Wild Purslane Dried Herb Ma Chi Xian 500g Portulaca oleracea Whole Plant for Tea and Bath

Dried Purslane Herb, known in TCM as Ma Chi Xian (马齿苋), from Portulaca oleracea. This listing offers the whole dried aerial plant, sun-dried after harvest. In TCM theory purslane is cold in nature with a sour flavor and is traditionally associated with clearing heat and cooling the blood. Traditionally prepared as an infusion, decoction, or external bath herb. Store sealed in a cool dry place.

Key Selling Points

• Wild-grade dried purslane whole plant supplied as a prepackaged 500g lot
• Botanical source is Portulaca oleracea known in TCM as Ma Chi Xian 马齿苋
• Sun-dried whole aerial herb suitable for tea infusion or external bath use
• In TCM theory purslane is cold in nature with a sour flavor traditionally linked to clearing heat
• Versatile raw botanical for daily herbal tea seasonal cooking or foot and body soaks

Quality & Sensory

The dried herb typically shows green to brownish-green stems and small fleshy leaves with a slightly succulent brittle texture. It carries a mild grassy green aroma. When steeped or decocted the liquor is typically light green to yellow-green with a gently sour vegetative taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Steep as a simple herbal tea infusion
• Simmer into decoctions with other cooling herbs
• Add to soups or seasonal vegetable dishes after thorough cooking
• Use as an external bath or foot soak herb

Traditional Uses

In traditional Chinese practice Ma Chi Xian is a common folk herb valued for its cooling character. It has traditionally been simmered alone or with mung beans and other heat-clearing herbs as a summer drink, added to congee or soups in season, and used externally in baths or washes. Because it is cold in nature, it was traditionally paired with warming ginger or used sparingly by those with cold digestion.

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