Dried Du Jin Cao 独脚金 Striga Herb Soup Pack 500g Traditional Children Appetizer Soup

Dried Du Jin Cao (独脚金, dújīnjīn), known in TCM as Du Jin Cao, from Striga asiatica, the whole dried herb. Traditionally used in Cantonese folk practice for children's appetizer soups, this slender herb is simmered with lean pork or poultry to make a mild herbal broth. In TCM it is considered cooling with a sweet and slightly bitter flavor. A traditional culinary herb for family soup making.

Key Selling Points

• Authentic Guangxi-grown Du Jin Cao (独脚金) whole dried herb
• Botanical source Striga asiatica, a classic southern Chinese folk soup herb
• Traditionally used in children's appetizer soup packs in Cantonese households
• Whole dried herb supplied as a 500g culinary pack for soup and decoction
• In TCM considered sweet, slightly bitter, and cooling in nature

Quality & Sensory

Typically slender, wiry stems with fine linear leaves in yellowish-green to brownish tones, with a faint grassy aroma. When simmered, the broth is typically light with a mild, slightly sweet and gently bitter herbal taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmered into a mild children's appetizer soup with lean pork
• Added to family herbal soup packs with poultry or pork bones
• Decocted as a light traditional herbal broth
• Combined with other mild soup herbs for seasonal family cooking

Traditional Uses

In southern Chinese folk practice, Du Jin Cao is a well-known ingredient in children's appetizer soups, traditionally simmered with lean pork, pork liver, or poultry to make a gentle broth. It is often paired with other mild herbs such as Huai Shan or Yi Yi Ren in family soup packs. In TCM theory it is associated with supporting appetite and easing food stagnation, and it is commonly used in summer and seasonal family cooking.

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