Bu Zha Ye (Microcos paniculata) — Dried Food Herb Leaves for Tea & Soup

Bu Zha Ye (Microcos paniculata) is the dried leaf of a traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Bù Zhā Yè (布渣叶). Also called Po Bu Ye (破布叶) and Ma Bu Ye (麻布叶), this southern Chinese herb has long been prized as a gentle, digestion-supporting leaf used in daily teas and summer soups. Its nature is light, slightly bitter, and cooling, making it a mild yet refreshing herb traditionally associated with clearing summer heat, easing digestion, and harmonizing the Stomach.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food herb leaf from Guangxi
• Known in TCM as Bu Zha Ye (布渣叶)
• Microcos paniculata botanical identity
• Suitable for herbal tea and soup
• Clean, new-crop bulk quality

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve its natural green-brown leaf color, light papery texture, and mild herbal aroma. When decocted or brewed, the leaves yield a pale golden-green infusion with a gentle, slightly bitter taste and a soft, refreshing finish that blends well with other herbs.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea blends
• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Summer cooling drinks
• Congee and grain porridge
• Daily food-herb decoction

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Bu Zha Ye is decocted into summer teas, soups, and cooling drinks to support digestion and ease the heaviness of hot, humid weather. It is a common ingredient in southern Chinese soup packs, where it pairs with ingredients like hawthorn, dried tangerine peel, and job's tears. As a daily tea, it is brewed alone or blended with other gentle herbs for a light, mildly bitter infusion.

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