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Each blend brings its own flavor and combination of mushrooms and botanicals, inspired by different moments of an active day.
We lean into Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), China’s 2,000-year-old system of herbal healing, which chooses ingredients for the season, the time of day, and what the body needs in that moment. Its herbs were traditionally simmered into decoctions, long-cooked broths and teas. We start with real bone broth and build each cup around the botanicals those ancient Chinese decoctions reached for at that hour. Food first. Function with intention.
From early starts to winding down, explore four blends inspired by the rhythm of an active day. Spark and Flow come first. Revive and Unwind are next.
The same foundation in Spark and Flow. The time-of-day cups add their own botanicals on top of it.
10 g protein
Real beef and chicken bones, cooked with the meat still on the way you would at home, under USDA inspection. Then gently dried into a rich, concentrated powder. Spark is the beef cup. Flow is the chicken cup.
5 g collagen
A building block of skin, joints, and connective tissue. Adds body and protein to every cup.
In TCM, shiitake has long been used to build Qi, or vital energy. The fragrant mushroom gives every cup the deeply nourishing umami Chinese kitchens have served for generations.
Sea kelp, long valued in Chinese and Japanese kitchens as a mineral-rich foundation for nourishing broths. With shiitake, it builds the savory depth in every cup.
In every stick: real bone broth, 10 g protein, 5 g collagen, shiitake, and kombu.
Made for mornings
500 mg
Called “monkey head” mushroom in Chinese cooking, lion’s mane has been prized for centuries by Chinese herbalists as a mushroom for the mind and for overall vitality.
A cornerstone Qi tonic in ancient Chinese decoctions for over 2,000 years, traditionally used to build steady energy and stamina. Think slow burn, not caffeine spike.
Known to Chinese herbalists as “poor man’s ginseng,” a gentler cousin traditionally used to support stamina and strengthen Qi without the jitters.
Aged tangerine peel, a classic of Chinese herbal tradition for moving Qi and waking up digestion, so your body’s ready before your mind catches up.
Warming and pungent. Ginger has been used for millennia to warm the body, settle the stomach, and get things moving.
A golden root used for centuries in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine to warm the body and keep things moving. Paired with white pepper, the way traditional cooks always have.
A warming spice in Chinese cooking and herbal tradition, said to warm the middle and wake up the appetite. A gentle heat on the finish.
In ancient Chinese decoctions, ginger and chen pi are the classic pair for waking up digestion and warming the body. Astragalus and codonopsis are the roots herbalists have reached for to build steady, slow-burn energy, the opposite of a caffeine spike and crash. Lion’s mane rounds out the pot. That’s the morning pot we built Spark around: a kickstart that feels like food and gets the whole body ready to go. Seasoned with Himalayan salt, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and a touch of coconut sugar.
Built for the afternoon
1,000 mg
The “monkey head” mushroom, prized for centuries as a mushroom for the mind. The savory heart of the midday cup.
Used across Asian traditional medicine for digestive comfort and as a calming herb. A bright, clear-headed lift, not a wired one.
Citrus peel has a long place in Chinese herbal tradition for moving Qi and freshening the palate. Bright, aromatic, and clean.
The golden root traditional healers have relied on for centuries, paired with pepper as cooks always have.
One of the most-used herbs in Chinese medicine, warming and pungent, traditionally used for over 2,000 years to warm the body and settle the stomach.
Built for the afternoon dip, without the jitter-and-crash cycle of a second coffee. Lion’s mane, long revered by Chinese herbalists as a mushroom for the mind, meets lemongrass, a classic calming herb, and bright citrus peel. It’s the kind of clear, clean midday cup traditional kitchens would make: a lift rather than a jolt.
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