Chicory & Gardenia Tea (Cichorium intybus & Gardenia jasminoides) — Mulberry Leaf & Kudzu Triangle Tea Bags

Chicory & Gardenia Tea is a blended herbal tea built around Jú Jù (菊苣, Cichorium intybus), Zhī Zi (栀子, Gardenia jasminoides), Sāng Yè (桑叶, Morus alba leaf), and Gé Gēn (葛根, Pueraria lobata root), three of which are long-revered food herbs (药食同源) in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Packed in convenient triangle tea bags, this blend has been prized as a cooling, clearing, and gently harmonizing tea, traditionally used to refresh the body, ease internal heat, and support smooth daily balance. Its nature is predominantly cool, sweet, and slightly bitter, making it a light yet purposeful infusion for everyday wellness rituals.

Key Selling Points

• Blend of Chicory, Gardenia, Mulberry Leaf, and Kudzu
• Traditional food-herb (药食同源) ingredients
• Triangle tea bags for full-leaf infusion
• Cold-brew friendly for refreshing summer tea
• 20 bags per pack, direct from origin in Anhui

Quality & Sensory

Each triangle bag holds coarsely cut botanical pieces that unfurl freely in water, releasing a pale golden-amber liquor. The dry blend carries a mild, grassy-sweet aroma with a faint roasted note from the chicory root. On brewing, the tea yields a smooth, lightly bittersweet cup with a clean herbal finish and a subtle natural sweetness from the ingredients themselves — no added sugar, only the sugars naturally present in the botanicals.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Daily hot herbal tea
• Cold-brewed refreshing summer drink
• Afternoon tea break at home or office
• Post-meal soothing cup
• Travel-friendly tea bag ritual

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, this combination of Chicory, Gardenia, Mulberry Leaf, and Kudzu is decocted or steeped as a daily clearing tea, especially during warm seasons when the body feels heavy or overheated. Chicory is traditionally used to cool and clear, Gardenia to calm and drain internal heat, Mulberry Leaf to disperse wind-heat, and Kudzu to support fluid balance and ease the neck and shoulders. Together they form a gentle, food-herb tea that fits naturally into morning or afternoon routines, served hot in cooler months and cold-brewed in summer.

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