Huang Jing Zi (Vitex negundo) — Dried Vitex Seed, Food Herb for Tea & Soup

Huang Jing Zi (Vitex negundo) is the dried ripe fruit of a traditional food herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Huáng Jīng Zǐ (黄荆子). Also called Vitex Seed or Negundo Chastetree Fruit, Huang Jing Zi has been prized as a gentle, wind-dispelling and qi-harmonizing herb used to ease head heaviness, support clear breathing, and settle the middle burner. Its nature is warm, pungent, and slightly bitter, making it a mild yet aromatic herb for warming the interior and moving stagnant qi.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food herb (药食同源) ingredient
• Dried Vitex negundo ripe fruit
• Warm, aromatic, and gently dispersing
• Suitable for tea, decoction, and soup
• New-crop, clean, bulk-friendly quality

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully sun-dried to preserve its small, round, dark-brown to near-black fruits with a subtle grey bloom. The texture is firm and slightly woody, and the aroma is warm, earthy, and faintly peppery. When decocted, the seeds yield a light amber infusion with a mild, gently bitter and aromatic taste that softens as it cools.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea and daily decoction
• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Seasonal warming blends
• Traditional herbal foot soak
• Bulk herbal pantry ingredient

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Huang Jing Zi is decocted into teas and soups to warm the middle, disperse wind, and ease heaviness in the head and chest. It is a common ingredient in seasonal warming decoctions, where it pairs with ingredients like ginger, perilla leaf, and tangerine peel. As a daily tea, it is brewed alone or blended with other aromatic herbs for a light, gently bitter infusion.

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