Qing Hao (Artemisia annua) — Dried Sweet Wormwood Herb, Food-Herb Botanical, 500g

Qing Hao (Artemisia annua), also known as Sweet Wormwood or Annual Wormwood, is the dried aerial herb of a well-known food-herb (药食同源) botanical revered in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Qīng Hāo (青蒿). For centuries, Qing Hao has been prized as a cooling, heat-clearing herb traditionally used to clear summerheat, cool the blood, and support the body during warm seasons. Its nature is bitter, slightly pungent, and cold, making it a refreshing herb for clearing heat and harmonizing the body's internal balance.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food-herb (药食同源) botanical
• Dried Qing Hao aerial herb, clean and free of debris
• Artemisia annua — Sweet Wormwood
• Sourced from Anhui, China
• 500g bulk loose herb for tea and decoction

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully harvested and shade-dried to preserve its soft green color, feathery leaf texture, and fresh, grassy aroma with a hint of camphor-like coolness. When decocted or steeped, it yields a light green infusion with a mildly bitter, cooling taste and a clean herbal finish, characteristic of a well-preserved Artemisia annua herb.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea and summerheat-cooling infusions
• Traditional decoctions and herbal formulas
• Seasonal wellness blends
• Medicinal food soup packs
• Bulk herbal ingredient for daily use

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Qing Hao is decocted into cooling teas, summer tonics, and seasonal formulas to clear summerheat and refresh the body during hot weather. It is a common ingredient in traditional summer decoctions, where it pairs with ingredients like mint, lotus leaf, and winter melon. As a daily tea, it is brewed alone or blended with other cooling herbs for a light, refreshing infusion.

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