Jerusalem Artichoke Yi Jian Guo 菊芋 Dried Root Slices Herbal Tea Ingredient Bulk 100g Bag

Jerusalem Artichoke, known in TCM as Yi Jian Guo (菊芋), is the dried tuber of Helianthus tuberosus, a member of the sunflower family. Hand-selected slices are traditionally used in folk herbal practice and commonly simmered as a daily tea or added to soups. In traditional use it is regarded as a mild, cooling food-grade botanical. This listing is a raw agricultural product for culinary and herbal preparation, not a medicine.

Key Selling Points

• Dried Jerusalem Artichoke tuber slices known in TCM as Yi Jian Guo (菊芋)
• Botanical source Helianthus tuberosus, a sunflower-family tuber
• Hand-selected slices sold as a food-grade raw agricultural product
• Traditionally simmered as a daily herbal tea or added to soups
• Convenient 100g resealable bag, bulk weighing available

Quality & Sensory

Slices are typically pale cream to light yellow with a firm, dry texture and a faint earthy, slightly sweet aroma. When simmered, the liquor is typically light amber with a mild, gently sweet, earthy taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer as a daily herbal tea
• Add to soups and slow-cooked broths
• Combine with other food-grade botanicals in decoctions
• Use in seasonal home cooking and congee

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Jerusalem artichoke tubers have long been cooked as a food and simmered into simple home teas, often alongside other mild roots such as lily bulb or lotus seed in seasonal broths. Traditionally associated with gentle, cooling nourishment, the slices are typically decocted 15-20 minutes and strained before drinking. It is a food-grade botanical and does not replace medicine.

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