Tin Bo

Great variety of herbs, great service, only some of the capsules I bought were questionable .They seem to be exploded in their own casing ?
Not too bad.

I have been going to Tin Bo since 1990. I find them friendly and know their stuff. Jeff and his father have been helping me since I first started going there. His father always greets me with a big hello and smile and hands me a small cup of Ginseng tea. They are great and have a huge variety of herbs and they know what you need when you tell them your symptoms or condition. I highly recommend them.

I was looking around with my aunt to get tea and other stuff. A lady in her 50s and another lady in her 30s kept looking at me as if I was a thief. That’s not good for business. They got nice teas tho.

I had the BEST experience at Tin Bo. I was interested in ginger tea and walk out with tea and healthy snacks! They were extremely friendly and knowledgeable of their products. I highly recommend this place! !!!

This is my go to place for Acupunture — herbs and just a quick experience of ginseng tea — the ladies are friendly — the dr fabulous — the prices are excellent and what ever you need you will find

The only herb store in Chinatown that carried what I was looking for and for an unexpected low price. I’m talking $ 4 vs $ 29… Never buying supplements anywhere else :)
Great customer service to boot.

BEWARE!!! Money making business they sell you anything to make a sale. This store is not about there customers from my experience. The workers are awful and unfriendly. The Supervisor is the worst this short lady that gathers your herbs. My first visit was last week I came to see the doctor. She was very nice and sincere. She did a small exam which was $ 12.00 which consisted of her taking my pulse, tongue analysis and health history. She recommended herbal tea for 3 days. She said it will change everything and make me feel better for my health issue. I always been a fan of herbs. I’ve been shopping for herbs over 15 years of experience. I got the herbs prescription took it to the front to the supervisor lady that gathers the herbs. I took the tea for 2 days and noticed was feeling worst and had a allergic reaction of constant itching. So over the weekend I went back to talk to the doctor that gave me the prescription. Unfortunately, the supervisor lady there told me she wasn’t available only a male doc was avail. I told her the situation the herbs didn’t work for me as well allergic reaction. She just kept saying see the doctor. Being a supervisor they should cater to there customer needs. She sent me off to the doc. I saw the doc he was very nice. I decided to do acupuncture treatment. My treatment was not the greatest cause the needles were hurting. Usually, acupuncture is painless. I ended up having bruising after the treatment mind you. He recommended a herb capsules. So I asked them to some how compensate me for my herbs that were sealed that gave me allergic reaction. They didn’t wanna assist me. I was shocked when someone is allergic to a product you get a refund or at least an exchange or some compensation. They were beyond rude about it. I was simply looking for some compensation since racking up another bill of herbs. I didn’t want a full refund just some kind of discount or even exchange. I was absolutely livid with the whole situation. I called for the owner they told me not there until the following week. How do you run a business like this when customer is not happy and refuse to make the customer happy after there spending money again. I took my bag of herbs and left. I went to another Chinese doctor up the street to get some advice on some herbs. He looked at my herbs I had originally purchased from Tin Bo and told me to look inside the bag. He said one there old herbs and two there were bugs in them. I was disgusted. He advised that is why I been feeling awful and not getting better. Now I gotta dispute credit card charges and get a check up with doctors to make sure no parasites inside me from the old herbs with bugs they sold me.

They are always so friendly. Their selection of Tea’s and Ginger products seem endless. I have a serious love for Ginger and this store is paradise for me. If you are looking for a good calming tea or one to wake you up, this is the place.

I tried this place today because I normally frequent Eagle Rock Community Acupuncture, and they are closed Sundays and Mondays.
Turns out they are two doors down from 3000 Years Chinese Medicine Clinic, which provides similar services, though this is also primarily a store that sells herbs and other goods for Chinese Medicine. I had Acupuncture + Consultation done, which was $ 32 + $ 12 respectively. I ended up getting 3 days worth of herbs based on my current issues, which was $ 12/​day. Totaling me out at $ 80.
The doctors at both places seemed informed, and I haven’t taken my herbs yet, but I feel better from the acupuncture thus far. Compared to two doors down, the herbs cost more ($ 12/​day vs. $ 7/​day, I believe), but the Consultation costs less ($ 12 vs. $ 25/​$ 15) and the Acupuncture costs less ($ 32 vs. $ 75/​65, or $ 40 for cupping). So if you only need Acupuncture, I would go here. If you Acupuncture + Herbs, it is sort of a toss up between the two because 7 days of herbs here adds up.
I did read that all the Herbs here are very cheap, so if you are savvy and know what herbs you actually need, this seems like a great place to go. The markup is clearly for their healthcare advice (which is a valuable service), but if you are already in the know about what you need– then this seems like a great place to go.
It has inspired me to buy some books on Chinese Herbs/​TCM online, and to come here to buy the materials to see how these natural remedies can help my health!
I would definitely come back if I am feeling ill on a Sunday (when other places are closed), as I was able to be seen on a walk-​in basis, and they were still seeing patients up until 6PM. That’s great for someone ailing on a weekend!

