many customized prescriptions to be created from a relatively compact inventory.

Formula Why it belongs
Xiao Yao San Stress, PMS, digestive issues, Liver Qi stagnation—the modern classic.
Gui Pi Tang Fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, cognition, postpartum, fertility.
Suan Zao Ren Tang One of the best sleep formulas.
Wen Dan Tang Anxiety with digestion, phlegm, insomnia, post-COVID.
Si Jun Zi Tang Foundation for Qi deficiency and digestive weakness.
Shen Ling Bai Zhu San Chronic digestive issues, IBS-type patients, loose stools.
Si Wu Tang Foundational Blood tonic for women's health.
Liu Wei Di Huang Wan Foundational Kidney Yin tonic.
You Gui Wan Kidney Yang deficiency, aging, fertility.
Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang (if you're carrying it) Qi sinking, chronic fatigue, prolapse.
Jia Wei Xiao Yao San One of the highest-use gynecology formulas.
Yin Qiao San Early Wind-Heat illness.
Ge Gen Tang Early Wind-Cold with neck stiffness.
Gui Zhi Tang Exterior deficiency, spontaneous sweating, weak patients.
Ping Wei San Damp digestion, bloating, nausea.
Er Chen Tang (if available) The most-used phlegm formula.
Long Dan Xie Gan Tang Liver/Gallbladder Damp-Heat, UTIs, itching, headaches.
Xue Fu Zhu Yu Tang Blood stasis, trauma, chest pain, headaches, emotional stagnation.
Tian Wang Bu Xin Dan Heart/Kidney Yin deficiency with insomnia.
Sheng Mai San Post-viral recovery, Lung Qi/Yin deficiency, athletes, chronic fatigue.

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