Long Kui Cao (Solanum nigrum) — Dried Wild Black Nightshade Herb, 500g

Long Kui Cao (Solanum nigrum), also known as Black Nightshade herb, is the dried aerial herb of a traditional botanical long recognized in Chinese herbal practice as Lóng Kuí Cǎo (龙葵草). For generations it has been valued as a cooling, heat-clearing herb used in decoctions and folk formulas. Its nature is bitter, slightly sweet, and cold, giving it a distinctly clearing character within Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

Key Selling Points

• Wild-harvested Long Kui Cao herb
• Dried aerial parts of Solanum nigrum
• Traditional heat-clearing botanical
• 500g bulk food-herb grade
• New-crop, clean-quality supply

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve its deep green color, leafy texture, and mild grassy aroma. When decocted, the herb yields a slightly bitter, faintly sweet infusion with an earthy green character, softening as it simmers.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Traditional herbal decoctions
• Folk herbal formulas
• Herbal tea blends
• Botanical ingredient for external preparations
• Bulk herbal supply

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Long Kui Cao is decocted alone or combined with other cooling herbs in traditional formulas. It has long been placed into daily herbal preparations and seasonal decoctions, and is sometimes included in external wash preparations in folk tradition. As a bulk dried herb, it is a common ingredient in home herbal kitchens and small-batch botanical blends.

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