Bai Zhu Slices (Atractylodes macrocephala) — Sulfur-Free Bran-Fried Food Herb, 500g

Bai Zhu Slices (Atractylodes macrocephala) are the dried rhizome slices of a highly revered traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Bái Zhú (白术). Also called White Atractylodes, Bai Zhu has been prized for centuries as a gentle, earth-toned herb used to strengthen the middle, dry dampness, and support the Spleen and Stomach. This batch is a wild-grown, two-year root, sulfur-free and bran-fried (麸炒), sliced with its natural honeycomb-like pores visible. Its nature is warm, sweet, and slightly bitter, making it a steady, nourishing herb for daily food-therapy use.

Key Selling Points

• Wild-grown, two-year Atractylodes macrocephala root
• Sulfur-free and traditionally bran-fried (麸炒白术)
• Sliced with visible honeycomb-like pores
• Food-herb (药食同源) ingredient for soups and teas
• Available in 250g, 500g, and 1000g sizes

Quality & Sensory

Each slice is cut from a two-year wild root and dried to preserve its pale cream to light tan color, firm yet slightly porous texture, and the distinctive honeycomb-like eye pores that mark a well-grown rhizome. The bran-frying gives the slices a warm, toasted, faintly nutty aroma. When decocted or simmered, Bai Zhu yields a gentle, mildly sweet and earthy infusion with a soft toasted note, adding quiet depth to soups and teas without overpowering other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Herbal tea blends and daily decoctions
• Congee and grain porridge
• Medicinal food soup packs
• Seasonal Spleen-supporting food therapy

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Bai Zhu is decocted into soups, congee, and gentle daily tonics to support the middle burner and dry dampness. It is a classic ingredient in the traditional Three-White Soup (三白汤) alongside white peony and poria, and appears in seasonal soup packs paired with ingredients like poria, jujube, and ginger. As a tea, it is brewed alone or blended for a warm, mildly sweet infusion that fits easily into everyday nourishment.

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