Yellow Mustard Seed (Sinapis alba) — Dried Food-Herb Seed, 500g, Custom Milling Available

Yellow Mustard Seed (Sinapis alba), known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Huáng Jiè Zǐ (黄芥子) and also called Jiè Cài Zǐ (芥菜子), is the dried mature seed of the mustard plant, a classic food-herb (药食同源) ingredient used in both kitchens and traditional herbal practice. Its nature is warm and pungent, making it a stimulating, dispersing herb traditionally associated with warming the Lung and moving qi. Offered here as a 500g food-grade agricultural product, it is suited for culinary seasoning, warming spice blends, and traditional food-therapy preparations.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food-herb (药食同源) mustard seed
• Sinapis alba, warm and pungent in nature
• 500g food-grade agricultural product
• Custom milling service available on request
• Suitable for culinary spice and warming food-therapy use

Quality & Sensory

Each batch consists of small, round seeds with a pale golden-yellow to light tan color and a smooth, hard surface. The aroma is sharp and distinctly mustard-like, with a clean, dry feel when handled. When ground or crushed, the seeds release a pungent, warming scent, and when added to warm dishes or steeped in hot liquid, they impart a bold, spicy, slightly bitter note that awakens the palate.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Culinary seasoning and spice blends
• Traditional warming food-therapy preparations
• Pickling and condiment making
• Herbal foot-soak and external warming blends
• Custom-milled mustard powder for recipes

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Huang Jie Zi is used as a warming, dispersing food-herb. It is traditionally added to soups, stews, and medicinal food preparations to bring warmth and movement, and is often paired with ginger and other pungent herbs. Ground mustard seed has long been used in external warming pastes and foot-soak blends, and in the kitchen it appears in pickles, spice rubs, and condiments. As a daily food ingredient, it is used sparingly for its bold, stimulating flavor.

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