Zao Jiao Powder (Gleditsia sinensis) — Sun-Dried Chinese Honeylocust Fruit Powder, 500g

Zao Jiao Powder (Gleditsia sinensis) is the finely milled, sun-dried fruit of the Chinese Honeylocust tree, known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Zào Jiǎo (皂角) or Dà Zào Jiá (大皂荚). For centuries it has been prized as a phlegm-transforming, orifice-opening herb, traditionally used to address phlegm-heat, swelling, and sluggish movement of qi. Its nature is pungent, warm, and slightly toxic in raw form, with a small amount entering the Lung and Large Intestine channels, making it a classic herb for transforming stubborn phlegm and supporting the body's natural clearing processes.

Key Selling Points

• Sun-dried, new-crop Chinese Honeylocust fruit
• Finely milled powder for easy blending
• Traditional phlegm-transforming herb
• Non-sulfur, no artificial fumigation
• 500g value pack for bulk use

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is sun-dried and finely milled to preserve its pale tan to light brown color, soft powdery texture, and mild, slightly acrid botanical aroma. When mixed with warm water or decocted, the powder disperses easily and yields a faintly bitter, earthy infusion with a subtle foaming quality characteristic of the saponin-rich fruit.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Traditional herbal decoctions and formulas
• Herbal foot soak blends
• External compress preparations
• Bulk herbal ingredient for formulators
• Traditional cleansing and phlegm-clearing preparations

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Zao Jiao is decocted into soups and formulas to transform phlegm, open the orifices, and support the movement of qi. It is a common ingredient in traditional foot soak blends, where it is simmered with herbs like mugwort and ginger. As a powder, it is mixed into warm water for external washes or blended into herbal pastes for topical application, placing this ancient botanical back into daily wellness rituals.

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