Five Black Mulberry & Polygonatum Paste (Wu Hei Sang Shen Gao) — Traditional Herbal Paste, Custom Gift Box

Five Black Mulberry & Polygonatum Paste (五黑桑葚膏, Wǔ Hēi Sāng Shèn Gāo) is a traditional Chinese herbal paste (膏方) crafted from food-herb (药食同源) ingredients, including mulberry (Sāng Shèn, Morus alba fruit) and Polygonatum (Huáng Jīng, Polygonatum sibiricum rhizome), alongside the classic 'five black' botanical family. Made in Shandong using intangible cultural heritage (非遗技艺) paste-making methods, this ready-to-eat herbal paste is prized in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as a gentle, yin-nourishing and blood-supporting daily tonic. Its nature is sweet and neutral to slightly warm, making it a smooth, comforting paste for seasonal nourishment and everyday wellness rituals.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional 'five black' food-herb formula with mulberry and Polygonatum
• Crafted using intangible cultural heritage (非遗技艺) paste-making methods
• Ready-to-eat herbal paste (膏方) for daily wellness rituals
• Food-herb (药食同源) ingredients rooted in TCM food therapy
• Custom gift box packaging available for personal or gifting use

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is slowly reduced into a glossy, deep purple-black paste with a rich, syrupy body. The texture is smooth and thick, clinging gently to the spoon, while the aroma carries the dark fruity sweetness of mulberry layered over the mild, earthy notes of Polygonatum. On the palate it is softly sweet with a subtle herbal depth, leaving a warm, rounded finish that is pleasant to take directly or stirred into warm water.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Daily wellness ritual taken directly by spoon
• Stirred into warm water as a soothing herbal drink
• Seasonal nourishment during autumn and winter
• Gift-giving with custom box packaging
• Paired with congee or warm grain porridge

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, five-black pastes such as this are slow-simmered into thick 膏方 tonics to support yin, nourish blood, and gently build vitality through the colder seasons. Mulberry (Sang Shen) is traditionally used to nourish the Liver and Kidney, while Polygonatum (Huang Jing) is prized as a mild, moistening food herb that supports the Spleen and Lung. Together they are taken as a daily spoonful, stirred into warm water, or folded into congee and longevity formulas—placing the herbs back into everyday nourishment rather than occasional remedy.

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