Dried pai cao from Guangxi and Guizhou — a mild, grassy aromatic herb used in southern Chinese hot pot and braising blends, supplied whole and cleaned.
Capillary lysimachia (Lysimachia capillipes), known as pai cao, is a slender herbaceous plant gathered in Guangxi and Guizhou. Its dried herb has a mild, grassy aroma and works as a supporting note rather than a lead flavour.
It appears in southern Chinese hot pot and braising blends, often alongside ling xiang cao. Supply is small-scale and seasonal, typically traded in bales rather than containers of uniform grade.
Whole dried herb in bales. Volume and grade confirmed per lot.
| Attribute | Whole (Select) | Whole (Standard) |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | Guangxi / Guizhou, China | Guangxi / Guizhou, China |
| Appearance | Whole dried stems, green-brown, minimal leaf loss | Whole herb; colour variation allowed |
| Moisture | ≤ 12% | ≤ 13% |
| Aroma / Oil | Clean grassy aroma | Mild aroma |
| Impurities | ≤ 0.5% | ≤ 1.5% |
| Typical Use | Hot pot and braising blends | Industrial blending |
| Packaging | 15 / 20 kg bale | 20 kg bale |
Indicative specifications for standard presentations. Final values are confirmed against your requirements and per lot — full technical data sheet, COA and sample analysis available on request.
Typical applications in food manufacturing, food service and extraction. Custom cuts, blends and specifications are available on request.
Supporting aromatic in regional Guangxi and Guizhou hot pot blends.
Paired with ling xiang cao in southern braised-meat spice mixes.
Compound seasoning and restaurant stock formulations.
Local herbal practice in Guangxi and Guizhou.
Every shipment undergoes physical inspection, moisture testing and active-content verification. Third-party lab testing (SGS, Eurofins, BV) and complete import documentation can be coordinated per order.
Import clearance depends on paperwork as much as on the goods. Below is what we hold and what we can prepare for your destination market — confirmed per order rather than claimed as a blanket certification.
Held. Copy provided on request for buyer verification and supplier approval.
Held. Export documentation is coordinated against each order and destination market.
Food-safety system documentation supplied on request during supplier qualification.
Arranged on request where the destination market or buyer requires it.
Aflatoxin, pesticide residue, heavy metals and microbiology tested per lot on request.
FDA labelling and prior-notice guidance, plus EU import documentation, prepared on request.
Documents are issued per shipment and vary by product and destination. Copies of licences and certificates are provided on request during supplier qualification.
Flexible packaging options to suit retail, food manufacturing and bulk container orders.
25 kg carton
Retail / food manufacturing
25 kg / 50 kg
Industrial / bulk buyers
1 MT jumbo bags
Full container loads
Custom carton design
Bag sizes & labeling
Container loading varies with product density and packaging — typically 18–24 MT per 20′ container for whole spices and less for low-density herbs and leaf. Final packing, palletisation and container plan are confirmed per order.
A complete export documentation package to support import clearance and buyer due diligence.
Quick answers to common buyer questions. For detailed technical data, please request our product brochure.
Both are Lysimachia species used in similar regional blends. Capillary lysimachia is milder and grassier; Chinese lysimachia (L. foenum-graecum) is sweeter and more intense. They are usually used together rather than substituted for each other.
Not on a regular basis. Supply is gathered in small lots by region, so we quote against actual available volume rather than a standing annual capacity.
Our standard MOQ for Capillary Lysimachia is 1 MT per grade, so a buyer can run a trial lot through their own line before committing to a container. A 20′ container holds roughly 18–24 MT depending on product and packing; a 40′ FCL is quoted on the same basis.
Yes. 200 g–500 g samples of Capillary Lysimachia are supplied free of charge for evaluation; the buyer covers courier freight, or the sample can travel with the first shipment. Tell us the grade, packing form and destination and we cut the sample from the current lot.
Production runs 25–30 working days from order confirmation, depending on grade, packing and current stock. Capillary Lysimachia then moves to Qinzhou port, or the port you nominate; ocean transit is quoted per destination when freight is confirmed.
We typically accept T/T (30% deposit, 70% against B/L copy) or L/C at sight for new buyers. Repeat buyers can move to negotiated terms after the first shipments.
Yes. Bag size, carton design and label content can follow your market's rules, and we send a dieline proof before the run starts. Custom packaging starts at 1,000 kg per design.
The standard set is COA, phytosanitary certificate, certificate of origin, commercial invoice, packing list and bill of lading. Pesticide residue, aflatoxin, heavy metal and microbiology reports for Capillary Lysimachia are issued by third-party labs such as SGS, Eurofins or BV on request. We do not hold an FDA facility registration; for US imports we support your importer's FSVP and prior-notice paperwork with batch-level documents.