Ce Bai Ye Powder (Platycladus orientalis) — Dried Arborvitae Leaf Herb, 500g

Ce Bai Ye (侧柏叶), botanically known as Platycladus orientalis and commonly called Arborvitae Leaf or Chinese Arborvitae, is the dried leafy twig of a long-revered traditional herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). For centuries, Ce Bai Ye has been prized as a cooling, astringent, and blood-cooling herb, traditionally used to cool the Blood, stop bleeding, and support healthy hair and scalp. Its nature is bitter, astringent, and slightly cold, making it a focused yet gentle herb for clearing heat and settling the Blood.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional blood-cooling and astringent herb
• Dried Platycladus orientalis leafy twig
• Available as whole herb or custom-milled powder
• 500g value pack for daily herbal use
• Food-herb ingredient for teas, washes, and soaks

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve its deep green color, fine leafy texture, and fresh, resinous herbal aroma. When decocted, the leaves yield a mildly bitter, subtly astringent infusion with a clean, grassy finish. The milled powder is fine and even, blending smoothly into washes, pastes, and soak blends.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea and decoction blends
• Hair and scalp rinse or wash
• Herbal foot soak and bath blends
• External compress and poultice preparations
• Traditional herbal paste ingredient

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Ce Bai Ye is decocted alone or with other herbs as a cooling tea, and is a classic ingredient in traditional hair and scalp rinses. It is also simmered into foot soak blends and external washes, and appears in herbal pastes and poultices. In seasonal food therapy, it is paired with herbs like lotus leaf, mulberry leaf, and honeysuckle for cooling summer infusions.

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