Huai Mi Sophora Bud Dried Huaihua Flower Buds Natural Sun Dried Herbal Tea Ingredient 500g

Huai Mi (槐米), the dried flower bud of Sophora japonica, is a classic Chinese herbal tea ingredient traditionally valued in TCM. Naturally sun dried without sulfur fumigation, these greenish white buds are typically regarded as cold in nature and bitter in flavor. Traditionally associated with cooling and clearing in TCM theory, they are commonly simmered as a decoction or steeped as a light herbal infusion. This product is a food grade agricultural item and is not intended to replace medicine.

Key Selling Points

• Dried Sophora japonica flower buds known in TCM as Huai Mi 槐米
• Naturally sun dried and sulfur free with fresh green color retained
• New harvest crop sourced from Anhui province
• Traditionally used in TCM for cooling herbal decoctions and infusions
• Sold as a 500g pack of edible agricultural produce

Quality & Sensory

Buds are typically yellowish green to olive green, elongated and slightly curved, with a firm dry texture and a faint grassy herbal aroma. When steeped or simmered, the liquor typically shows a pale yellow green tone with a mildly bitter, astringent taste.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Steep as a light herbal infusion alone or with other flowers
• Simmer in traditional herbal decoctions
• Blend into cooling summer herbal tea mixes
• Use as a culinary ingredient in traditional herbal recipes

Traditional Uses

In TCM theory, Huai Mi is traditionally associated with cold nature and bitter flavor, and is traditionally used to clear heat. Folk practice commonly pairs the buds with other cooling herbs such as chrysanthemum or honeysuckle in seasonal infusions, or simmers them in decoctions. They are also traditionally used in herbal congee and summer cooling drinks.

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