Bai Mao Gen (Imperata cylindrica) — Dried Cogongrass Rhizome for Herbal Tea & Soup

Bai Mao Gen (Imperata cylindrica), known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Bái Máo Gēn (白茅根) and commonly called Cogongrass Rhizome, is the dried rhizome of a gentle, cooling food herb long revered in Chinese herbal wellness. Its nature is sweet and cold, making it a mild yet refreshing herb traditionally used to clear heat, cool the blood, and promote fluid balance. This bulk dried rhizome is a classic ingredient for herbal teas, cooling soup packs, and the well-loved Bai Mao Gen–sugarcane–pear dried tea blend.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional heat-clearing food herb
• Dried Bai Mao Gen rhizome, new crop
• Imperata cylindrica
• Ideal for herbal tea and soup packs
• Bulk 500 g loose format

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve the rhizome's pale cream-to-light-tan color, slender cylindrical shape, and clean, faintly grassy aroma. When decocted or brewed, it yields a light, subtly sweet infusion with a smooth, refreshing mouthfeel, adding a gentle cooling note to teas and broths without overpowering other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea blends
• Cooling soup and broth
• Bai Mao Gen–sugarcane–pear dried tea
• Seasonal summer nourishment
• Soup-pack ingredient

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Bai Mao Gen is decocted into cooling teas, soups, and seasonal tonics to support the body during warm weather. It is a classic ingredient in the traditional Bai Mao Gen–sugarcane–pear dried tea, where it pairs with sugarcane and pear for a light, sweet infusion. It also appears in summer soup packs alongside ingredients like lotus leaf, winter melon, and job's tears for daily seasonal refreshment.

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