Huai Mi (Sophora japonica Flower Buds) — Dried Food-Herb for Tea & Wellness Blends

Huai Mi (Sophora japonica) are the dried, unopened flower buds of the pagoda tree, known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Huái Mǐ (槐米) and honored as Huái Huā Mǐ (槐花米). A classic food-herb (药食同源) botanical, Huai Mi has been prized for centuries as a cooling, blood-cooling herb traditionally used to clear heat, cool the blood, and support vascular ease. Its nature is bitter and slightly cold, making it a gentle yet focused herb for seasonal heat-clearing teas and wellness blends.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food-herb (药食同源) flower bud
• Dried unopened buds of Sophora japonica
• Known in TCM as Huai Mi / Huai Hua Mi
• Suitable for herbal teas and wellness blends
• Clean, new-crop bulk supply

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully collected and shade-dried to preserve the small, tight, yellowish-green buds and their delicate texture. The dried buds carry a mild, grassy-floral aroma. When steeped, they yield a pale golden-green infusion with a light, subtly bitter and refreshing taste that softens as it cools.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea blends
• Seasonal heat-clearing infusions
• Wellness decoctions
• Traditional food-herb recipes
• Bulk ingredient for tea shops

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Huai Mi is decocted alone or blended with other cooling herbs for seasonal teas that support the body during warm weather. It is a common ingredient in traditional heat-clearing formulas, often paired with chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, or cassia seed. In daily food-herb culture, it is brewed as a light, refreshing tea and sometimes added to congee or wellness soups for its cooling character.

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