Ji Xue Cao (Centella asiatica) — Wild-Harvested Sun-Dried Herb, 500g

Ji Xue Cao (Centella asiatica), also known as Gotu Kola or Asiatic Pennywort, is the whole dried herb of a traditional food-herb prized in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Jī Xuě Cǎo (积雪草). For centuries it has been valued as a cooling, detoxifying, and skin-nourishing herb, used in decoctions, daily teas, and herbal soups. Its nature is bitter and cold, making it a gentle yet clarifying herb traditionally associated with clearing heat and supporting the Liver and skin.

Key Selling Points

• Wild-harvested and sun-dried whole herb
• Traditional food-herb (药食同源) botanical
• Centella asiatica, known as Gotu Kola
• 500g bulk pack for daily tea and decoction
• New-crop, clean, single-ingredient herb

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is wild-harvested and sun-dried to preserve its deep green color, soft leafy texture, and fresh, grassy aroma. When decocted or steeped, the herb yields a light green infusion with a mildly bitter, earthy taste and a clean herbal finish, characteristic of freshly dried Centella.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Daily herbal tea and infusion
• Chinese-style decoction and soup
• Herbal blend ingredient
• Seasonal cooling tea
• Food-herb culinary use

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Ji Xue Cao is decocted alone or blended with other cooling herbs to make a daily tea, and is also simmered into light soups and congee. It is a common ingredient in summer and seasonal cooling formulas, where it pairs with ingredients like honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, and mint. As a food herb, it is brewed as a simple, mildly bitter infusion for everyday refreshment.

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