Ji Gu Cao Chicken Bone Grass Tea Cut Dried Herb 500g Guangxi New Harvest

Chicken Bone Grass, known in TCM as Ji Gu Cao (鸡骨草), is the dried whole herb of Abrus cantoniensis. This cut and bundled herb from Guangxi is traditionally used in herbal teas and soups. In TCM theory it is considered sweet and slightly bitter with a cooling nature, traditionally associated with the liver and stomach channels. A popular folk herb for seasonal wellness brews.

Key Selling Points

• Authentic Ji Gu Cao sourced from Guangxi with new harvest quality
• Dried whole herb of Abrus cantoniensis, cut for convenient brewing
• Traditionally used in Cantonese herbal teas and summer soups
• 500g value pack suitable for regular household herbal use
• Carefully dried to preserve natural aroma and clean herbal character

Quality & Sensory

The cut herb typically shows slender stems with fine pinnate leaflets in yellowish-green to brown tones. It has a dry, crisp texture and a mild grassy aroma. When simmered or steeped, it typically yields a light amber infusion with a gently sweet, slightly bitter herbal taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmered into traditional Cantonese herbal tea
• Added to pork or lean meat soup with other mild herbs
• Brewed as a light daily herbal infusion in warm seasons
• Combined with other soup herbs for family-style cooking

Traditional Uses

In southern Chinese folk practice, Ji Gu Cao is a familiar household herb, especially in Guangdong and Guangxi. It is traditionally simmered with pork bones or lean meat in soups and brewed as a cooling herbal tea during warm months. In TCM theory it is traditionally associated with clearing damp-heat and supporting liver comfort, and it is often paired with other mild herbs such as poria or barley in seasonal recipes.

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