Ji Gu Cao (Abrus cantoniensis) — Dried Food Herb Root & Stem, Sulfur-Free, 500g

Ji Gu Cao (Abrus cantoniensis), known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Jī Gǔ Cǎo (鸡骨草), is the dried root and stem of a revered southern Chinese food herb also called Canton Abrus Herb or Chicken-Bone Grass. For generations it has been prized as a gentle, damp-clearing and liver-soothing herb, traditionally used in cooling soups and daily teas across Guangdong and Lingnan folk practice. Its nature is sweet and slightly bitter, cool and balancing, making it a mild yet refreshing herb for clearing heat, easing dampness, and supporting the Liver and Gallbladder channels.

Key Selling Points

• Sulfur-free, clean-selected Ji Gu Cao root and stem
• Abrus cantoniensis, a classic Lingnan food herb
• Traditional Liver-soothing, damp-clearing direction
• Ideal for Cantonese-style cooling soups and teas
• 500g per pack, sourced from Guangdong

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully sorted and dried to preserve its slender, vine-like stems and pale brown-to-ochre root pieces, with a clean, fibrous texture and a mild, earthy, hay-like aroma. When simmered, Ji Gu Cao yields a light golden infusion with a gentle, subtly sweet and faintly bitter taste that softens as it cooks, adding a refreshing character to broths without overpowering other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Cantonese-style cooling soup and broth
• Herbal tea blends for daily refreshment
• Slow-simmered seasonal decoctions
• Soup-pack ingredient with jujube and goji
• Home herbal pantry staple

Traditional Uses

In Lingnan folk herbal practice, Ji Gu Cao is decocted into cooling soups and daily teas to support the Liver, clear heat, and ease dampness during humid seasons. It is a familiar ingredient in Cantonese soup kitchens, where it is simmered with pork, jujube, and goji berry for a light, refreshing broth. As a tea, it is brewed alone or blended with chrysanthemum and honeysuckle for a gentle, mildly sweet infusion enjoyed in warm weather.

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