Qu Mai (Dianthus superbus) — Dried Food-Herb Aerial Parts from Hebei, 500g

Qu Mai (Dianthus superbus), known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Qú Mài (瞿麦), is the dried aerial part of a traditional food herb also called Fringed Pink or Chinese Pink. For centuries it has been prized as a cooling, damp-clearing herb used to support urinary smoothness and gently resolve internal heat. Its nature is bitter and cold, making it a focused yet traditional herb for clearing heat, promoting diuresis, and supporting the free flow of fluids.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional heat-clearing food herb
• Dried Qu Mai aerial parts
• Dianthus superbus
• Sourced from Hebei, China
• 500g bulk pack for daily decoction

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve its greenish-yellow stems, slender leaves, and faintly floral aroma. When decocted, the herb yields a pale golden infusion with a mild, slightly bitter and grassy taste that softens as it cools, leaving a clean, refreshing finish.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Traditional herbal decoction
• Herbal tea blends
• Seasonal cooling infusions
• Soup-pack ingredient
• Daily food-herb wellness routine

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Qu Mai is decocted alone or with other herbs into daily teas and cooling infusions, especially during warm seasons. It is a common ingredient in traditional formulas that support urinary comfort, and it is sometimes added to light soups and congee for its gentle heat-clearing character. As a tea, it is brewed with ingredients like plantain seed or bamboo leaf for a refreshing, mildly bitter cup.

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