Dried June Snow Herb Liu Yue Xue 500g x 2 Cans Traditional Chinese Herbal Tea Ingredient

Dried June Snow Herb, known in TCM as Liu Yue Xue (六月雪), also called Bai Ma Gu (白马骨), from Serissa serissoides or Serissa japonica, small leafed variety. These sun-dried whole stems and leaves are traditionally used in Chinese herbal practice, often simmered as a decoction or steeped as a light herbal tea. In TCM theory it is considered cool in nature with a slightly bitter and bland flavor. A simple botanical ingredient for traditional home preparation.

Key Selling Points

• Whole dried June Snow herb with stems and fine leaves from the Serissa plant
• Known in TCM as Liu Yue Xue (六月雪) and Bai Ma Gu (白马骨)
• Sun-dried and naturally air-cured with no further processing
• Traditionally simmered into decoctions or steeped as a mild herbal tea
• Two 500g cans suitable for regular traditional herbal preparation

Quality & Sensory

Typically the dried herb shows small dark green to brownish leaves on slender woody stems with a dry, brittle texture. The aroma is typically faint and grassy with a slightly bitter, astringent taste when simmered or steeped.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer into a traditional herbal decoction
• Steep as a light daily herbal tea
• Combine with other herbs in folk-style herbal soups
• Prepare as a cooling summer herbal drink in traditional practice

Traditional Uses

In TCM and southern Chinese folk herbalism, Liu Yue Xue has long been associated with clearing heat and supporting the liver, and it is traditionally simmered alone or with other herbs into a daily decoction. It is also a familiar ingredient in Cantonese herbal tea culture, where it is boiled with water and sometimes paired with chrysanthemum or self-heal for a cooling seasonal drink.

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