Dried Reed Rhizome Lu Gen 500g Wild Reed Root Slices for Herbal Tea and Decoction

Dried Reed Rhizome, known in TCM as Lu Gen (芦根), from Phragmites australis, the fresh or dried rhizome of the reed plant. Traditionally valued as a sweet and cold herb entering the lung and stomach channels, it is commonly simmered into clear herbal teas and decoctions, often paired with lotus node and imperata root. A simple botanical ingredient for traditional home preparation.

Key Selling Points

• Dried reed rhizome slices supplied as a raw Chinese herbal ingredient
• Botanical source Phragmites australis known in TCM as Lu Gen 芦根
• Traditionally associated with clearing heat and generating fluids in TCM theory
• Dried and cut form suitable for decocting or brewing herbal tea
• Commonly paired with lotus node and imperata root in traditional formulas

Quality & Sensory

Typically pale yellow to light brown in color with a firm, fibrous texture and a faintly sweet, grassy aroma. When simmered, the liquid is typically light and clear with a mild, subtly sweet taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer into a traditional reed root herbal tea
• Decoct with lotus node and imperata root
• Add to herbal soup or congee preparations
• Use in seasonal cooling herbal drinks

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice, reed rhizome is traditionally used to clear heat, generate fluids, and ease irritability, and it is a classic ingredient in decoctions such as reed root tea with imperata root and lotus node. It is often prepared by simmering the cut rhizome in water alone or with other cooling herbs, and it is also used in folk recipes for summer herbal drinks and light soups.

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