American Ginseng Slices 0.8cm Xi Yang Shen Dried Root for Soup and Tea 1 Jin

Dried American Ginseng Slices, known in TCM as Xi Yang Shen (西洋参), from Panax quinquefolius root. These 0.8 cm sulfur-free slices are a traditional qi-tonifying herb with a cool nature, sweet and slightly bitter flavor, entering the Heart, Lung, and Kidney channels. Traditionally used in decoctions, soups, and teas to support vitality and fluids. Store away from light in a cool dry place. This food product is not a substitute for medicine.

Key Selling Points

• Identified as Panax quinquefolius root slices, TCM name Xi Yang Shen (西洋参)
• 0.8 cm slice thickness with sulfur-free processing
• Cool, sweet, slightly bitter TCM nature entering Heart Lung and Kidney channels
• Dried root form suited to decoction soup and tea preparation
• Sold by jin weight for retail or bulk culinary herbal use

Quality & Sensory

Slices are typically pale yellow to off-white with a firm dry texture and a mild earthy ginseng aroma. When decocted or steeped, the liquid is typically light golden with a subtly sweet and slightly bitter ginseng taste. Batch color and aroma may vary naturally.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmered in herbal soups with lean meat or poultry
• Decocted alone or with other herbs as a traditional tea
• Steeped in hot water for daily ginseng tea
• Added to congee during cooking
• Used in seasonal tonic food preparations

Traditional Uses

In TCM theory, Xi Yang Shen is traditionally used to tonify qi and nourish yin, often for feelings of fatigue or dryness. It is commonly decocted alone, steeped as tea, or simmered in soups with lean meat, chicken, or goji berries. Folk practice also adds the slices to congee for gentle daily nourishment, especially in warmer months when a cooling tonic is preferred.

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