Fu Ping (Spirodela polyrhiza) — Dried Duckweed Herb, Purple-Back Water Floating Weed

Fu Ping (Spirodela polyrhiza), also known as Duckweed or Purple-Back Water Floating Weed, is the dried whole plant of a traditional aquatic herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Fú Píng (浮萍). For centuries, Fu Ping has been prized as a wind-releasing, heat-clearing, and water-moving herb, traditionally used to support the skin, ease swelling, and promote the smooth release of surface pathogens. Its nature is pungent and cold, making it a light yet penetrating herb for dispersing wind-heat and promoting diuresis.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional wind-releasing and heat-clearing herb
• Dried whole-plant Duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza)
• Purple-back water floating weed variety
• Suitable for decoction and herbal blends
• Clean, sun-dried quality

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully sun-dried to preserve its delicate green-to-purplish color, light papery texture, and faint aquatic, grassy aroma. When decocted, it yields a mild, slightly bitter and subtly cooling infusion with a clean, watery finish that blends easily with other herbs.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal decoction blends
• Traditional skin-support formulas
• Seasonal wind-heat support teas
• Herbal foot soak blends
• Daily wellness tea blends

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Fu Ping is decocted into light teas and combined with other herbs to support the release of wind-heat and promote gentle diuresis. It is often paired with mint, schizonepeta, or lophatherum in seasonal formulas, and is sometimes added to foot soak blends for its traditional skin-supporting properties. As a daily tea, it is brewed alone or blended for a light, mildly cooling infusion.

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