Dried Fig (Ficus carica) — Whole Food-Herb Fruit for Tea & Daily Nourishment, 500g

Dried Fig (Ficus carica), known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Wú Huā Guǒ (无花果), is the sun-dried whole fruit of a beloved food-herb prized for centuries as a gentle, moistening, and spleen-supporting botanical. Its nature is sweet and neutral, making it a mild yet nourishing fruit traditionally used to soothe dryness, support digestion, and harmonize the middle burner. Each batch is carefully dried to preserve its natural sugars, soft chew, and honeyed aroma.

Key Selling Points

• Whole dried figs, large-grade fruit
• Food-herb (药食同源) botanical
• Ficus carica, sweet and neutral nature
• Naturally dried, no added sugar
• 500g pack, new-crop quality

Quality & Sensory

Each fig is plump and generously sized, with a warm amber-to-deep-brown skin and a soft, chewy interior studded with fine seeds. The aroma is honeyed and gently fruity, and when steeped or simmered the fruit releases a mellow, naturally sweet infusion with a soft, jammy texture that sweetens broths and teas without added sugar.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea and fruit infusions
• Chinese-style soups and sweet broths
• Congee and grain porridge
• Daily snack or trail mix
• Seasonal nourishing tonics

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, dried figs are simmered into sweet soups, congee, and gentle tonics to moisten dryness and support the spleen and stomach. They are commonly paired with ingredients like snow pear, lily bulb, goji berry, and jujube in autumn and winter nourishment formulas. As a daily tea, the fruit is steeped alone or blended with chrysanthemum and honey for a soothing, naturally sweet cup.

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