Ce Bai Ye Powder (Platycladus orientalis) — Dried Leaf Powder for Hair Rinses & Herbal Blends

Ce Bai Ye Powder (Platycladus orientalis) is the finely milled dried leaf of a traditional herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Cè Bǎi Yè (侧柏叶), also called Chinese Arborvitae Leaf. For centuries, Ce Bai Ye has been prized as a cooling, astringent herb used to clear heat, cool the blood, and support healthy hair and scalp traditions. Its nature is bitter, astringent, and slightly cold, making it a focused yet gentle herb for soothing the body and the scalp alike.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional cooling and blood-cooling herb
• Ultra-low-temperature milled leaf powder
• Platycladus orientalis, food-herb ingredient
• Fine powder for hair rinses and herbal blends
• New-crop, freshly milled quality

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is milled at ultra-low temperature to preserve the leaf's deep green color, fine soft texture, and fresh herbal aroma. The powder is smooth and free-flowing, blending easily into water or oil. When infused, it releases a mild, grassy, slightly bitter and astringent taste with a clean, cooling finish.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Hair rinse and scalp care blends
• Herbal tea blends
• Herbal bath and soak preparations
• Traditional herbal paste and poultice mixes
• Botanical powder blending

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Ce Bai Ye is decocted into rinses and washes for the hair and scalp, and is also brewed into cooling teas and blended into herbal bath preparations. It is a common ingredient in traditional hair-care formulas, where it pairs with ingredients like He Shou Wu, mulberry leaf, and ginger. As a daily tea, it is brewed alone or blended with other cooling herbs for a light, mildly bitter infusion.

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