Asia: the world’s deepest superfood traditions

From Ayurvedic kitchens in Kerala to shilajit caves in the Himalayas, Chinese medicinal herb halls and Southeast Asian spice gardens. Asia holds 2,500+ years of documented medicinal-food tradition.

Updated May 2026

ASIA AT A GLANCE

2,500+

Years of documented medicinal use

4

Distinct medical traditions covered

40

Superfoods profiled

11

Independently tested in The Lab

LATEST SUPERFOOD UPDATES FROM ASIA

schisandra berry health benefits

Health Benefits of Schisandra

Deep in the forests of China – the same places where pandas and tigers live – you can find schisandra growing wild. The vine wraps…

INDIA & AYURVEDIC

THE HIMALAYAS

EAST ASIA & TCM

schisandra berry health benefits

Health Benefits of Schisandra

Deep in the forests of China – the same places where pandas and tigers live – you can find schisandra growing wild. The vine wraps…

SOUTHEAST ASIA

best gotu kola extract

Best Gotu Kola Extract (Centella Asiatica)

Gotu kola is one of my favorite superfoods.  Its main active compounds are triterpenoid saponins, which have many benefits including for anxiety, reducing inflammation and…

BROWSE ASIAN SUPERFOODS BY HEALTH BENEFIT

Superfoods for Medicinal & Longevity

Medicinal & Longevity

Superfoods for Beauty & Skin

Beauty & Skin

Superfoods for Performance & Energy

Performance & Energy

Superfoods for Cognition & Nootropic

Cognition & Nootropic

Superfoods for Culinary & Diet

Culinary & Diet

Superfoods for Ceremony & Psyche

Ceremonial & Psyche

Superfoods for Reproductive Health

Reproductive Health

Superfoods for Weight Loss

Weight Loss

TESTED SUPPLEMENTS FROM ASIAN TRADITIONS

Best shilajit supplements

7 brands tested

Best bacopa supplements

5 brands tested

Best mucuna pruriens supplements

6 brands tested

TRAVEL NOTES FROM ASIA

COMING 2026 – Travel updates, expert inverviews and field reports.

Trekking for shilajit: a fortnight in Uttarakhand

Travel journal · Coming Sep 2026

Inside a 200-year-old Ayurvedic apothecary

Practitioner interview · Coming Oct 2026

TCM in the modern city: a herbalist’s clinic

Practitioner interview · Coming Dec 2026

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Meghan has spent five years researching Asian medicinal-food traditions through a scientific lens, focusing on what the peer-reviewed evidence actually supports.

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