Tan Nguyen Phong Chinese Herbs & Ginseng

Have been going to this herb shop for years. They have just about everything anyone who knows about Chinese herbs could want and even for those who do not know I would reccomend that you try some of the Chinese products to relax, detox, loose weight, or increase libido. They have it all, and some of the best ginseng products at the best prices!

If you feel sick go here. The doctor can diagnose you and prescribe herbs, etc. Very cheap. Small place, clean. People there speak Chinese and very basic English, that means it’s authentic. Be patient and explain in basic words what you feel. Small parking in the back.

I called this place to ask one simple question. Do you have Inmortal Root? He replied yelling «I DON’T KNOW! YOU HAVE TO COME IN TO STORE!» — Uhhhh well… if you dont know if you have an item… no way in hell am I coming in. And he promptly hung-​up on me after he yelled at me. Wow. Yah… I’ll be right over… fail.

I was online to see where I could get Goji berries, but did not want to wait a week before getting them. Nobody really carries them so I called the Chinese herb store to see on the remote chance that they might actually have them since these berries are harvested from China. I could not believe when the lady actually said we have them. I asked how much and she replied 9.99 for the pound. I got into my car and went over there.
The store is run by nice old ladies, but you better know what you are looking for because most of the writing is in Chinese. It would have been great if they would have info explaining what all the nice herbs do for I was interested. But I got what I was looking for and am so happy with the purchase. They even showed me this great product that I am not at liberty to say, but let’s just say for the guys there was a tiger and I’m going back to get some.

pros… this is another herbs shop in the neighborhood, there must be 3 or 4 each on university and el cajon blvd alone. i was just coming back from picking up my new badminton racket from digi sports down the street, when i noticed the herb shop.
it was nice, clean and orderly. a nice selection of raw herbs, herbal teas, regular tea, herbal supplements, patent medicines, ointments, and salves. all nicely laid out and with price tags as well. i went in to find some cough medicine, and they had a whole section devoted to cough. it was easy to find what i wanted.
the lady helping me out was very nice and seemed knowledgeable enough for basic patents and their uses. she went out of her way to help me out and to look for a certain medicine. unfortunately they did not have it.
cons… right next to the bus stop, which means you won’t be holding any meaningful conversations there, cause the bus is loud. besides that prices might be a bit more than other places but the service here is better then say nam bac on el cajon blvd, that guy has customer service issues. also english is not the first language spoken here, so be prepared.