Zhu Ru (Bambusa tuldoides) — Dried Bamboo Shaving Balls, Food Herb for Tea & Soup

Zhu Ru (Bambusa tuldoides) is the dried shaved inner stem of bamboo, known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Zhú Rú (竹茹). For centuries it has been prized as a gentle, phlegm-transforming and stomach-calming herb, traditionally used to ease restlessness, support clear breathing, and settle the digestive center. Its nature is sweet and slightly cold, making it a mild yet clarifying herb for cooling internal heat and harmonizing the stomach. This listing offers 500 g of dried Zhu Ru balls, a food herb (药食同源) suitable for decoction, tea, and soup.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional phlegm-transforming food herb
• Dried bamboo shaving balls (Zhu Ru Qiu)
• Bambusa tuldoides inner stem
• Suitable for decoction, tea, and soup
• New-crop, 500 g bulk supply

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully shaved and dried to preserve its pale yellow-green color, light fibrous texture, and faint grassy aroma. When decocted, the shavings soften and yield a mild, subtly sweet infusion with a clean, slightly bitter finish, adding a light herbal note to broths and teas without overpowering other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal decoction
• Herbal tea blends
• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Seasonal cooling tea
• Soup-pack ingredient

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Zhu Ru is decocted into soups, teas, and gentle tonics to support clear breathing and a settled stomach. It is a common ingredient in summer soup packs, where it pairs with ingredients like lotus leaf, mint, and tangerine peel. As a tea, it is brewed alone or blended with chrysanthemum and honeysuckle for a light, mildly sweet infusion.

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