Lu Xian Cao (Pyrola calliantha) — Dried Food Herb, Sulfur-Free New Crop, 500g

Lu Xian Cao (Pyrola calliantha), also written Lu Han Cao and known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Lù Xián Cǎo (鹿衔草), is the dried whole herb of a revered woodland botanical in the Pyrolaceae family. For centuries it has been prized as a wind-dispelling, damp-clearing, and bone-strengthening herb, traditionally used to ease joint stiffness, support the lower back and knees, and quiet coughs. Its nature is warm, sweet, and slightly bitter, making it a steady yet gentle herb for warming the channels and restoring easy movement.

Key Selling Points

• Sulfur-free new-crop Lu Xian Cao whole herb
• Pyrola calliantha, a classic TCM woodland botanical
• Sourced directly from Jilin, Northeast China
• Traditional food-herb (药食同源) ingredient
• 500g value pack, one jin per unit

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully shade-dried to preserve the deep green color of the leaves, the slender reddish-brown stems, and the clean, faintly resinous woodland aroma. When decocted, the herb yields a lightly amber infusion with a mild, subtly sweet and gently bitter taste, leaving a soft herbal warmth on the palate.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Traditional herbal decoction
• Herbal soup and stew ingredient
• Daily herbal tea blends
• Seasonal warming tonic formulas
• Medicinal food soup packs

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Lu Xian Cao is decocted alone or in combination with herbs such as Du Zhong, Niu Xi, and Gou Ji into soups and tonics traditionally taken to warm the channels, ease the lower back and knees, and support comfortable movement. It also appears in seasonal cough formulas paired with almond, fritillary, and honey, and in long-simmered medicinal food soups with pork ribs or chicken for daily nourishment.

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