Classical Chinese Herbal Apothecary · Margate

Jing River Water

A classical Chinese herbal liniment in the Zheng Gu Shui tradition — nine focused botanicals, camphor and menthol, for pain, stiffness and injury. Formulated by a registered acupuncturist. Made by the sea in Margate.

The Name & The Place

Where the Qi flows.

Jing River Water takes its name from the Jing-River points of classical acupuncture — the place along each channel where Qi flows at its most abundant, like a river in full flow. It is a fitting name for a liniment made to move Qi and Blood, ease pain, and get things flowing again.

Wantsum Herbs is a small apothecary rooted in the classical Chinese herbal tradition. Every preparation is hand-extracted in small batches and bottled here in Margate, on the Kent coast — the old Wantsum Channel that once made the Isle of Thanet an island.

River, channel, sea — the imagery runs through everything we make. Classical medicine, made by hand, made by the sea.

Rooted in tradition

Nine botanicals,
centuries in the making.

Frankincense and myrrh, treasured since antiquity, with Yan Hu Suo, San Qi and a blend of aromatic roots and barks — finished with camphor and menthol for a sensation at once cooling and deeply warm.

The Liniment

Jing River Water

A focused, potent liniment in the Zheng Gu Shui / Evil Bone Water tradition — reimagined and made in Britain.

Deep, penetrating relief.

For pain, stiffness, injury and bruising.

Nine carefully chosen herbs — including Yan Hu Suo, one of the most valued analgesics in the materia medica, San Qi for trauma and bruising, and the classic frankincense–myrrh pair — extracted at strength, then finished with camphor and menthol for an unmistakable cooling, warming hit.

Spray on, massage in. Made for active bodies, working hands, and anyone who moves through the day with a bit of wear and tear.

9 botanicals
Camphor + menthol
UK-made
Practitioner-formulated
For Acupuncturists & Therapists

A UK-made liniment for your shelf.

If you know Evil Bone Water, you know how much patients value a proper Chinese herbal liniment. Jing River Water is the same idea — made here.

No.1

No import, no wait

Made in the UK and posted domestically — no international shipping, no customs, no duty, no dangerous-goods freight. It arrives in days, not weeks.

No.2

Order what you need

Smaller minimum orders instead of committing to a full imported case. Easy, fast restocking whenever you run low.

No.3

Made by a practitioner

Formulated by a BAcC-registered acupuncturist and Jing Fang herbal student. Classical thinking, a coherent brand, and a story your patients will remember.

The Apothecary

A growing range.

Jing River Water is the first release. More classical herbal preparations are in the workshop.

Available first

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