# BotaQi — Pharmacopée traditionnelle chinoise
> BotaQi, the French specialist in the Chinese pharmacopoeia: herbs, teas, infusions and blends from the TCM tradition, selected for their quality and traceability. Every listing details nature, flavours and preparation. Home delivery and expert advice.
BotaQi sélectionne et expédie depuis la France des plantes, formules, thés et infusions de la tradition chinoise (MTC). Chaque fiche produit présente les repères de lecture de la tradition : nom chinois et pinyin, nom latin, nature thermique, saveurs, mouvements et catégorie d'usage traditionnel.
Note importante : les descriptions d'usage traditionnel publiées sur le site sont présentées à titre culturel et informatif. Elles ne constituent ni des allégations de santé ni un avis médical, et ne remplacent pas la consultation d'un professionnel de santé.
## Collections
- [An Shen 安神 — seeds and flowers, evening decoctions](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/an-shen) — The Spirit (神 Shen) is, in Chinese thought, the clear consciousness that inhabits the being and shows in the gaze. The “An Shen” (安神) family brings...
- [Blends](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/formules) — Blends (方剂 fang ji) are the classical assemblies of the tradition: several herbs brought together along an architecture codified by the ancient tre...
- [Bu Qi 补气 — sweet roots, warm and neutral](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/bu-qi) — Qi names, in Chinese thought, the vital breath that animates the being. The “Bu Qi” (补气) family gathers the great classics of the register of the b...
- [Bu Xue 补血 — deep-coloured roots and fruits](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/bu-xue) — The Blood (血 Xue) is, in the traditional reading, the nurturing side of the balance. The “Bu Xue” (补血) family brings together the matter the classi...
- [Bu Yin 补阴 — sweet and refreshing](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/bu-yin) — Yin evokes the cool, damp and deep side of the balance: the Liquids (津液 Jin Ye), the reserve, inwardness. The “Bu Yin” (补阴) family brings together ...
- [Cold nature](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/nature-froide) — The scale of the five natures describes the thermal quality the tradition lends to a material, from the most cooling to the most warming. Cold natu...
- [Cool nature](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/nature-fraiche) — Between the neutral and the cold, cool nature (凉 Liang) is tempered coolness: that of the flowers and leaves of summer, chrysanthemums first among ...
- [Earth Phase](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/mouvement-de-la-terre) — Earth is not a season but the pivot between them all: the fifth season, say the texts, which invites itself into every turn between seasons.It is t...
- [Fire Phase](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/mouvement-du-feu) — Fire is the fullness of the cycle: summer, high noon, expansion.The 24 Breaths carry it from Lixia (立夏) to the solstice of Xiazhi (夏至).The traditio...
- [Herbs](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/plantes) — The heart of the counter: roots, flowers, fruits, seeds, barks and mushrooms of the Chinese pharmacopoeia, to be prepared by various methods.Every ...
- [Hot nature](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/nature-chaude) — Hot nature (热 Re) is the fiery pole of the scale: cinnamons, dried gingers, cloves.The tradition keeps it for cold that has settled in and uses it ...
- [Hua Shi 化湿 — aromatic barks and rhizomes](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/hua-shi) — Dampness (湿 Shī) names, in the traditional reading, what grows heavy and stagnates when the Liquids cease to move. The “Hua Shi” (化湿) family gather...
- [Hua Tan 化痰 — pungent and bitter, of the upper sphere](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/hua-tan) — Phlegm (痰 Tan) names, in the traditional reading, what thickens and encumbers when the Liquids (津液 Jin Ye) cease to transform. The “Hua Tan” (化痰) f...
- [Huo Xue 活血 — roots and rhizomes, pungent and bitter](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/huo-xue) — The “Huo Xue” (活血) family gathers the matter the tradition associates with the free movement of the Blood, as against Blood that stagnates (瘀 Yu). ...
- [Infusions](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/infusions) — House infusions: BotaQi compositions, put together in the spirit of the tradition — everyday fruits, flowers and roots, most of them caffeine-free....
- [Jie Biao 解表 — pungent aromatics, short infusion](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/jie-biao) — The surface (表 Biao) is, in the traditional reading, the first enclosure of the being, where the Wei Qi keeps watch. The “Jie Biao” (解表) family gat...
- [Li Qi 理气 — citrus peels, flowers and fruits](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/li-qi) — When the breath knots, the tradition speaks of Qi that stagnates. The “Li Qi” (理气) family brings together aromatic and pungent matter — citrus peel...
- [Li Shui 利水 — sclerotia, seeds and bland herbs](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/li-shui) — The tradition describes the Liquids (津液 Jin Ye) as a water that must stay in movement. The “Li Shui” (利水) family gathers matter often sweet and bla...
- [Metal Phase](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/mouvement-du-metal) — Metal is the autumn of the cycle: the gathering inward, the condensation, the air growing clear.The 24 Breaths cross it from Liqiu (立秋) to the whit...
- [Neutral nature](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/nature-neutre) — Neutral nature (平 Ping) is the point of balance of the thermal scale: neither hot nor cold.The tradition places here the staple matter, at ease in ...
