Chi Xiao Dou (Vigna umbellata) — Dried Red Adzuki Beans for Tea & Grain Blends, 500g

Chi Xiao Dou (Vigna umbellata), also known as red adzuki bean or rice bean, is the dried ripe seed of a traditional food-herb ingredient known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Chì Xiǎo Dòu (赤小豆). For centuries it has been prized as a gentle, water-regulating food herb used in teas, congee, and grain blends. Its nature is sweet, sour, and neutral, making it a mild yet effective ingredient for supporting fluid balance and soothing dampness.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food-herb ingredient (药食同源)
• Dried red adzuki beans, 500g vacuum-sealed pack
• Vigna umbellata, first-grade whole beans
• ≥95% full-grain rate, clean and uniform
• Ideal base for red bean and coix seed tea

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is sorted and vacuum-packed to preserve the beans' deep reddish-brown color, smooth glossy skin, and firm, uniform texture. They carry a mild, neutral aroma with no off-notes. When simmered or brewed, the beans soften gradually and release a gentle, subtly sweet, earthy flavor that blends smoothly with coix seed, barley, or jujube.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Red bean and coix seed tea base
• Congee and grain porridge
• Chinese-style soup and stew
• Five-grain daily blends
• Homemade herbal tea mixes

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Chi Xiao Dou is simmered into soups, congee, and daily teas to support the body's natural fluid balance and ease dampness. It is a classic companion to coix seed (Yi Yi Ren) in red bean and barley tea, and is often cooked with jujube, lotus seed, or barley in seasonal congee. As a daily food, it is also ground into powders or added to five-grain blends for gentle, everyday nourishment.

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