Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum) — Hu Ma Zi / Ya Ma Zi, Whole Seeds & Ground Powder, 500g

Flaxseed (Linum usitatissimum), known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Yà Má Zǐ (亚麻籽) and also called Hú Má Zǐ (胡麻籽), Hú Má Rén (胡麻仁), or Qiū Má Zǐ (秋麻籽), is the small dried seed of the flax plant, long honored as a food-herb (药食同源) ingredient in Chinese dietary tradition. Its nature is sweet and neutral, gently moistening and nourishing, making it a mild everyday botanical used in congee, baked goods, teas, and ground-seed blends. Offered here as whole seeds or finely ground powder in a 500g pack.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food-herb (药食同源) flaxseed
• Whole seeds and finely ground powder options
• Known in TCM as Ya Ma Zi / Hu Ma Zi
• 500g pack, priced by weight
• Suitable for congee, baking, and daily blends

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is cleaned and packed to preserve the seeds' glossy reddish-brown to golden color, smooth hard texture, and faint nutty aroma. The ground powder is fine, free-flowing, and light brown, with a warm, gently nutty scent. When stirred into warm water, congee, or tea, flaxseed releases a mild, subtly earthy flavor and a soft, slightly mucilaginous body that thickens liquids naturally.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Stirred into congee or grain porridge
• Added to baked goods and dough
• Blended into warm water or herbal tea
• Sprinkled over yogurt or breakfast bowls
• Used as a ground-seed ingredient in daily food blends

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, flaxseed is stirred into congee, ground into meal for baked goods, and simmered into gentle daily drinks. It is a common household ingredient in seasonal nourishment, often paired with ingredients like black sesame, walnut, and jujube in ground-seed blends. As a tea, the whole seeds are steeped or the powder is stirred into warm water for a mild, nutty infusion taken as part of everyday food culture.

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