Dried Gardenia Fruit Zhi Zi 500g Loose Bulk Gardenia jasminoides for Herbal Tea and Decoction

Dried Gardenia Fruit, known in TCM as Zhi Zi (栀子), from Gardenia jasminoides. These whole dried fruits are a classic Chinese herbal botanical traditionally used for herbal tea and decoctions. In TCM theory, Zhi Zi is considered bitter in flavor and cold in nature, traditionally associated with clearing heat. Sold as loose bulk dried fruit for traditional herbal preparation.

Key Selling Points

• Whole dried Gardenia Fruit, a classic TCM botanical known as Zhi Zi (栀子)
• Botanical source Gardenia jasminoides, dried fruit form for tea and decoction use
• Sourced from Jiangxi, a recognized traditional growing region for gardenia fruit
• Sulfur-free processing with 500g loose bulk bag packaging
• Traditionally used in TCM to prepare cooling herbal infusions and decoctions

Quality & Sensory

Typically deep reddish-orange to yellowish-red whole fruits with a hard, wrinkled surface and a faint herbal aroma. When simmered or steeped, the fruit typically releases a golden-yellow color with a distinctly bitter taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer into traditional herbal decoctions
• Steep as a bitter herbal tea infusion
• Combine with other TCM herbs in formulas
• Use in traditional culinary herbal preparations

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice, Zhi Zi is traditionally associated with clearing heat and calming irritability, and it is a common ingredient in classic formulas such as Yin Chen Hao Tang. Traditionally prepared by decoction, often paired with herbs like Dan Dou Chi or Huang Qin. Also traditionally used to give natural golden-yellow color in folk food preparation.

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