Cassia Cinnamon Shreds (Cinnamomum cassia) — Dried Food-Herb Bark for Tea & Spice, 500g

Cassia Cinnamon Shreds (Cinnamomum cassia) are the dried inner bark of a highly revered traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Ròu Guì (肉桂). For centuries, Rou Gui has been prized as a warming, yang-supporting, and life-gate-fortifying herb, used to dispel cold, warm the interior, and invigorate the flow of qi and blood. Its nature is pungent, sweet, and intensely warming, making it a robust yet comforting herb for warming the Spleen and Kidney, guiding fire back to its source, and harmonizing the body's inner warmth.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional warming food herb (药食同源)
• Dried Cassia Cinnamon inner-bark shreds
• Cinnamomum cassia
• Suitable for tea, spice blends, and slow-cooked soups
• New-crop 500g pouch from Guangxi

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully shredded and dried to preserve its reddish-brown color, layered texture, and sweet, woody aroma. When brewed or simmered, the shreds release a warm, sweet-spicy fragrance with a lingering, gently pungent finish, adding depth and warmth to teas, broths, and spice blends without overpowering other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea and warming winter brews
• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Spice blends and culinary seasoning
• Seasonal slow-cooking
• Congee and grain porridge

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Rou Gui is decocted into soups, teas, and warming tonics to support daily comfort during cold seasons. It is a common ingredient in winter soup packs, where it pairs with ingredients like ginger, jujube, and goji berry. As a tea, it is brewed alone or blended with black tea and orange peel for a warm, sweet-spicy infusion.

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