Tea Tree Root Slices (Camellia sinensis) — Dried Fujian Food Herb, 500g

Tea Tree Root Slices (Camellia sinensis) are the dried root pieces of the tea plant, known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Chá Shù Gēn (茶树根). Long valued in folk herbal practice as a cooling, damp-clearing root, tea tree root has been prized for its bitter-sweet character and its traditional role in supporting the heart, easing restlessness, and clearing heat. Its nature is bitter, sweet, and slightly cold, making it a gentle yet focused herb for traditional decoctions and daily wellness teas.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food herb root from Fujian
• Camellia sinensis root, sliced into large pieces
• Bitter-sweet, slightly cold nature
• Sulfur-free, carefully selected pieces
• 500g value pack for decoctions and teas

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is sorted and sliced into large, even pieces that preserve the root's natural pale tan to light brown color and firm, woody texture. The dried pieces carry a mild, earthy, slightly woody aroma. When decocted, tea tree root yields a light amber infusion with a gentle bitter-sweet taste and a clean, lingering finish, softening as it simmers.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Traditional herbal decoctions
• Daily wellness tea blends
• Slow-simmered soups and broths
• Seasonal food-therapy preparations
• Herbal pairing with other food herbs

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, tea tree root is decocted alone or combined with other food herbs into daily teas and soups. It is often simmered slowly to draw out its bitter-sweet character, and is traditionally paired with ingredients like jujube, goji berry, or lotus seed in seasonal nourishment formulas. In some regional traditions, it is added to long-simmered broths as a gentle, cooling counterpart to richer ingredients.

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