Wu Yao Slices (Lindera aggregata) — Tiantai Wu Yao Dried Root Slices, Food Herb for Tea & Soup

Wu Yao Slices (Lindera aggregata) are the dried root slices of a traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Wū Yào (乌药), also called Tiantai Wu Yao (台乌药) after its most celebrated regional variety. For centuries, Wu Yao has been prized as a qi-moving, warming, and pain-easing herb, traditionally used to relieve abdominal distension, chest and flank tightness, menstrual discomfort, and disorders of stagnant cold qi. Its nature is pungent and warm, making it a gently dispersing yet deeply comforting herb for warming the middle, moving qi, and easing the lower burner.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional qi-moving food herb
• Tiantai Wu Yao root slices
• Lindera aggregata
• Suitable for tea, decoction, and soup
• Clean dried slices, 500g pack

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully sliced and dried to preserve its pale greyish-brown color, firm woody texture, and mild aromatic, slightly camphor-like scent. When decocted, the slices release a warm, gently pungent and faintly sweet infusion with a soft woody depth, adding a comforting character to teas and broths without overpowering other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea and decoction blends
• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Seasonal warming tonics
• Traditional qi-moving formulas
• Daily food-herb nourishment

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Wu Yao is decocted into soups, teas, and warming tonics to support the smooth movement of qi and ease the discomfort of cold stagnation. It is a common ingredient in traditional formulas for the lower burner, where it pairs with ingredients like costus root, fennel, and licorice. As a daily tea, it is brewed alone or blended with warming herbs for a gently pungent, comforting infusion.

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