Lotus Stamen (Nelumbo nucifera) — Dried White Lotus Threads for Herbal Tea & Soup

Lotus Stamen (Nelumbo nucifera), known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Lián Zǐ Xū (莲子须) or Bai Lian Xu (白莲须), is the dried stamens and thread-like filaments gathered from the white lotus flower. For centuries, this delicate botanical has been prized as a gentle, astringent, and spirit-calming herb used in daily teas and slow-simmered soups. Its nature is sweet, slightly astringent, and neutral, making it a mild yet quietly effective herb for anchoring the spirit, harmonizing the Heart and Kidney, and supporting clear, settled qi.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional astringent and spirit-anchoring food herb
• Dried white lotus stamens and filaments
• Nelumbo nucifera botanical identity
• Clean, free of visible debris
• Suitable for herbal tea and soup

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully gathered and shade-dried to preserve its pale cream to light golden color, fine thread-like texture, and faint floral aroma. When steeped, the filaments release a soft, subtly sweet and gently astringent infusion with a clean, delicate finish; when simmered in soup, they add a quiet botanical note without overpowering other ingredients.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Daily herbal tea infusion
• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Congee and grain porridge
• Seasonal wellness blends
• Soup-pack ingredient

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Bai Lian Xu is brewed as a light daily tea and simmered into soups, congee, and gentle tonics to support calm and balance. It is a common ingredient in summer and late-summer wellness blends, where it pairs with ingredients like lotus seed, lily bulb, and goji berry. As a tea, it is steeped alone or blended with chrysanthemum and wolfberry for a soft, faintly floral infusion.

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