Mu Hu Die (Oroxylum indicum) — Dried Jade Butterfly Herb for Herbal Tea, 500g

Mu Hu Die (Oroxylum indicum), also known as Jade Butterfly or Qian Zhang Zhi, is the dried seed of a traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Mù Hú Dié (木蝴蝶). For centuries, this light, papery seed has been prized as a gentle, throat-soothing herb used to clear heat, ease the voice, and harmonize the Lung and Liver channels. Its nature is slightly cold and its flavor is bitter-sweet, making it a mild yet clarifying herb for daily herbal tea and seasonal wellness routines.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food herb (药食同源) seed
• Known as Jade Butterfly and Qian Zhang Zhi
• Low-temperature slow-dried, sulfur-free
• Light, papery seed for herbal tea
• New-crop 500g bulk pack from Yunnan

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully low-temperature slow-dried to preserve the seed's pale ivory to light tan color, delicate papery texture, and faint botanical aroma. When brewed, the thin wing-like seeds soften and release a light, mildly sweet and subtly bitter infusion with a clean, refreshing finish that carries a gentle floral note.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Daily herbal tea, alone or blended
• Throat-soothing tea with honey or rock sugar
• Blended with chrysanthemum and honeysuckle
• Seasonal wellness tea during dry or hot weather
• Herbal tea base for home blending

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Mu Hu Die is brewed as a daily tea to soothe the throat and clear heat, often combined with chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, or boat sterculia seed. It is also simmered into light decoctions and seasonal wellness teas, and appears in traditional formulas for voice care and throat comfort. As a gentle food herb, it fits naturally into everyday tea routines across warm and dry seasons.

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