Shan Hai Luo Slices (Codonopsis lanceolata) — Dried Four-Leaf Ginseng Root, 500g

Shan Hai Luo (山海螺), also known as Four-Leaf Ginseng (四叶参) and botanically Codonopsis lanceolata, is the dried root of a traditional food herb long valued in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as a gentle, qi-supporting botanical. Its nature is sweet and neutral, making it a mild yet nourishing herb traditionally used to support vitality, moisten dryness, and harmonize the body. Sourced from Anhui Province and dried as a food agricultural product, it is offered here as a 500g pack of dried root pieces for daily food-therapy use.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food herb known as Four-Leaf Ginseng
• Botanical identity: Codonopsis lanceolata root
• New-crop stock from Anhui origin
• Dried as a food agricultural product
• 500g pack for daily food-therapy use

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve its pale tan to light brown color, firm yet slightly fibrous texture, and mild earthy aroma. When simmered or decocted, the root pieces soften and release a gentle, subtly sweet flavor with a smooth, rounded mouthfeel, blending easily into soups and broths without overpowering other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Herbal decoction and tonic blends
• Congee and grain porridge
• Daily food-therapy tea
• Medicinal food soup packs

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Shan Hai Luo is decocted into soups, congee, and gentle tonic formulas to support daily nourishment and vitality. It is a common ingredient in medicinal food soup packs, where it pairs with ingredients like Chinese yam, goji berry, and jujube. As a daily tea, it is simmered alone or blended with other mild food herbs for a light, subtly sweet infusion.

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