Dried Mugwort Leaf Foot Soak Cakes 500g Aged Ai Ye for Traditional Foot Bath and Bathing

Dried Mugwort Leaf Foot Soak Cakes, known in TCM as Ai Ye (艾叶), from Artemisia argyi. Each 500g pack contains compressed dried leaf cakes, typically 9cm in diameter and 1cm thick, made for external foot bath and bathing use. In TCM theory, mugwort leaf is warm in nature and associated with the liver, spleen, and kidney channels. Traditionally valued in Chinese herbal wellness, it is commonly steeped in hot water for external soaking. For external use only.

Key Selling Points

• Compressed dried mugwort leaf cakes made for foot bath and bathing use
• Made from Ai Ye (艾叶), Artemisia argyi, a classic TCM external-use herb
• Aged dried leaf with a typical deep green to brown color and herbal aroma
• Each cake is typically about 9cm in diameter and 1cm thick for easy portioning
• 500g bulk pack suited to regular foot soaking and seasonal bathing routines

Quality & Sensory

The dried leaf cakes typically show a deep green to grayish-brown color with a fibrous, compressed texture. They carry a characteristic warm, herbal mugwort aroma that becomes more pronounced in hot water. The soaking water typically takes on a light greenish-brown tint.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Dissolve or steep a cake in hot water for a traditional foot soak
• Add to bathwater for a full herbal bath
• Use during seasonal wellness routines such as around the Dragon Boat Festival
• Prepare a warm external soak after long days of standing or walking

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice, Ai Ye is traditionally used externally in foot baths and herbal baths, especially in folk customs around the Dragon Boat Festival when mugwort is hung and used for bathing. The leaf is traditionally steeped or boiled in hot water, sometimes paired with ginger or salt for external soaking. It is traditionally associated with warming the channels and supporting relaxation in external herbal care.

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