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The rhizome of Smilax glabra, sold fresh in chunks or as hard beige dried slices. Earthy and faintly bitter-plain, it withstands hours of boiling and lends damp-clearing pots a quiet, woody depth; the fibrous slices are strained off, not eaten.
Nature · neutral Flavour · sweet、bland Meridians · liver、stomach
In Cantonese food therapy it is the backbone of damp-and-heat clearing pots, traditionally boiled with hairy fig root or rice beans to clear damp toxin and free the joints.
Slice fresh 土茯苓, or soak and rinse the dried slices. It is hard and stands up to long boiling.
廣東、廣西等長江以南山地 — practitioner channel only in AU (granules and wholesale); no consumer retail listing found
Herbal shops / specialists
“The pot for damp weather.”
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.