Mu Dan Pi Slices (Moutan Cortex) — Unsmoked Dan Pi Root Bark for Cooking & Tea

Mu Dan Pi Slices (Moutan Cortex) are the dried root bark slices of the tree peony, known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Mǔ Dān Pí (牡丹皮) and traditionally honored as Dan Pi (丹皮). Sourced from mature, full-age old roots in Anhui and carefully peeled and sliced without sulfur fumigation, this food herb has long been prized as a cooling, blood-quickening herb used to clear heat, cool the blood, and invigorate circulation. Its nature is bitter, pungent, and slightly cold, making it a focused yet gentle herb for harmonizing the blood aspect.

Key Selling Points

• Unsmoked, sulfur-free new-crop Dan Pi
• Peeled slices from full-age old roots
• Moutan Cortex from Anhui origin
• Traditional blood-cooling food herb
• Suitable for cooking and decoction

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully peeled and sliced to preserve its pale pinkish-tan color, firm yet crisp texture, and clean, faintly woody aroma. When decocted or simmered, the slices release a mildly bitter, subtly sweet and aromatic infusion with a light, refreshing character that blends well into broths and herbal blends.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Herbal decoction blends
• Medicinal food cooking
• Seasonal herbal tea blends
• Soup-pack ingredient

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Mu Dan Pi is decocted into soups, medicinal congee, and cooling tonics to support the blood aspect during warm seasons. It is a common ingredient in traditional medicinal food formulas, where it pairs with ingredients like rehmannia, Chinese yam, and Poria. As a daily tea, it is brewed alone or blended with other cooling herbs for a light, mildly bitter infusion.

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