Ku Lian Pi (Melia toosendan) — Sulfur-Free Dried Bark, Bitter Melia Decoction Piece

Ku Lian Pi (Melia toosendan), also known as Bitter Melia Bark or Chuān Liàn Pí (川楝皮), is the dried stem and root bark of the Melia tree, a traditional herb long recorded in Chinese materia medica. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) it is known as Kǔ Liàn Pí (苦楝皮), and is prized as a bitter, cold herb traditionally used to clear heat, dry dampness, and address internal damp-heat patterns. This batch is sulfur-free, carefully dried, and offered as a raw decoction piece for traditional preparation.

Key Selling Points

• Sulfur-free dried Melia bark
• Traditional bitter, cold herb
• Raw decoction piece form
• Clean, carefully dried quality
• 500g bulk loose pack

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve its pale grey-brown outer surface and fibrous inner texture. The bark has a faint, dry, woody aroma and a distinctly bitter taste when decocted, yielding a dark, bitter infusion characteristic of its traditional bitter-cold nature.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Traditional herbal decoction
• External wash and soak preparations
• Herbal foot soak blends
• Traditional herbal formulas
• Bulk herbal ingredient supply

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Ku Lian Pi is decocted in water for traditional internal or external use, and is often included in herbal wash formulas for external application. It is a classic bitter-cold herb in Chinese materia medica, traditionally paired with other herbs in formulas addressing damp-heat patterns. As a raw decoction piece, it is prepared by simmering in water according to traditional methods.

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