Dried Hawthorn Slices Shan Zha 山楂 Pitted Option 500g Herbal Tea and Culinary Ingredient

Dried Hawthorn Slices, known in TCM as Shan Zha (山楂), from Crataegus pinnatifida fruit. These carefully selected slices are offered pitted or with core, in a 500g bag. In TCM theory, hawthorn is slightly warm with sour and sweet flavor, traditionally associated with the spleen, stomach, and liver channels. Traditionally used in herbal teas, decoctions, and culinary recipes. Store sealed in a cool dry place.

Key Selling Points

• Selected dried hawthorn fruit slices with pitted and core-in options
• Botanical source Crataegus pinnatifida known in TCM as Shan Zha
• Traditionally used in TCM to support digestion and food stagnation patterns
• Convenient 500g bag suited to teas soups and daily herbal use
• Versatile raw botanical for decoctions congee and seasonal drinks

Quality & Sensory

Slices typically show a warm reddish-brown to amber color with a firm dry texture and a mild fruity tang. When simmered or steeped they typically yield a light ruby infusion with a pleasantly sour slightly sweet taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer into a traditional hawthorn herbal tea
• Add to soup and congee recipes for a fruity tang
• Use in decoctions with other TCM botanicals
• Steep with dried tangerine peel or rose for a seasonal drink

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice Shan Zha is traditionally used to aid digestion of meats and relieve food stagnation and is a common ingredient in digestive decoctions and daily fruit teas. It is often paired with Mai Ya and Shen Qu in classical formulas and simmered with rock sugar or chrysanthemum for a refreshing household drink.

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