Dried Burdock Seed Niu Bang Zi 500g Natural Sun-Dried Arctium Fruit for Tea and Decoction

Dried Burdock Seed, known in TCM as Niu Bang Zi (牛蒡子), from the fruit of Arctium lappa. These small achenes are naturally sun-dried and sold as raw herbal material for home preparation. In TCM theory, burdock seed is pungent and bitter in flavor and cold in nature, traditionally associated with the lung and stomach channels. It is commonly simmered into decoctions or lightly crushed for herbal tea. Store refrigerated in a dry place and use as part of a balanced traditional wellness routine.

Key Selling Points

• Whole dried burdock seed fruit supplied as raw Chinese herbal material
• Botanical source Arctium lappa, traditionally recorded in the Chinese pharmacopoeia
• Naturally sun-dried with no further processing
• 500g value pack suitable for repeated home decoctions or teas
• Traditionally used in TCM formulas for throat and skin-related patterns

Quality & Sensory

Typically grayish-brown achenes with fine longitudinal ridges and a hard, slender texture. The seeds carry a mild, oily, slightly bitter aroma, and a decoction typically tastes gently bitter and earthy with a faint nutty undertone.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer into traditional herbal decoctions
• Lightly crush and steep as a warm herbal tea
• Add to herbal soup blends prepared at home
• Combine with other TCM herbs in seasonal formulas

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice, Niu Bang Zi is traditionally used to disperse wind-heat, benefit the throat, and ease skin eruptions, and it frequently appears in classic formulas such as Yin Qiao San. The seeds are usually slightly crushed and decocted with other herbs, or steeped hot as a simple daily tea. Traditional pairings include platycodon, licorice, and honeysuckle, and it is often chosen in spring and autumn seasonal wellness routines.

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