Dried Potentilla Herb Fan Bai Cao Tea 500g Loose Herbal Tea for Daily Infusion

Dried Potentilla Herb, known in TCM as Fan Bai Cao (翻白草), from Potentilla discolor, the whole aerial plant including leaves. Traditionally valued in Chinese herbal practice and commonly prepared as a simple loose herbal tea. In TCM theory it is considered cooling with a sweet and slightly bitter flavor. A straightforward botanical for home infusion, decoction, or blended herbal formulas.

Key Selling Points

• Whole dried Potentilla discolor aerial plant, a classic Chinese folk herb
• Known in TCM as Fan Bai Cao (翻白草), also called Ye Xia Bai or Fan Bai Cao
• Sun-dried whole herb suitable for tea infusion or decoction
• Traditionally associated with cooling and clearing properties in TCM theory
• Convenient 500g resealable bag for daily herbal tea preparation

Quality & Sensory

Typically the dried herb shows grayish-green crinkled leaves with silvery-white undersides and slender roots. The aroma is mildly grassy and herbal, and the brewed tea typically tastes lightly sweet with a subtle bitter finish.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Steep as a loose herbal tea for daily drinking
• Simmer in decoctions with other cooling herbs
• Blend into mixed herbal tea formulas
• Use in traditional folk herbal preparations

Traditional Uses

In traditional Chinese folk practice, Fan Bai Cao has long been prepared as a simple infusion or decoction, often drunk during warm seasons. It is traditionally paired with other cooling herbs such as honeysuckle or chrysanthemum in herbal teas. In TCM theory it is associated with clearing heat and is a familiar household herb in rural herbal traditions.

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