Seedless Longan Meat Gui Yuan Rou Dried Longan Flesh 500g for Tea and Soup

Seedless Dried Longan Meat, known in TCM as Gui Yuan Rou (桂圆肉), from the aril of Dimocarpus longan. This loose dried fruit flesh is naturally sun-dried with pits removed, offering a soft, honey-sweet character. In TCM theory it is traditionally associated with nourishing the heart and blood and is a common ingredient in daily teas, soups, and congee. Enjoy as part of a balanced diet; it is a food product and not a substitute for medicine.

Key Selling Points

• Seedless longan aril with pits removed for convenient direct use
• Botanical source Dimocarpus longan, known in TCM as Gui Yuan Rou 桂圆肉
• Naturally sun-dried to retain a soft texture and honey-like sweetness
• Ready to eat as a snack or added to teas, soups, and congee
• Generous 500g loose pack sourced from Guangxi

Quality & Sensory

Typically golden to amber-brown in color with a soft, slightly sticky, chewy texture. The aroma is sweet and caramel-like, and the taste is richly honeyed with mellow fruity notes when eaten plain or simmered in tea and soup.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Steep in hot water as a naturally sweet herbal tea
• Simmer in soups with other tonic ingredients
• Add to congee or porridge for gentle sweetness
• Enjoy directly as a ready-to-eat dried fruit snack

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice, Gui Yuan Rou is traditionally associated with nourishing heart blood and calming the spirit, and it frequently appears in classic formulas such as Gui Pi Tang. In everyday folk use it is simmered in sweet soups with red dates and goji berries, cooked into eight-treasure congee, or steeped as a warming winter tea.

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