MayWay / Plum Flower Yu Xing Cao powder, unsulfured / Default Title

Yu Xing Cao powder, unsulfured, comes from a plant whose Chinese name translates roughly to "fish smell herb." Which is a bold thing to put on a label, but at least you know what you're getting into before you get into it.

An Herb That Tells You Exactly What It Is

Yu Xing Cao is the dried, powdered form of Houttuynia cordata, a plant that has been part of traditional Chinese herbal practice for a long time, mostly because someone, at some point, decided the smell was worth it. MayWay's Plum Flower line processes it without sulfur, which means somebody looked at the option to add sulfur and just... didn't. That's not nothing. A lot of herbs go through sulfur fumigation to look brighter and last longer on a shelf. This one skipped that step, which is why the label says "unsulfured" instead of "unsulfured, technically, if you squint."

What It's Traditionally Used For

In traditional Chinese herbal frameworks, Yu Xing Cao has long been used to support respiratory comfort and a healthy immune response, particularly when things feel a little congested or off-balance. It's also associated with supporting the body's natural defenses and a healthy inflammatory response, which is the compliant way of saying it's been part of wellness routines for centuries without anyone needing to explain the smell twice.

• Supports healthy respiratory comfort
• Supports normal immune system function
• Supports a healthy inflammatory response
• Supports the body's natural defenses
• Traditionally used in Chinese herbal wellness practices

Powder Is Just a Herb That Gave Up Being a Leaf

This comes as a fine powder, not capsules, not a tincture, just the plant, ground down and left alone. That means you get to decide how it enters your

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.