Raspberry Fruit (Rubus idaeus) — Dried Food-Herb Berries for Tea, Zhejiang Origin

Raspberry Fruit (Rubus idaeus), known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Fù Pén Zǐ (覆盆子) and also called Wū Biāo Zǐ (乌藨子), is the dried ripe fruit of a revered food-herb (药食同源) botanical. For centuries, Fu Pen Zi has been prized as a gentle, astringent, and kidney-nourishing herb, traditionally used to support essence retention, brighten the eyes, and steady the lower body. Its nature is sweet, slightly warm, and mildly astringent, making it a soft yet focused herb for anchoring and nourishing the Kidney and Liver.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food-herb (药食同源) botanical
• Dried whole raspberry fruit, large-grade berries
• Zhejiang regional origin (浙江道地药材)
• Naturally sweet from the fruit itself, no added sugar
• Suitable for tea, decoction, and daily nourishment

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve the berries' deep red to purplish hue, plump rounded shape, and lightly wrinkled surface. The aroma is mild, fruity, and faintly sweet. When brewed or decocted, the fruit softens and yields a gentle, subtly tart-sweet infusion with a soft, rounded body and a clean, lightly astringent finish.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Daily herbal tea, alone or blended
• Decoction with other food herbs
• Congee and grain porridge
• Seasonal nourishing soups
• Traditional tonic formulas

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Fu Pen Zi is decocted into teas, soups, and congee, and is often included in longevity and kidney-nourishing formulas. It pairs traditionally with ingredients such as goji berry, mulberry, Chinese yam, and jujube. As a daily tea, it is brewed alone for a mild, fruity infusion or blended with other gentle food herbs for seasonal nourishment.

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