Hai Tong Pi (Erythrina Bark) — Dried Herbal Decoction Piece, Unsulfured New Crop

Hai Tong Pi (Erythrina variegata bark), known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Hǎi Tóng Pí (海桐皮), is the dried bark of a traditional herb long valued in Chinese herbal practice. Also called Coral Tree Bark, Hai Tong Pi has been prized as a wind-dispelling, dampness-draining, and channel-clearing herb, traditionally used to relieve joint aching, limb heaviness, and stiffness of the sinews. Its nature is bitter, acrid, and neutral, making it a focused yet balanced herb for moving qi and blood through the meridians.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional wind-dispelling and dampness-draining herb
• Dried Erythrina bark decoction piece
• Unsulfured new-crop quality
• Available as whole bark or milled powder
• 500g per pack, retail and bulk friendly

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve its greyish-brown outer surface, fibrous texture, and mild woody aroma. When decocted, the bark yields a gently bitter, slightly acrid infusion with an earthy undertone, releasing its character slowly into the brew as the fibers soften.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal decoction and simmered brews
• Traditional soak and external wash preparations
• Blended herbal formulas with other decoction pieces
• Powdered form for custom herbal blends
• Bulk herbal pantry stocking

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Hai Tong Pi is decocted into herbal formulas and simmered brews, often paired with herbs that dispel wind and drain dampness. It is also traditionally used in external wash and soak preparations, where the bark is simmered and the liquid applied to the limbs. In daily herbal routines, it appears in seasonal formulas for supporting comfortable movement of the joints and sinews.

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