Premium Wild Adzuki Bean Chi Xiao Dou 500g Dried Red Beans for Tea Soup and Herbal Cooking

Premium Wild Adzuki Bean, known in TCM as Chi Xiao Dou (赤小豆), from Vigna umbellata, is a slender long-grain red bean traditionally used in Chinese herbal practice. In TCM theory it is considered sweet and sour in flavor with a neutral nature, traditionally associated with the spleen and small intestine channels. These dried whole beans are sun-dried and suitable for decoctions, soups, congee, and herbal tea blends.

Key Selling Points

• Wild-harvested long-grain adzuki beans graded as premium quality
• Botanical source Vigna umbellata with Chinese name Chi Xiao Dou 赤小豆
• Sun-dried whole beans with no added processing
• Traditionally used in TCM for dampness-clearing soup and tea formulas
• Versatile for decoction, congee, soup packs, and herbal tea blends

Quality & Sensory

Typically slender, elongated, deep red grains with a smooth, firm texture and a mild, earthy aroma. When simmered or decocted, the beans typically soften to a gentle, starchy sweetness and lend a light reddish tone to the liquid.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer into traditional red bean soup or congee
• Add to herbal decoctions with lotus seed and poria
• Brew as a light herbal tea with barley or gorgon fruit
• Combine with Euryale seed and coix seed for seasonal dampness recipes

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice, Chi Xiao Dou is traditionally used in dampness-draining formulas and is a common ingredient in red bean and coix seed decoctions, four-herb soups, and summer congee. It is often paired with Yi Yi Ren (coix seed), Qian Shi (euryale seed), and Fu Ling (poria) in folk recipes for seasonal wellness and everyday cooking.

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