Guang Huo Xiang Slices (Pogostemon cablin) — Dried Food Herb from Guangdong, 500g

Guang Huo Xiang Slices (Pogostemon cablin) are the dried aerial parts of a highly revered traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Guǎng Huò Xiāng (广藿香). For centuries, Guang Huo Xiang has been prized as an aromatic, damp-transforming, and summer-heat-clearing herb, used to refresh the spirit, ease chest tightness, harmonize the stomach, and support digestion during humid seasons. Its nature is pungent and slightly warm, making it a fragrant yet gentle herb for moving qi, transforming dampness, and restoring comfortable internal balance.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional aromatic damp-transforming food herb
• Sourced from Guangdong, the classic growing region
• Sulfur-free, clean, and free of foreign matter
• Dried sliced form for tea, soup, and decoction
• 500g bulk pack for daily herbal preparation

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully sliced and dried to preserve its deep green color, soft leafy texture, and strong, refreshing camphor-like aroma. When brewed or decocted, the slices release a bright, aromatic, slightly bitter and pungent infusion with a cooling aftertaste, adding a clean herbal fragrance to teas and broths.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea blends for humid seasons
• Chinese-style soup and congee
• Traditional summer decoctions
• Aromatic culinary seasoning
• Daily food-herb preparation

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Guang Huo Xiang is decocted into summer teas, soups, and congee to support the body during humid and hot weather. It is a common ingredient in seasonal formulas, where it pairs with ingredients like perilla leaf, tangerine peel, and ginger. As a daily tea, it is brewed alone or blended with mint and chrysanthemum for a light, aromatic infusion that refreshes the senses.

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