Wu Zhi Mao Tao Powder 500g Ficus Hirta Root Powder Guangxi Origin Sun Dried No Sulfur

Five-Finger Fig Root Powder, known in TCM as Wu Zhi Mao Tao (五指毛桃), from Ficus hirta root, supplied as a fine ground powder. This Guangxi-grown herb is sun dried and milled without sulfur fumigation. In TCM theory it is traditionally associated with the spleen, lung, and kidney channels and is valued in southern folk herbalism for daily soup and tea preparations. A versatile raw botanical for home decoction and culinary use.

Key Selling Points

• Authentic Wu Zhi Mao Tao (五指毛桃) ground from Ficus hirta root
• Sun dried processing with no sulfur fumigation
• Fine powder form ready for decoction, soup, or custom blending
• Sourced from Guangxi, a recognized producing region
• Sold as edible agricultural product with 18 month shelf life

Quality & Sensory

The powder is typically light tan to pale brown with a fine, dry texture. It carries a mild coconut-like aroma characteristic of this root, and decoctions prepared from it typically taste gently sweet and fragrant.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer into herbal soup with pork, chicken, or bones
• Add to decoctions prepared from a prescribed formula
• Stir into congee or culinary dishes for mild herbal flavor
• Blend with other ground herbs for custom formulas

Traditional Uses

In southern Chinese folk herbalism, Wu Zhi Mao Tao is a classic Cantonese soup herb, traditionally simmered with pork bones or chicken to make a fragrant, mildly sweet broth. It is often paired with Poria (Fu Ling), coix seed (Yi Yi Ren), or Chinese yam in daily tonic soups, and is a common ingredient in seasonal family cooking throughout Guangdong and Guangxi.

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