Butterfly Pea Flower (Clitoria ternatea) — Dried Blue Tea Herb, 500g Bulk

Butterfly Pea Flower (Clitoria ternatea) is the dried blossom of a beloved food-herb botanical known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Dié Dòu Huā (蝶豆花). Also called Blue Butterfly, Lan Die Hua, or Asian Pigeonwings, this vivid blue flower has been prized as a cooling, spirit-lightening herb used in daily teas, festive drinks, and herbal infusions. Its nature is sweet, neutral, and gently cooling, making it a mild yet striking botanical for brightening the day and harmonizing the body's fluids.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food-herb flower, Clitoria ternatea
• Vivid natural blue color for teas and drinks
• 500g bulk loose dried blossoms
• Unsweetened, no additives, new-crop stock
• Suitable for daily tea, blends, and culinary use

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully harvested and shade-dried to preserve the deep indigo-blue hue, delicate papery texture, and faint sweet-floral aroma of the blossoms. When steeped in hot water, the petals release a brilliant sapphire-blue infusion with a soft, mild, slightly earthy-sweet taste. A few drops of lemon juice will shift the color toward violet and pink, a natural sign of the flower's anthocyanin pigments at work.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Daily herbal tea, hot or iced
• Color-changing lemonade and festive drinks
• Blended with chrysanthemum, mint, or lemongrass
• Natural blue coloring for rice, desserts, and baked goods
• Gift or sampler tea assortments

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Butterfly Pea Flower is brewed as a gentle daily tea to refresh the spirit and cool the body during warm seasons. It is often steeped alone for a striking blue cup, or blended with chrysanthemum, goji berry, and mint for a light floral infusion. In Southeast Asian and Southern Chinese food traditions, the blossoms are also used to tint rice, dumplings, and desserts a natural blue, and are folded into cooling summer drinks for festive gatherings.

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