Mao Zhua Cao Powder (Ranunculus ternatus) — Dried Food Herb, 500g

Mao Zhua Cao Powder (Ranunculus ternatus) is the finely milled, naturally sun-dried root tuber of a traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Māo Zhuǎ Cǎo (猫爪草), sometimes written as 猫抓草. Also called Cat's Claw Herb, it has long been valued in folk herbal practice as a gentle, dispersing, and softening herb used in decoctions and daily herbal preparations. Its nature is sweet, pungent, and slightly warm, making it a mild yet focused herb traditionally associated with transforming phlegm, dispersing nodules, and easing stagnation.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food herb (药食同源) root tuber
• Naturally sun-dried and finely milled powder
• Ranunculus ternatus, known as Mao Zhua Cao
• 500g bulk pack for daily herbal preparation
• Convenient powder form for teas and decoctions

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is naturally sun-dried and milled into a fine, even powder that preserves the root's pale tan to light brown color and soft, dry texture. It carries a mild, earthy, slightly sweet aroma with a faint herbal note. When brewed or simmered, the powder disperses easily and yields a gentle, subtly sweet infusion with a smooth, lightly starchy body.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal decoctions and simmered teas
• Blended herbal powder formulas
• Daily wellness tea blends
• Traditional soup and congee additions
• Food-herb culinary preparations

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Mao Zhua Cao is decocted alone or combined with other herbs to support the body's natural balance, traditionally used in formulas associated with dispersing stagnation and softening nodules. It is often simmered into gentle daily teas, added to herbal soup packs, or blended with ingredients like prunella vulgaris and oyster shell in traditional preparations. As a powder, it is conveniently stirred into warm water or mixed into congee for everyday herbal nourishment.

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