Dried Bitter Melon Slices Ku Gua 500g Chinese Herbal Tea and Decoction Cuts

Dried Bitter Melon Slices, known in TCM as Ku Gua (苦瓜), from Momordica charantia, prepared from the mature fruit cut into thin slices. In TCM theory bitter melon is considered cold in nature and bitter in flavor, traditionally associated with clearing summer heat. A versatile raw botanical for tea, infusions, and decoctions.

Key Selling Points

• Whole dried bitter melon fruit cut into thin ready-to-brew slices
• Botanical source Momordica charantia known in TCM as Ku Gua
• Traditionally valued in Chinese herbal practice for its cooling nature
• Simple sliced processing with no added ingredients
• Suitable for daily herbal tea water soups and decoctions

Quality & Sensory

Slices typically show pale green to yellowish green flesh with a light dried texture and a faint fresh melon aroma. Brewed or simmered, they yield a clear yellowish infusion with a distinctly bitter clean taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Steep slices in hot water as a bitter herbal tea
• Simmer in decoctions with other cooling herbs
• Add to soups for a traditional bitter melon flavor
• Use in seasonal summer cooling drinks

Traditional Uses

In traditional Chinese practice Ku Gua is a common household botanical, often simmered in soups with pork ribs or lean meat, brewed alone as a simple tea, or combined with herbs such as chrysanthemum or honeysuckle in summer heat-clearing drinks. It is also a familiar culinary ingredient in Cantonese-style stuffed and stewed dishes.

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