百子櫃 ›
The dried leafy stems of a mistletoe that grows parasitically on mulberry and other trees, sold as dark woody stem slices and twig segments. Earthy and tea-like in flavour, it needs a full two hours' boiling and is as much at home in the sweet lotus-seed-and-egg tea as in savoury pots.
Nature · neutral Flavour · bitter、sweet Meridians · liver、kidney
In Cantonese food therapy it is used to nourish the liver and kidneys, strengthen sinew and bone and dispel wind-damp; tradition also counts it a pregnancy-steadying herb, hence its place in confinement and expectant-mother tongs.
Rinse it. It is tough, so give it a full 2 hours to give up its flavour.
廣東、廣西（故稱廣寄生）
Herbal shops / specialists
“The pot she makes when someone needs looking after.”
Lo Fo Tong is cultural food-heritage reference, not medical advice. If you are pregnant, unwell or on medication, talk to your doctor or registered practitioner before changing what is in the pot.