Hawthorn & Chicken Gizzard Lining Compound Drink (Shan Zha Ji Nei Jin) — 500ml Herbal Fruit Beverage

Hawthorn & Chicken Gizzard Lining Compound Drink (山楂鸡内金复合饮) is a bottled herbal fruit beverage built around two well-known food-herb (药食同源) ingredients: Shān Zhā (山楂, Crataegus pinnatifida) and Jī Nèi Jīn (鸡内金, the dried inner lining of chicken gizzard). In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), hawthorn is prized as a sweet-and-sour, slightly warm herb that enters the Spleen, Stomach, and Liver channels, traditionally used to support digestion and move stagnant food, while chicken gizzard lining is a classic food-herb associated with the Spleen and Stomach, traditionally used to aid digestion and harmonize the middle burner. Together they form a gentle, food-based daily beverage for those who enjoy rich meals and want a traditional digestive companion.

Key Selling Points

• Built on two classic food-herb ingredients: hawthorn and chicken gizzard lining
• Traditional TCM pairing for digestive support and middle-burner harmony
• Convenient 500ml bottled fruit beverage, ready to drink
• Made in Anhui, China, with a 365-day shelf life
• Sealed bottle packaging for easy storage at room temperature

Quality & Sensory

The beverage pours as a clear, deep amber-red liquid with a bright fruit-skin sheen. On the nose it offers a tart, jammy hawthorn aroma with a faint toasted grain note from the chicken gizzard lining. The taste is sweet-tart and rounded, with a soft fruity acidity that lingers gently on the tongue and a clean, lightly syrupy finish. Served chilled, it becomes crisper and more refreshing; served at room temperature, the hawthorn character reads fuller and warmer.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• After a heavy or rich meal as a traditional digestive companion
• Chilled as a refreshing everyday fruit drink
• Served alongside festive and holiday dining
• An easy grab-and-go bottle for work or travel
• A gentle food-herb beverage for daily routine

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, hawthorn is simmered into teas, fruit pastes, and sweet-sour decoctions, often paired with ingredients like jujube, dried tangerine peel, and rock sugar to make a warming after-meal drink. Chicken gizzard lining is a long-standing food-herb in Chinese home cooking, traditionally added to congee, soups, and medicinal food packs to support the Spleen and Stomach. This compound drink brings the two together in a modern bottled form, echoing the old custom of a tart, gently warming beverage taken after a full meal.

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