Bai Mao Gen (Imperata cylindrica) — Dried Cogongrass Rhizome, Food Herb for Tea & Soup

Bai Mao Gen (Imperata cylindrica) is the dried rhizome of a traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Bái Máo Gēn (白茅根). Also called Cogongrass Rhizome or Lalang Root, Bai Mao Gen has been prized for centuries as a sweet, cooling herb used to clear heat, cool the blood, and promote gentle fluid movement. Its nature is sweet and cold, making it a mild yet refreshing herb for seasonal teas, soups, and daily herbal nourishment.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional heat-clearing food herb
• Dried wild Bai Mao Gen rhizome
• Imperata cylindrica
• Suitable for tea, soup, and congee
• 500g bulk pack, origin-direct from Anhui

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is sun-dried to preserve its pale cream to light tan color, slender cylindrical shape, and clean, faintly grassy aroma. When decocted, the rhizome yields a light, subtly sweet infusion with a smooth, refreshing mouthfeel, adding a gentle coolness to teas and broths without overpowering other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Chinese-style herbal tea
• Soup and broth ingredient
• Congee and grain porridge
• Seasonal cooling drinks
• Herbal blend ingredient

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Bai Mao Gen is decocted into teas, soups, and cooling summer drinks to support the body during warm seasons. It is a common ingredient in traditional heat-clearing formulas, where it pairs with ingredients like lotus leaf, chrysanthemum, and imperata flower. As a daily tea, it is brewed alone or blended with other gentle herbs for a light, mildly sweet infusion.

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