Ku Ding Tea (Ilex latifolia) — Large-Leaf Bitter Herbal Tea, Unsulfured & Undyed

Ku Ding Tea (Ilex latifolia) is the dried large-leaf tea of a well-known Chinese bitter herb, known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Kǔ Dīng Chá (苦丁茶). For generations, Ku Ding has been prized as a cooling, fire-clearing, and throat-soothing herb, traditionally used to refresh the senses, ease heat, and support clear-headed comfort. Its nature is bitter, sweet, and cold, making it a brisk yet refreshing herb for cooling the body and settling internal heat.

Key Selling Points

• Large-leaf Ku Ding (Ilex latifolia) tea
• Unsulfured and undyed, clean natural color
• Sourced from Sichuan, China
• Traditional cooling and fire-clearing herb
• 500g bulk pack for daily brewing

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve its deep green-brown leaf color, crisp texture, and clean herbal aroma. When brewed, the leaves unfurl and yield a clear, golden-green infusion with a distinctly bitter first taste that softens into a lingering sweet aftertaste, a signature of well-processed large-leaf Ku Ding.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Daily herbal tea brewing
• After-meal refreshing drink
• Blended with chrysanthemum or honeysuckle
• Summer cooling beverage
• Office and travel tea

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Ku Ding Tea is brewed alone as a daily bitter tea to clear heat and refresh the mind, or blended with chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, and goji berry for a balanced cooling infusion. It is also simmered into summer decoctions and served after rich meals to support digestive comfort. In some regional traditions, the leaves are steeped in hot water and sipped slowly throughout the day as a gentle, bitter-tonic beverage.

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