One day fifteen years ago I wondered if I could find an authentic Chinese acupuncture doctor to help me recover from a car accident. I took some time to wander for the best part of a day through LA’s Chinatown. One place impressed me, both for their treatment with fine needles but also with dried plant parts called Chinese Medicine. They were experts. Five months later I had visited regularly and was restored to better health than before the accident. I continued to come, learning about healthy Asian foods and delicious hand processed tea. In time I learned the names of nearly all who worked there and came to trust them fully and recommend them to friends and family.
I learned that natural products help us balance our internal organ system. Tin Bo sells high quality products that are carefully sourced to make sure that they do their job.
They have customers that come from thousands of mile away because of the trust built up. They have some famous customers who could go anywhere in the world for treatment and herbs but have chosen Tin Bo and the Sun family as their trusted source. Three generations of the family are here regularly. My generation is Jeff Sun. His English is good. I enjoy hearing his dad describe things like cordyceps even when I don’t know the words.
They have great ginseng, both the red Korean and the American from Wisconsin. They have ling zhi (reishi) mushrooms, hundreds of other herbs sold by small or large portions.
I drink the high quality teas. My favorite are the oolong varieties. My favorite expression describing the experience is «this tea is better than whiskey.»
Personal service. Highly skilled Chinese doctors. Quality herbs. Step into another world here right on Broadway in Los Angeles.
I looked at some other folks comments. I would venture to say that their experiences were genuine but some explanations may help others. So, here goes.
The word «tea» means a refreshing drink to most people in the US. In a Chinese herb store it can have a much broader meaning. While it can have a normal meaning, e.g. «I love to brew my oolong tea at 190 degrees for three minutes» it could also refer to the result of boiling various roots, seeds, and dried leaves from a variety of plants when drained off results in a dark liquid that my wife and I nicknamed «yak urine.» Of course it is not from yaks nor is it urine. It just has a really odd taste. Sometimes they used to include a piece of sugar candy with each day’s herbal prescription because their customers would suck on the candy after drinking the «tea» to cover the taste. So herbal prescription teas are not consumed for the taste. Some herbal teas are pleasant enough. We sometimes make chrysanthemum tea. We like the double deer brand, throwing in goji berries. Very mild and a lovely antioxidant drink.
The basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments at Tin Bo are three parts, each one priced separately. You pay for a doctor’s diagnosis, based on an interview, feeling three pulses on each wrist, tongue evaluation, and general overall presentation, like the way you walk and speak. You pay separately for herbal prescriptions prepared based on the doctor’s exam. These vary somewhat on the ingredients used and the number of days in the course of treatment. Thirdly you pay for acupuncture. There will be some pricing information in the doctor’s office on the wall. You will have to ask about the prescription price.
In China acupuncture is usually given every day. In the US we do not expect to do that, so weekly treatments are the norm. But you may decide to ask for more treatments if you wish. They are priced per treatment.
In the US, we expect a high degree of physical isolation with medical treatment. Chinese Medicine is much more intimate in a typical traditional setting like at Tin Bo. This is not West LA.
As others have mentioned, loose herbs are for sale. Beginners may wish to try some regular tea or goji berries. Brewing time and temperature of teas affect taste. Green teas often are best brewed at 175 degrees for a minute or two. Oolong at 190. Black tea at near boil. Ask about Pu ehr. It is an oxidized and fermented tea dried in bricks. You may wish to try some American or Korean ginseng, typical tonic herbs. I go with the American.
Tea flavor is also dependent on quality. Just as Trader Joes sells two buck chuck (okay, more than 2 dollars now) but also wine for ten or twenty times more, tea can vary widely in price. Expect better experiences with better tea.
I see that some people have been negative in their reporting. I don’t expect to see everybody respond to treatments perfectly. We are talking about health and disease, after all. Prescriptions filled at Walgreens can’t be returned if you don’t like them. Even if you have an allergy. Writing about herbs by saying they are old or contaminated is libel if not true. Sorry if someone else is unhappy. But they need to tell the story fairly. Tin Bo is my source. Peace to all.

Seems like the best spot west of San Gabriel for TCM herbs and loose teas. If you dig among the shelves you can find good affordable teas, and if you have a bit to spend their premium teas at the counter look great, but alas, I do not have a bit to spend (some are $ 15 per oz). Still hoping to find the go to spot in SGV, expecting it will also be cheaper.

I went in the 2^nd time to see the doctor for the same issues I had just 3 days later, and the exp was not as pleasant as the 1^st.
I had a cold at that time when I returned for my 2^nd visit. And the doctor gave me 2 prescriptions stating that she needs to treat the cold as well intending to charge $ 12 per prescription for this one visit, which seemed questionable to me. Then they immediately say that they will only charge for one visit.
Then they charge $ 12 per bag x 3 for the cold and $ 13 per bag x 4 for my other illness. It ended up being $ 100 altogether!!! The doctor insisted on giving 2 seperate prescriptions instead of just combining it, ok fine. But then the cold med is only 30% size than the other med. How is that tiny lil pouch $ 12?!? The ingredients look nothing foreign from the herb isle in 99 ranch market!
There’s no way for me to know if they are lying here or there and what’s the proper procedure or not. It’s just bogus what happened, the trust is gone, I’ll try another shop most likely since I feel cheated and fooled.
Lesson learned here… Go in for quick fix but make your own decisions and don’t trust the staff or the doc completely. They are money hungry it seems and not completely ethical in their conduct. If that’s ok and normal for you, then go ahead and give it a try, I’m sure the doctor can help you. Her expertise seems legit.

