Dried Tree Tongue Lingzhi Shu She Zhi Bulk Whole Slices Traditional Herbal Decoction Ingredient 500g

Dried Tree Tongue Lingzhi, known in TCM as Shu She Zhi (树舌), a woody bracket fungus traditionally valued alongside other lingzhi varieties. This bulk lot consists of sun-dried whole fruiting bodies, typically cut or broken into pieces for decoction. In TCM theory it is considered neutral in nature with a slightly bitter flavor. Traditionally simmered long and slow in herbal decoctions. This is a raw agricultural product for traditional herbal preparation, not a medicine.

Key Selling Points

• Whole dried fruiting bodies of tree tongue lingzhi, a woody polypore fungus
• Known in TCM as Shu She Zhi (树舌), also called old ox liver zhi
• Sun-dried processing with no added ingredients
• Bulk loose format suitable for decoction pieces and herbal blending
• Sourced from Anhui, a recognized region for Chinese medicinal materials

Quality & Sensory

Typically hard and dense with a woody, cork-like texture and layered surface. Color usually ranges from grayish-brown to dark brown on the cap with a paler underside. Aroma is typically faint and earthy, and long-simmered decoctions taste mildly bitter and woody.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Long-simmered herbal decoctions
• Traditional tonic soups prepared with other herbs
• Daily herbal tea simmered from dried slices
• Ingredient for personal herbal blending

Traditional Uses

In traditional Chinese practice, tree tongue lingzhi has long been simmered for extended periods, often alone or with other tonic herbs, to yield a bitter herbal liquid. Folk usage commonly pairs it with other lingzhi varieties or with goji and red dates in slow-cooked soups. Because the fruiting body is very hard, it is traditionally decocted rather than steeped, and pieces may be re-simmered.

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