She Mei Cao (Duchesnea indica) — Dried Food-Herb Whole Plant, 500g Bulk

She Mei Cao (Duchesnea indica), known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Shé Méi Cǎo (蛇莓草), is the dried whole plant of a low-growing perennial herb also called Indian Strawberry or Mock Strawberry. Long gathered in folk herbal practice, She Mei Cao has been prized as a cooling, heat-clearing herb used in decoctions and summer teas. Its nature is sweet-bitter and slightly cold, making it a gentle yet refreshing herb traditionally associated with clearing heat, cooling the blood, and soothing the throat.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional heat-clearing food herb
• Dried whole plant of Duchesnea indica
• Sourced from Anhui, China
• Sifted clean, free of visible debris
• 500g bulk pack for daily decoctions

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve the herb's deep green color, soft leafy texture, and fresh, grassy aroma. When decocted, She Mei Cao yields a light green-gold infusion with a mild, slightly bitter and subtly sweet taste, leaving a clean, cooling sensation on the palate.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal decoction
• Summer cooling tea
• Blended herbal infusions
• Traditional food-herb preparations
• Bulk herbal pantry stocking

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, She Mei Cao is decocted alone or blended with other cooling herbs to make refreshing summer teas and daily infusions. It is also simmered into light soups and herbal drinks during warm seasons, often paired with ingredients like honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, and mint. As a food-herb, it is traditionally prepared as a gentle everyday tea for seasonal refreshment.

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