Xu Chang Qing (Cynanchum paniculatum) — Dried Root Herb, Powder Option, 500g

Xu Chang Qing (Cynanchum paniculatum), also known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Xú Cháng Qīng (徐长卿) and folk-named Liao Diao Zhu (辽刁竹), is the dried root and rhizome of a traditional herb long honored for its wind-dispelling and detoxifying character. Its nature is pungent and warm, giving it a moving, dispersing quality traditionally associated with easing pain, calming itching, and freeing stagnation. Sourced from Liaoning and offered as a food agricultural product, it is available as whole dried root or custom-milled powder.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional wind-dispelling and pain-easing herb
• Cynanchum paniculatum dried root and rhizome
• Sourced from Liaoning, Northeast China
• Custom powder milling available on request
• 500g value pack with 24-month shelf life

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve its slender, pale tan to light brown root form, firm texture, and distinctive aromatic, slightly pungent fragrance. When decocted, it yields a warm, gently bitter infusion with a lingering herbal aroma, while the milled powder carries a fine, dry consistency and a concentrated pungent-sweet scent.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Traditional herbal decoction
• Herbal foot soak blends
• Custom powder for tea or topical use
• Blended with other food-herb ingredients
• Seasonal wellness preparations

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Xu Chang Qing is decocted alone or combined with other herbs to address wind-damp discomfort, skin itching, and sluggish qi and blood movement. It is also a common ingredient in herbal foot soak formulas, where it is simmered and added to warm water for a soothing soak. In some regional traditions, it is brewed as a daily tea or included in medicinal food preparations alongside ingredients like fang feng and jing jie.

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