Dried Cacumen Platycladi Side Bai Ye 500g Natural Sun Dried Leaves for Hair Rinse and Foot Soak

Dried Platycladus Leaves, known in TCM as Ce Bai Ye (侧柏叶), from Platycladus orientalis. These sun-dried flat sprigs of scale-like green leaves are a classic Chinese botanical traditionally associated with hair care and external herbal washes. In TCM theory, Ce Bai Ye is considered bitter, astringent, and slightly cold. Supplied as a raw agricultural product for external preparations such as hair rinses and foot soaks.

Key Selling Points

• Single-ingredient dried Ce Bai Ye with no added fillers
• Botanical source Platycladus orientalis leafy twigs
• Sun-dried whole leaves suitable for decocting into herbal rinses
• Traditionally used in Chinese hair-care washes and foot soaks
• 500g bulk pack sealed for freshness

Quality & Sensory

Typically the dried sprigs show flattened green to yellowish-green twigs with fine scale-like leaves and a faint herbal aroma. When decocted, the liquid typically takes on a light brown-green tone with a mildly bitter, astringent character.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Decoct for an external hair rinse
• Add to herbal foot soak blends
• Combine with He Shou Wu and Zao Jiao for traditional hair-wash decoctions
• Use in external herbal bath preparations

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice, Ce Bai Ye is traditionally associated with cooling the blood and supporting healthy hair when used in external washes. Folk herbal tradition commonly pairs it with He Shou Wu and Zao Jiao, decocting the herbs and using the strained liquid to rinse hair or soak feet. It has long been a seasonal household ingredient in traditional hair-care routines.

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