She Mei Snakeberry Herb 30g Dried Whole Plant Traditionally Used in Chinese Herbal Practice

Snakeberry Herb, known in TCM as She Mei (蛇莓), from Duchesnea indica, is the dried whole plant including leaves, stems, and fruit. Traditionally associated with clearing heat and supporting detoxification in Chinese herbal practice, this mildly cold and slightly bitter herb is hand selected and supplied as a raw botanical for decoction or external use.

Key Selling Points

• Authentic She Mei (蛇莓) whole plant sourced from mainland China
• Botanical identity Duchesnea indica, a traditional Chinese medicinal herb
• Hand selected dried material with no organic certification claimed
• Traditionally used in TCM to clear heat and support detoxification
• Convenient 30g portion supplied as four sealed cans per pack

Quality & Sensory

Typically the dried herb appears as fragmented green to brownish leaves and slender stems, sometimes with small dried fruit. It has a faint grassy aroma and a slightly bitter, astringent taste when decocted.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmered into a traditional herbal decoction
• Combined with other cooling herbs in folk formulas
• Used externally as a traditional wash or compress
• Stored as a raw botanical for seasonal herbal practice

Traditional Uses

In TCM theory, She Mei is considered cold in nature with a sweet, slightly bitter flavor, traditionally associated with the lung, liver, and stomach channels. Folk practice has long used the whole plant in decoctions or external washes, often paired with other heat clearing herbs such as Jin Yin Hua or Pu Gong Ying during warm seasons.

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