Chuan Mu Xiang Slices (Vladimiria souliei) — Sichuan Dried Food-Herb Root for Tea & Soup

Chuan Mu Xiang Slices (Vladimiria souliei, also recorded as Dolomiaea souliei) are the dried root slices of a traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Chuān Mù Xiāng (川木香). A close botanical cousin of common Mu Xiang (Aucklandia lappa), Chuan Mu Xiang has long been prized as a qi-moving, digestion-supporting, and middle-warming herb used to ease bloating, support comfortable digestion, and harmonize the Spleen and Stomach. Its nature is warm, pungent, and slightly bitter, making it a gently invigorating herb for soothing the digestive center and promoting the smooth flow of qi.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional qi-moving food herb from Sichuan
• Dried Chuan Mu Xiang root slices
• Vladimiria souliei (Dolomiaea souliei)
• Sulfur-free, selected-grade slices
• Suitable for tea, decoction, and soup

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully sliced and air-dried to preserve its pale yellowish-brown color, firm fibrous texture, and characteristic deep, resinous aroma. When decocted or simmered, the slices release a warm, pungent, slightly bitter flavor with a lingering woody sweetness, adding aromatic depth to broths and herbal infusions without overpowering companion ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal decoction and daily tea
• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Medicinal food congee
• Aromatic digestive tea blends
• Soup-pack ingredient

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Chuan Mu Xiang is decocted into soups, congee, and warming tonics to support comfortable digestion and the smooth movement of qi through the middle burner. It is a common ingredient in medicinal food soup packs, where it pairs with ingredients like hawthorn, tangerine peel, and amomum fruit. As a tea, it is brewed alone or blended with other aromatic herbs for a warm, gently bitter infusion taken after meals.

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