Seoul Yangnyeongsi Medicine Market

Purposely went here to check out herbs, and for the foot bath at K-Medi Center. I got my mom a huge jar of honey, quite affordable considering the size. Even while in the bus, a lot of elderlies were en route here. No crowd, slow pace.

Most stores were closed on Sunday afternoon, except for maybe 1 or 2. We passed by this street on the way to the K-Medi Center around 4pm. The street was very quiet and didn't see many tourists. Google Maps indicated that this street closes at 7pm on Sunday which is not accurate.

Was inspired to get some Omija, Goji berry, Astralagus, Jujube (snacks and whole fruits) and Ginseng after having some really tasty Omjia tea in one of the numerous cafes I have been to in Korea. Loving all the benefits that each of the items have and excited to drink them all in tea format when I am back in London. Feel free to follow me on tiktok @whimsime where I will be posting in the next couple of weeks the past couple weeks I have had in Korea showing other places I visited, my various shopping hauls with costs :) Thanks for reading x

I felt like I took a time machine as there are a lot of oldness from Jaekidong station in a hood way. A lot of seniors, people from all over Korea to get the oriental/herbal medicine. Crowded, hard to get around, pretty much no English signs, but I say it is worth for you to try visiting once to see so many crazy/weird/never seen before kind of stuff. It was also a good experience for me and i am willing to go back at times.

This place sells everything about herbs in South Korea. It’s also famous as a gingseng market for those who can’t go to Geumsan (gingseng city). Seller here can speak a little bit English, Chinese, Vietnamese… don’t worry if you don’t know Korean when you’re here.

You can find lots of ginseng here. The korean old men or ajjushi will stare at you like hell. But yeah that's the norm in Korea. I did buy some deer horn. They said its for masculine powers but that made me laugh! Really should try these medicines as I saw a 70 year old Korean Man doing pushups on the street and had biceps like a 25 year old. That's just too much! They also sell dried fish on the street. The smell is awful..

there are many kinds of herbal medicine

You can find any kind of herbs in here, doesn't have to go serch in countryside. The price is reasonable. Even you walk outside near the big street you can get a good price there.