Zhi Ju Zi (Hovenia dulcis) — Dried Food Herb Seed for Tea & Soup, 500g

Zhi Ju Zi (Hovenia dulcis) is the dried fruit and seed of a traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Zhǐ Jù Zǐ (枳椇子), also called the Raisin Tree fruit or Japanese Raisin Tree seed. For centuries, Zhi Ju Zi has been prized as a sweet, gently cooling herb used to clear heat, soothe the Liver, and support the body after rich meals and festive drinking. Its nature is sweet and neutral-to-slightly-cool, making it a mild yet refreshing herb for daily herbal teas and slow-simmered soups.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food herb (药食同源) fruit and seed
• Dried Zhi Ju Zi from Shaanxi origin
• Hovenia dulcis — Raisin Tree fruit
• Naturally sun-dried, clean new-crop quality
• Suitable for herbal tea, soup, and decoction

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is naturally sun-dried to preserve its warm brown color, wrinkled seed-coat texture, and faintly sweet, raisin-like aroma. When simmered or brewed, Zhi Ju Zi yields a gentle, mildly sweet infusion with a soft, rounded body and a subtle nutty finish, adding warmth to teas and broths without overpowering other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea blends and daily infusions
• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Decoction with other food herbs
• Congee and grain porridge
• Seasonal slow-cooking

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Zhi Ju Zi is decocted into soups, teas, and gentle tonics to support the body after heavy meals and festive occasions. It is a common ingredient in after-dinner herbal teas, where it pairs with ingredients like chrysanthemum, hawthorn, and tangerine peel. As a daily tea, it is brewed alone or blended with jujube and goji berry for a light, mildly sweet infusion that fits easily into everyday nourishment.

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