Yu Zhu Mai Dong Gao (Polygonatum & Ophiopogon Herbal Paste) — Traditional Slow-Simmered Herbal Paste, 100g

Yu Zhu Mai Dong Gao (玉竹麦冬膏) is a traditional slow-simmered herbal paste made from the food-herb rhizomes Yu Zhu (Polygonatum odoratum) and Mai Dong (Ophiopogon japonicus), two of the most revered yin-nourishing botanicals in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Prepared by the old-method 熬制 (slow decoction and reduction) technique, this ready-to-eat paste carries the gentle, sweet, and slightly cooling nature of its two herbs, traditionally used to nourish yin, moisten dryness, and support fluid balance. Each 100g box is produced in Anhui and packed for convenient daily use.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional slow-simmered 熬制 herbal paste
• Made with food-herb Yu Zhu and Mai Dong
• Yin-nourishing, dryness-moistening TCM direction
• Ready-to-eat, convenient 100g boxed format
• Produced in Anhui, 12-month shelf life

Quality & Sensory

The paste presents as a smooth, glossy, amber-to-dark-brown concentrate with a thick, syrupy body that slowly ribbons off a spoon. Its aroma is gently sweet and herbal, carrying the soft, earthy fragrance of simmered Polygonatum and Ophiopogon. On the palate it is mild, subtly sweet, and lightly cooling, with a lingering moist, soothing finish — a sign of a well-reduced, old-method decoction paste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Daily ready-to-eat herbal nourishment
• Dissolved in warm water as a soothing drink
• Stirred into warm tea or congee
• Seasonal dryness support in autumn and winter
• Convenient travel-friendly herbal paste

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Yu Zhu and Mai Dong are classic paired food herbs for nourishing yin and moistening dryness. Yu Zhu Mai Dong Gao follows the old 膏方 (herbal paste) tradition, in which the two herbs are slowly decocted, concentrated, and reduced into a sweet, spoonable paste. Traditionally it is taken by the spoonful, dissolved in warm water, or stirred into congee and teas during dry seasons. It is a familiar household formula in autumn and winter nourishment, often enjoyed alongside lily bulb, goji berry, and pear in gentle seasonal tonics.

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