Hawthorn Malt Tea Blend Shan Zha Mai Ya Cha 150g Digestive Herbal Flower Tea

Hawthorn Malt Tea Blend, known in TCM as Shan Zha Mai Ya Cha, is a prepackaged herbal flower tea combining six food-and-medicine botanicals: hawthorn (Crataegus pinnatifida fruit), malted barley, radish seed, clove, dried tangerine peel, and dried ginger. In TCM theory, hawthorn and malt are traditionally associated with food stagnation, while tangerine peel and dried ginger are traditionally used to support comfortable digestion. This sugar-free dried blend is brewed as a warm daily infusion.

Key Selling Points

• Six-ingredient food-and-medicine blend with hawthorn, malt, radish seed, clove, tangerine peel, and dried ginger
• Sugar-free dried flower tea cut and dried for convenient brewing
• Traditionally associated in TCM with digestive comfort after meals
• Sealed 150g retail pack with 12-month shelf life
• Produced by a licensed food manufacturer in Bozhou, Anhui

Quality & Sensory

The blend typically shows reddish hawthorn pieces, pale malt grains, and orange peel strips with a warm spicy aroma from ginger and clove. Brewed, it typically yields an amber infusion with a mildly tart, gently sweet-spicy taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Steep as a warm daily herbal tea after meals
• Simmer briefly as a light decoction for a stronger infusion
• Serve during festive or heavy meals as a traditional digestive drink
• Offer as a caffeine-free warm beverage in office or home settings

Traditional Uses

In traditional Chinese practice, hawthorn and malt are classic partners for relieving food stagnation, especially after rich or meaty meals. Radish seed and tangerine peel are traditionally paired to move qi and ease fullness, while clove and dried ginger warm the middle burner. Such blends are commonly simmered or steeped and enjoyed warm, often in autumn and winter or after festive dining.

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