Ma Bian Cao (Verbena officinalis) — Dried European Verbena Herb, 500g

Ma Bian Cao (Verbena officinalis), also known as European Verbena or Iron Whip Grass, is the dried aerial herb of a traditional botanical long used in Chinese herbal practice and known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Mǎ Biān Cǎo (马鞭草). For centuries it has been prized as a blood-cooling, stasis-dispelling, and damp-clearing herb, traditionally used to relieve swelling, support smooth circulation, and ease discomfort associated with heat and stagnation. Its nature is bitter, cooling, and slightly balancing, making it a focused yet gentle herb for clearing heat, moving blood, and supporting the Liver and Spleen channels.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional blood-cooling and stasis-dispelling herb
• Dried aerial parts of Verbena officinalis
• Known in TCM as Ma Bian Cao (马鞭草)
• 500g value pack for decoctions and daily teas
• Clean, food-grade agricultural herb

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully harvested and shade-dried to preserve its deep green color, slender leafy texture, and faint grassy aroma. When decocted, the herb yields a mildly bitter, slightly astringent infusion with an earthy green note, softening as it simmers and blending well with other herbs in a formula.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal decoction blends
• Daily herbal tea
• Traditional foot soak formulas
• Seasonal wellness soups
• Herbal pairing with other botanicals

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Ma Bian Cao is decocted alone or in formula to cool the blood, dispel stasis, and clear damp-heat, and is often paired with herbs such as dandelion, houttuynia, and plantain seed. It is also added to foot soak blends and seasonal soups in daily wellness routines, and brewed as a simple bitter-green tea for those who prefer a cooling herbal infusion.

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