Chou Bai Jiang Cao (Patrinia villosa) — Dried Food-Herb Aerial Parts, 500g

Chou Bai Jiang Cao (Patrinia villosa), also known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Bài Jiàng Cǎo (败酱草), is the dried aerial part of a traditional food herb valued for centuries as a clearing, cooling, and detoxifying botanical. Its nature is bitter, pungent, and slightly cold, making it a classic herb for clearing heat, resolving toxin, and dispersing stagnation. This batch is sourced from Anhui and offered as a sulfur-free, food-grade agricultural product.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional heat-clearing food herb
• Sulfur-free, food-grade agricultural product
• Sourced from Anhui, China
• Dried aerial parts of Patrinia villosa
• 500g bulk pack for daily decoction

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve its deep green to brownish-green color, leafy texture, and characteristic herbaceous aroma. When decocted, it yields a bitter, slightly pungent infusion with a cooling, earthy finish, typical of traditional heat-clearing herbs.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Traditional herbal decoction
• Herbal tea blends
• Seasonal heat-clearing soups
• Food-herb culinary use
• Bulk herbal preparation

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Chou Bai Jiang Cao is decocted alone or with other heat-clearing herbs to support the body's natural balance during warm seasons. It is traditionally used in soups and daily teas, often paired with ingredients like dandelion, honeysuckle, or houttuynia. As a food herb, it is also incorporated into seasonal congee and light broths for its cooling, detoxifying character.

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