Gui Zhen Cao Powder (Bidens bipinnata) — Dried Food Herb, 500g

Gui Zhen Cao Powder (Bidens bipinnata) is the finely milled whole herb of a traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Guǐ Zhēn Cǎo (鬼针草). Also called Spanish Needles, Jin Zhan Yin Pan, and Po Po Zhen, Gui Zhen Cao has been prized in folk practice as a cooling, heat-clearing herb used in daily teas and decoctions. Its nature is bitter and slightly cold, making it a gentle yet clarifying herb traditionally associated with clearing heat and supporting the body's natural balance.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional heat-clearing food herb
• Finely milled Gui Zhen Cao powder
• Bidens bipinnata whole herb
• 500g sealed pouch for daily tea
• Convenient powder form, easy to brew

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried and milled to a fine, even powder that preserves the herb's deep green-brown color and fresh, grassy aroma. When steeped in hot water, it yields a light amber-green infusion with a mildly bitter, slightly earthy taste and a clean, cooling finish.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Daily herbal tea
• Blended with other cooling herbs
• Seasonal warm-weather infusion
• Traditional decoction ingredient
• Herbal powder blend base

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Gui Zhen Cao is decocted into daily teas and cooling infusions, often brewed alone or blended with herbs like chrysanthemum and honeysuckle. It is a common ingredient in warm-weather herbal drinks and traditional summer decoctions, where it is valued for its clarifying, heat-clearing character. In some regional traditions, the fresh or dried herb is simmered into light soups and herbal beverages for seasonal balance.

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