Spring Wind Dispensary

I go here to pick up herbs that my acupuncturist prescribes and love the service. The staff here are extremely friendly and accomodating. I always feel like I’m dropping by a friend’s house, as the shop is super warm and inviting. Makes me want to learn more about mixing herbs.

I think this place is nice and they have rare herbs. They are very knowledgable too.

As a small business owner and full-​time Acupuncturist & Herbalist, I am pleased to recommend Spring Wind Dispensary. The folks here are so nice, dependable, professional, and very easy to communicate with.
I like to focus on patient care, and I don’t have time to sift around a bunch of herbal granules and measure out grams on a scale all day long. Not to mention the incredible cost of owning your own herbal granule botanical pharmacy!
These folks make it easy on me. I just fax in my Rx for the Custom Herbs I need, and then — the good people at Spring Wind will ship to me at my clinic or ship directly to my clients in 1 – 2 days. They also offer pick-​up services — should you be so lucky to have a vehicle in this city.
I love the attention to detail, the gram spoon always neatly attached to my herbs, and the «sealed for your protection» plastic packaging to ensure that my herbs have not been tampered with. This reassures me and my clients.
I have never had a problem with this company — EVER. This vendor is for busy professionals who want access to a large variety of herbs — and in short notice.
Thank you everyone at Spring Wind Dispensary!

My acupuncturist sent me here for some stomach-​related medicine. I couldn’t be happier with the result of the prescription or the quality of the product. However, the reason I’m rating three stars is because they weren’t as informative about costs as they were about content. I couldn’t make it there by closing after work for a couple of days to pick up, so I called them and they said «no problem– we’ll ship it to you.» Note that I’m in SF about 1.5 miles away from their shop. They sent it no problem but when I went to pay my acupuncturist (whom they billed directly), he told me that they overnighted it and charged me an extra $ 12! I understand someone has to pay for shipping, but it would have been more professional– and better customer service– for them to let me know the extra cost of shipping as we were deciding if that was the best option. So yes go there, but be explicit in your question of costs, and whatever you do don’t have them ship if you live in the Bay area!

As a Licensed Acupuncturist & Herbalist, I spend a lot of time ordering herbs, supplements, and Chinese medicine supplies from a variety of companies. Among these, Spring Wind Dispensary is top notch.
In terms of customer service, Spring Wind staff stand out above the rest. Whenever I call to place an order, the staff are professional, patient and friendly. When I ask for advice, they always take time to understand my particular needs. They take interest in my projects and objectives, and make thoughtful suggestions. Their fluency with Chinese herbs is impressive.
Product quality is also extremely high. Spring Wind Dispensary is a full service Chinese herb pharmacy, filling custom raw herb and KPC granulated extract formulas by prescription for licensed healthcare professionals, their patients, and qualified acupuncture students.
The company’s website states that they are committed to quality, purity, cleanliness, care and accuracy. Based on my work with Spring Wind Dispensary, I can attest that these claims are true. The website states, «Spring Wind Dispensary is committed to utilizing only the highest quality cleanest herbs and herbal products available. Our raw herbs come from Spring Wind Herbs, Inc., well known for their particular care in choosing high quality herbs of correct species, testing for pesticides, and currently offering a growing number of organic herbs.»
The herbs I order from Spring Wind are always meticulously assembled and of highest quality. The teas I cook using Spring Wind herbs are distinctly flavored and medically effective.
Also, the staff always assemble and ship orders with impressive promptness. Amazingly, my orders always appear on my doorstep in Berkeley, or on the doorsteps of patients, on the day after I place them.
Spring Wind Dispensary carries some of the best and purist Chinese herbal products available in North America and their staff is top notch. I highly recommend Spring Wind Dispensary to my acupuncturist colleagues and patients.

Now THIS is a pharmacy. So great to have these options if you’re like me and sick of a lot of what the Western medical model has to offer. (i.e. treating symptoms not causes; treating parts of bodies but not bodies as integrated wholes)
So you have to go to an acupuncturist or TCM practitioner first. They write a prescription for an herb combo that suits your specific needs. They call it in to Spring Wind, who then calls you when your own special, personalized remedy is ready — often the same day that the order was placed. The herbs seem potent and efficient — I quickly cured an ovarian cyst with these odd tasting, yet effective medicines.
All in all, it’s a terrific place. Staff are lovely: knowledgeable and friendly. It’s never crowded, so you can waltz right in and out in no time.
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Wow, yes wow. My acupuncturist sent me here to get my Chinese Herbs for an ailment. It is amazing! You can’t just walk in and grab stuff because each remedy is custom made for each patient sent to them from the acupuncturist. It works like this– you go to your acupuncturist, he/​she writes a prescription of Chinese Herbs, sends it to Spring Wind, and you can have Spring Wind ship it to you or you can pick it up from them. I love going there, the place is trippy! While there I heard that sometimes scorpions are used as medicine. They said yes and when I asked them if I could see it, they showed me! Waaay better than going to Paxton Gate! Here you can eat the stuff, it’s not just for your mantle to show off how cool your design taste is, it’s not just taste here, it’s medicine. Tell me a little scorpion in the morning wouldn’t fix what ails you! They have other stuff you can get while there like the foot soak for toenail fungus (no need for that pill that hurts your liver) and curing pills for when Thanksgiving arrives and you have that lead weight of food in your gut,(the curing pills help digestion when the food just sits in your belly). It’s packed with good stuff! The herbs are much fresher than what you find in China Town and are mostly pesticide free!
They take the time to answer questions and are helpful if you are a TCM student or not. Great friendly staff!
It almost makes getting sick nothing to fear!