Peach Gum (Prunus persica Resin) — Dried Food-Herb Peach Blossom Tears for Soup & Dessert

Peach Gum, known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Táo Jiāo (桃胶) and poetically called Peach Blossom Tears (桃花泪), is the dried resin exuded from the bark of the peach tree (Prunus persica). For centuries it has been treasured as a gentle, yin-nourishing food herb used in sweet soups, congee, and daily beauty tonics. Its nature is sweet, neutral, and slightly cooling, making it a mild yet replenishing ingredient traditionally associated with moistening dryness and supporting fluid balance.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food-herb resin from Prunus persica
• Poetically known as Peach Blossom Tears (桃花泪)
• Round small-grade peach gum, one jin per pack
• Pairs beautifully with snow swallow and soap bean rice
• Clean, sun-dried new-crop quality

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully collected and sun-dried to preserve its amber-to-honey hue, translucent glassy texture, and faintly sweet, resinous aroma. The round small pieces are firm and dry to the touch, swelling into soft, jelly-like pearls when soaked. After slow simmering, they yield a smooth, silky mouthfeel with a delicate, barely sweet taste that absorbs the flavors of the ingredients around them.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Sweet soup and dessert broth
• Congee and grain porridge
• Herbal tea blends with snow swallow and soap bean rice
• Seasonal slow-cooking tonic
• Daily beauty and nourishment routine

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Peach Gum is soaked overnight and then simmered into sweet soups, congee, and gentle beauty tonics. It is a beloved ingredient in southern Chinese dessert broths, where it is cooked with snow swallow, soap bean rice, jujube, goji berry, and rock sugar. As a daily tea, it is brewed or stewed alone for a light, silky infusion that fits easily into a seasonal nourishment routine.

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