Hawthorn Six-Ingredient Herbal Paste (Shan Zha Liu Wu Gao) — Traditional Slow-Simmered Botanical Paste, 100g

Hawthorn Six-Ingredient Herbal Paste (山楂六物膏, Shān Zhā Liù Wù Gāo) is a traditional slow-simmered botanical paste built around Hawthorn fruit (Crataegus pinnatifida) and Chicken Gizzard Lining (鸡内金, Jī Nèi Jīn), two of the most revered food-herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Prepared in Anhui Province by a long-established decoction-style workshop, this thick, dark amber paste is cooked down over gentle heat in the old herbal tradition, concentrating the essence of six food-herb ingredients into a spoonable daily tonic. Its character is gently warming and mildly sour-sweet, traditionally used to support smooth digestion and the comfortable movement of food and qi after rich or heavy meals.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional six-ingredient herbal paste built on Hawthorn and Chicken Gizzard Lining
• Slow-simmered using the old decoction method (古法熬制)
• Food-herb (药食同源) ingredients in the TCM food-therapy tradition
• Ready to eat — spoon directly or stir into warm water
• 100g boxed format, produced in Anhui Province

Quality & Sensory

Each jar holds a glossy, deep amber-brown paste with a thick, honey-like body that slowly ribbons off the spoon. The aroma is warm and fruity, led by the tart brightness of Hawthorn with soft undertones of toasted grain from the slow simmer. On the palate it is gently sour-sweet and rounded, with a smooth, syrupy texture that dissolves easily in warm water and leaves a clean, lightly fruity finish.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• A spoonful after a rich or heavy meal
• Stirred into warm water as a daily herbal drink
• Taken as part of a traditional food-therapy routine
• Shared at the family table as a gentle after-dinner tonic

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Hawthorn Six-Ingredient Paste belongs to the long tradition of 膏方 (gāo fāng) — slow-cooked herbal pastes taken as daily nourishment rather than as a medicine. Hawthorn (山楂) has been prized for centuries as a sour, gently warming fruit that helps move stagnant food and qi, and it is a familiar presence in Chinese kitchens, where it appears in hawthorn tea, hawthorn cakes, and after-dinner decoctions. Chicken Gizzard Lining (鸡内金) is the classic partner herb in the food-therapy tradition, traditionally paired with Hawthorn to support comfortable digestion. The remaining four ingredients round out the formula in the old six-ingredient style, simmered together until the mixture thickens into a spoonable paste. Families traditionally keep such pastes on hand for festive seasons and heavy banquet meals, taking a small spoonful in warm water after eating.

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