Ban Zhi Lian Powder (Scutellaria barbata) — Dried Food-Herb Botanical Powder, 500g

Ban Zhi Lian Powder (Scutellaria barbata) is the finely milled, naturally sun-dried aerial herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Bàn Zhī Lián (半枝莲), also called Barbed Skullcap. For generations it has been prized as a cooling, heat-clearing food herb used in daily teas, decoctions, and herbal blends. Its nature is pungent and slightly bitter, mildly cold and balancing, making it a traditional herb for clearing heat, cooling the blood, and supporting the body's natural detoxification flow.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional heat-clearing food herb (药食同源)
• Naturally sun-dried, sulfur-free first-harvest herb
• Finely milled Scutellaria barbata powder
• 500g bulk pack for daily teas and decoctions
• Sourced directly from Henan growing regions

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is naturally sun-dried and milled to preserve its deep green color, fine soft texture, and fresh grassy aroma with a faint herbal smokiness. When steeped or decocted, the powder yields a pale golden-green infusion with a mildly bitter, gently pungent taste and a clean, cooling finish that lingers softly on the palate.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Daily herbal tea and decoction
• Blended with other food-herb powders
• Seasonal cooling herbal drinks
• Traditional herbal soup additions
• Herbal foot soak blends

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Ban Zhi Lian is decocted alone or combined with herbs like Bai Hua She She Cao and Ban Lan Gen into cooling daily teas and seasonal decoctions. It is often simmered into herbal soups and congee during warm months, and blended into foot-soak formulas for a soothing, heat-clearing soak. As a powder, it is simply stirred into hot water or added to tea blends for convenient daily use.

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