I had reallly bad Vertigo for 4 months! it wasn’t until i went there to look for an acupuncturists, that i found this dr. After 5 treatments… i was cured ! yay eastern medicine!!!
Immediately after the first treatment i felt better for about 20 minutes (it lasted.) with each treatment i felt better and better and it lasted longer.
I also did herbal teas along with the needles and now i am fine. Very friendly and helpful staff.
Total probably costs me about $ 400-​$ 500 out of my pocket. But to be able to get my life back and be able to «function» again without dizziness, without vomiting, without misery 24/7…it was totally worth it. I was seeing western drs and doing the stupid insurance and refferal game for months and NOBODY knew what was going on and how to fix it. I’m glad that i remembered to go back to my roots.
I didn’t know there was parking available until the very last session! oh well, next time

I came here for the Chinese medicine doctor and for an herbal prescription. I wasn’t disappointed.
I don’t speak Chinese, but the doctor on site spoke English well enough for us to communicate my needs and her recommendation. She has a great personality as well and nice to deal with.
After the consultation, she prescribed the herbal remedy to cure my Heat (if you know Chinese medicine you’ll understand). They put together the remedy in huge sized tea bags for me to boil and drink for 5 days. I’ve been to other Chinese herbal places in the area and they don’t give you these convenient tea bags. It’s a huge plus.
In the end, I paid $ 12 for the consultation and $ 66 for the remedy. The consultation is less than other places, but the remedy was higher than others. It all balances out.
The store itself has a lot of imported Chinese items, from alcohol, candy, remedies and basic supplies. What I like most is their tea selection. Some top notch stuff here for you tea enthusiasts!

This place is pretty much AMAZING. If you have a problem they pretty much have something to fix you. Their staff is knowledgable, friendly, and very helpful. I especially love that their employees speak English since my Chinese is not that good. I can go there and tell them everything I need in half English and half Chinese and they will totally understand me. If you’re in Chinatown and looking for herbs, teas, remedies for whatever issue you may have, candy, snacks, or just want to browse, this is the place to go. This is like a one-​stop shop perfect if you have a husband or bf who dreads shopping because you can find everything and anything here. You’re in and you’re out in no time! I love coming here for their large selection of loose leaf teas and my mom comes here for their herbs that other places overcharge. You will find the best prices here and expect nothing but great customer service. I highly recommend this place to anyone and everyone! If you don’t believe me, just go and check this place out yourself!

I am giving this place stars just because they answered the phone! called others who didnt. friendly lady says not to worry come here! on my way to pick up stuff and I haven’t even gone there yet! I lift weights and have decided to try using some Asian herbs first before stronger American things. I think it’s funny how American products can hurt the liver and people will still take them. While many Americans down play basins they obviously believe different things since they have herbs that help you and don’t damage the liver. so on my way to trying some new things hope this is the spot as the reviews mention!
the store looked small but they had everything I needed and more, plus made better recommendatiins. They were great to make sure you know how to use it and how much. Bought different stuff than I extended but they said it would work better. recommend this place and they provide service!

A great selection of teas including super high end loose leaf teas. I enjoyed walking through the aisles and looking at the interesting products they carry.
I ended up with Tiger Balm, a packet of lose leaf teas, and a box of teas I later found out that
sells for half the price they charged me.

Been paying 7.00 for herbs elsewhere. Here they cost me 1.99! Holy shit.

I love Tin Bo. I get quality herbs and teas at a decent price. That herbs book is a treasure. Whatever ails you can be found in that book with the herbs that can help you out. Everyone there is nice and helpful. I bring friends there all the time, I love it!

For years I’ve been going to either a Ranch 99 or the Hawaii Supermarket (San Gabriel Valley) when I want to buy Chinese herbs. It’s WAY cheaper than the same packages that are sold out here at places like The Golden Cabinet or similar.
Well, today I got schooled in the prices of Chinese herbs! Bf and I wandered around Chinatown today, trying to catch the end of the Chinese New Year celebration, and we came across a TON of Chinese herb places. These herb places had the medicines that we’d been buying from Ranch 99 or the Hawaii Supermarket for like HALF the price.
Now, when I detail the difference in prices, this is a typical comparison of what I’m talking about:
Golden Cabinet price: $ 11
Ranch 99/​Hawaii Supermarket Price: $ 5
Tin Bo Inc. price: $ 3
They have packaged Chinese formula tea pills, supplements (shark cartilage, fish oils, etc), and raw herbs that you can buy by the ounce or pound, in bulk. This is the kind of stuff that you buy and then boil the hell out of in combinations to deal with all sorts of health issues.
Cool!
My bargain hunting Chinese mother is surely at home nearby, feeling the sudden urge to weep with joy, for no specific reason she can put her finger on.