- [Qing Re Liang Xue 清热凉血 — roots and barks of cool nature](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/qing-re-liang-xue) — The tradition distinguishes surface heat from the deeper heat that reaches the Blood (血 Xuè). The “Qing Re Liang Xue” (清热凉血) family brings together...
- [Qing Re Ming Mu 清热明目 — flowers and seeds of cool nature](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/qing-re-ming-mu) — Wood governs, in Chinese cosmology, what rises and unfolds — and the clarity of the gaze is traditionally associated with it. The “Qing Re Ming Mu”...
- [Qing Re Xie Huo 清热泻火 — bitter fruits of cold nature](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/qing-re-xie-huo) — Fire (火 Huǒ) is, in the traditional reading, the most intense form of heat — the one that rises and stirs. The “Qing Re Xie Huo” (清热泻火) family gath...
- [Qing Re Zao Shi 清热燥湿 — bitter roots of cold nature](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/qing-re-zao-shi) — When heat mingles with Dampness (湿 Shī), the tradition describes a heavy, clinging ground. The “Qing Re Zao Shi” (清热燥湿) family gathers the most fra...
- [Qing Re 清热 — bitter matter of cool nature](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/qing-re) — Heat (热 Re) names, in the traditional reading, what rises, dries and stirs when the balance tilts towards Yang. The “Qing Re” (清热) family gathers m...
- [Qu Feng Shi 祛风湿 — roots and vines of damp ground](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/qu-feng-shi) — Wind and Dampness, brought together, form in the classical texts an image of hampered movement. The “Qu Feng Shi” (祛风湿) family brings together root...
- [Shou Se 收涩 — astringent fruits and seeds](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/shou-se) — The astringent flavour tightens, holds, consolidates: it is the gesture of the unripe fruit that contracts. The “Shou Se” (收涩) family brings togeth...
- [TCM Equipment](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/materiel-mtc)
- [Teas](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/thes) — Terroir teas selected from the great Chinese familiesGreen, Oolong, Black, Dark.The tradition reads them as it reads the rest of the pharmacopoeia,...
- [Traditional mushroom](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/champignon-traditionnel) — Mushrooms hold a place apart in the Chinese pharmacopoeia: neither quite plants nor simple foods, they have enjoyed an old prestige in the treatise...
- [Warm nature](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/nature-tiede) — Warm nature (温 Wen) is gentle heat: it warms without setting alight.It is the most populous of the five natures — roots, barks and fruits that the ...
- [Water Phase](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/mouvement-de-leau) — Water closes the cycle and begins it again: winter, depth, the setting aside of reserves.The 24 Breaths open it at Lidong (立冬) and seal it at the s...
- [Wen Li 温里 — barks, rhizomes and hot spices](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/wen-li) — Against the cold as it settles in, the classical pharmacopoeia sets its hottest matter.The “Wen Li” (温里) family gathers barks, rhizomes and spices ...
- [Wood Phase](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/mouvement-du-bois) — Wood opens the cycle of the Five Phases: spring, the rising sap, the surge and the suppleness.The 24 Breaths inaugurate it at Lichun (立春), the esta...
- [Xi Feng 息风 — flowers, seeds and rhizomes of Wood](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/xi-feng) — The inner Wind is, in the classical texts, the image of movement running away with itself — abrupt, ascending, changeable — attached to the registe...
- [Xiao Shi 消食 — sprouted seeds and dried fruits](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/xiao-shi) — The tradition places the Earth Phase at the centre of the body, the one that transforms and distributes. The “Xiao Shi” (消食) family brings together...
- [Zhi Xue 止血 — leaves, flowers and rhizomes](https://botaqi.com/en/collections/zhi-xue) — The Blood (血 Xuè) must, in the traditional reading, stay within its channels. The “Zhi Xue” (止血) family gathers leaves, flowers and rhizomes that t...
## Pages d'information
- [Understanding TCM](https://botaqi.com/en/pages/comprendre-la-mtc)
- [Plant Glossary](https://botaqi.com/en/pages/glossaire-des-plantes)
- [The Calendar of the 24 Breaths](https://botaqi.com/en/pages/calendrier-solaire)
- [About](https://botaqi.com/en/pages/a-propos)
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## Journal
## Contact & informations pratiques
- Livraison : France et Union européenne
- Plan du site (sitemap XML) : https://botaqi.com/sitemap.xml
- Données structurées : schema.org (Organization, WebSite, Product enrichi de propriétés MTC — noms latin/pinyin/chinois, nature, saveurs, Mouvements, quantité d'usage traditionnelle —, CollectionPage/ItemList, BreadcrumbList, FAQPage, Article, BlogPosting, DefinedTermSet sur le glossaire)
## Pour les agents transactionnels
- Le document agent natif de la plateforme est servi sur https://botaqi.com/llms.txt et https://botaqi.com/agents.md (protocole UCP, Shop skill) — la présente page est l'index ÉDITORIAL détaillé de la boutique.
- Produit en JSON : https://botaqi.com/products/{handle}.json · Collection en JSON : https://botaqi.com/collections/{handle}/products.json