Sun Ten Tong Cao| Tetrapanax | 通草| Prima Nova / Default Title

Tong Cao comes from the pith of Tetrapanax papyriferus, which is also the plant they use to make rice paper. So somewhere out there is a spring roll wrapper that is technically a distant cousin of what's in this jar. That's not a joke about the product working. That's just a fact about botany, and honestly it's a weird one.

Sun Ten's Prima Nova line takes this traditional Chinese herb, known as 通草, and turns it into a granulated extract that's meant to be easy to measure, easy to mix, and easy to actually use instead of sitting in your cabinet looking mysterious. Tong Cao has a long history in Chinese herbal practice, where it's traditionally combined with other botanicals as part of a broader wellness approach. We're not going to tell you it treats anything, because it doesn't, and also because that's not how the rules work. What we can tell you is that this is a well-established herb in traditional formulas, and Prima Nova extracts are made using a manufacturing process designed to keep the herb's natural profile intact from raw material to granule.

What Tong Cao Is Traditionally Used For

• Supports the body's natural fluid balance
• Traditionally used in Chinese herbal formulas as part of a balanced wellness routine
• Supports healthy digestive comfort when used as part of a broader herbal approach
• Formulated as a concentrated granule extract for practitioners and home use alike

Why Sun Ten Prima Nova

Sun Ten has been producing standardized Chinese herbal extracts for decades, and the Prima Nova granules are made using a low-temperature extraction process that aims to preserve the herb close to its original form, not just boil it down until it forgets what it was. Each batch is tested for identity and quality before it gets anywhere near your kitchen counter. This isn't a flashy wellness trend with a made-up Latin name on the label. It's an herb that's been part of TCM practice for a very long time, packaged in a format that doesn't require a mortar and pestle or a strong opinion about herbal decoction times.

Mix the granules into warm water as directed, or combine with other herbs as part of your own formula if you're working with a practitioner. It dissolves without much drama, which, if you've ever tried to dissolve actual dried plant pith in a cup, is more of a compliment than it sounds like.

Tong Cao Prima Nova is a traditional single-herb extract meant to support general wellness as part of an overall healthy lifestyle. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

*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.