Coix Seed & Red Bean Herbal Tea (薏仁茶) — Job’s Tears, Adzuki, Euryale Blend, 30 Teabags

Coix Seed & Red Bean Herbal Tea (薏仁茶) is a blended botanical tea built around Yì Rén (薏仁, Coix lacryma-jobi), Chì Xiǎo Dòu (赤小豆, Vigna umbellata), and Qiàn Shí (芡实, Euryale ferox), three classic food-herb (药食同源) ingredients long treasured in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for their gentle, damp-clearing and spleen-supporting nature. The blend is rounded out with Huái Mǐ (槐米, Sophora japonica flower bud), Dàn Zhú Yè (淡竹叶, Lophatherum gracile), and Mǎ Chǐ Xiàn (马齿苋, Portulaca oleracea), herbs traditionally paired to cool, drain, and harmonize. Its overall character is mild, slightly sweet, and lightly grassy — a soft, everyday infusion rather than a strong medicinal decoction.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food-herb blend of Coix seed, adzuki bean, and Euryale
• Six-botanical formula with Sophora bud, Lophatherum, and Purslane
• 30 pre-portioned 5 g teabags for easy daily brewing
• Sourced from Anhui, a historic Chinese herb-growing region
• Mild, lightly sweet infusion suited to everyday drinking

Quality & Sensory

Each teabag holds a coarse-cut blend of pale ivory Coix seed, deep red adzuki bean, and cream-colored Euryale, flecked with the greenish-gold of Sophora bud and the soft olive tones of Lophatherum and Purslane. The dry blend carries a warm, nutty, faintly toasted grain aroma with a green herbal undertone. Once steeped, the liquor turns a light amber-gold and gives off a gentle cereal-and-grass fragrance; the taste is smooth and mildly sweet with a clean, slightly drying finish that lingers pleasantly without bitterness.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Daily warm beverage at home or in the office
• Afternoon tea substitute for coffee or sugary drinks
• Seasonal drinking during humid or rainy weather
• Served alongside rich or heavy meals
• Travel-friendly teabags for hotel or workplace brewing

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, this combination follows the classic Chinese food-therapy idea of pairing Coix seed and adzuki bean — two ingredients long simmered together in household soups and congee — with Euryale to round out the blend. Sophora bud, Lophatherum, and Purslane are traditionally added to lend a cooling, draining quality. Beyond teabags, the same ingredients appear in home kitchens as a slow-cooked red bean and Coix seed soup, a summer congee, or a light daily decoction taken during damp, humid seasons. The teabag format is simply a modern, convenient way to enjoy this traditional pairing without long simmering.

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