Nuodao Gen Glutinous Rice Root Dried Herbal Tea 250g x 2 Cans Water Washed New Harvest

Glutinous Rice Root, known in TCM as Nuo Dao Gen (糯稻根), is the dried root and rootlet of Oryza sativa, harvested from glutinous rice plants and carefully washed and sun-dried. Traditionally valued as a mild cooling herb, it is often paired with Fu Xiao Mai (浮小麦) in folk decoctions. This listing includes two 250g cans of current-year roots, sold as a food-grade dried botanical for herbal tea and decoction use.

Key Selling Points

• Authentic Nuo Dao Gen (糯稻根) dried glutinous rice root and rootlets from the current year harvest
• Botanical source is Oryza sativa, the glutinous rice plant, a classic folk cooling herb
• Water-washed and sun-dried with sulfur-free processing for cleaner brewing
• Traditionally paired with floating wheat (Fu Xiao Mai) in mild herbal decoctions
• Convenient 250g x 2 can pack suitable for regular herbal tea and soup preparation

Quality & Sensory

The dried roots typically appear as slender, tangled pale yellow to light brown rootlets with a dry, fibrous texture and a faint grain-like aroma. When decocted, they typically yield a light, mildly sweet and slightly starchy infusion with a clean herbal character.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer into a mild herbal decoction, traditionally combined with floating wheat
• Brew as a light daily herbal tea after rinsing
• Add to cooling summer herbal drinks in folk practice
• Use in herbal soup preparations alongside other mild botanicals

Traditional Uses

In TCM and folk herbal practice, Nuo Dao Gen is traditionally associated with gently clearing deficiency heat and encouraging fluid production, and it is a familiar ingredient in southern Chinese summer cooling drinks. It is most often decocted with Fu Xiao Mai (浮小麦) and sometimes paired with other mild herbs for family herbal teas during warm seasons. Preparation typically involves rinsing the roots and simmering them in water before straining.

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