Hedyotis Diffusa Bai Hua She She Cao Dried Whole Herb 500g Traditional Chinese Herbal Tea and Decoction Ingredient

Dried Hedyotis Diffusa Whole Herb, known in TCM as Bai Hua She She Cao (白花蛇舌草), from Oldenlandia diffusa. This bulk raw herb consists of naturally sun-dried whole plants with slender stems, narrow leaves, and small white flowers. In TCM theory it is considered bitter, sweet, and cool in nature, traditionally associated with clearing heat and resolving dampness. Commonly simmered as a decoction or brewed as an herbal tea. Store in a cool, dry place.

Key Selling Points

• Authentic Bai Hua She She Cao (白花蛇舌草) whole herb from Jiangxi, China
• Botanical source Oldenlandia diffusa, a classic TCM heat-clearing herb
• Naturally sun-dried with no further processing, preserving the whole plant form
• 500g bulk pack suited to decoctions, herbal teas, and household herbal use
• Traditionally valued in southern Chinese folk practice for summer herbal drinks

Quality & Sensory

Typically the dried herb shows grayish-green to brownish-green slender stems and narrow linear leaves, sometimes with tiny white flowers. The texture is light, dry, and slightly brittle with a mild grassy aroma. When decocted, it typically yields a light yellow-green infusion with a gently bitter, refreshing taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer as a traditional herbal decoction
• Brew as a cooling herbal tea, often with other heat-clearing herbs
• Combine in soup or congee recipes following traditional herbal practice
• Use in seasonal summer herbal drinks

Traditional Uses

In TCM theory, Bai Hua She She Cao is bitter, sweet, and cool, entering the stomach, large intestine, and small intestine channels. It is traditionally used to clear heat and resolve toxicity and damp-heat. In southern China it is a familiar folk herb, commonly simmered alone or with herbs such as Scutellaria barbata (Ban Zhi Lian) in decoctions and summer cooling teas.

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