Wu Yan Guo (Choerospondias axillaris) — Dried South Wild Jujube Pit for Tea & Herbal Soaks, 250g

Wu Yan Guo (Choerospondias axillaris), also known as Nán Suan Zao Hé (南酸枣核) or Guang Zao Hé (广枣核), is the dried pit of the South Wild Jujube fruit, a traditional food-herb ingredient long used in Chinese wellness practice. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), it is known as Wǔ Yǎn Guǒ (五眼果), named for the five eye-like hollows visible on each pit. Its nature is sweet and sour, gently warming, and it is traditionally associated with the Heart and Liver channels, where it is prized as a calming, qi-moving ingredient for teas, decoctions, and herbal soaks.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food-herb pit of Choerospondias axillaris
• Known in TCM as Wu Yan Guo (五眼果)
• Clean, hand-selected, free of debris
• Dried by gentle oven process
• Suitable for tea, decoction, and herbal soak

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve the pit's warm reddish-brown tone, firm woody texture, and clean, faintly fruity aroma. When simmered or steeped, the pits release a mild, subtly tart and sweet infusion with a soft, rounded body, leaving a gentle astringent finish that blends well with other herbs.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea and daily infusion
• Traditional decoction blends
• Herbal foot soak and bath preparations
• Seasonal wellness tea pairing
• Medicinal food soup ingredient

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Wu Yan Guo is simmered into teas and decoctions, often paired with ingredients like jujube, goji berry, and dried longan for a warming daily infusion. It is also a common addition to herbal soak blends, where the pits are simmered and the liquid used for foot baths. In some regional traditions, the pits are added to medicinal food soups and congee for gentle, everyday nourishment.

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