Gui Zhi Jian (Cinnamomum cassia) — Dried Cinnamon Twig Tips, Food-Herb for Tea & Soup

Gui Zhi Jian (Cinnamomum cassia) are the dried young twig tips of a highly revered traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Guì Zhī Jiān (桂枝尖). For centuries, Gui Zhi has been prized as a warming, yang-supporting herb used to release the exterior, warm the channels, and support the smooth flow of qi and blood. Its nature is pungent, sweet, and warm, making it a gentle yet invigorating herb for dispelling cold and harmonizing the body's surface.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional warming food herb
• Dried cinnamon twig tips
• Cinnamomum cassia
• Suitable for tea, soup, and decoction
• New-crop, origin-direct supply

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully sun-dried to preserve its slender, reddish-brown twig form, fine texture, and warm, sweet-spicy aroma. When decocted or simmered, the twig tips release a gentle, fragrant warmth with a subtly sweet and pungent taste, adding depth to broths and teas without overpowering other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Herbal tea blends
• Seasonal warming decoctions
• Medicinal food soup packs
• Daily food-herb cooking

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Gui Zhi is decocted into soups, congee, and warming tonics to support daily comfort during cold seasons. It is a common ingredient in medicinal food soup packs, where it pairs with ingredients like ginger, jujube, and white peony. As a tea, it is brewed alone or blended with other warming herbs for a light, gently spicy infusion.

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