Bian Mi Guo Fruit (Cassia fistula) — Dried Food Herb Pods for Herbal Tea & Decoction

Bian Mi Guo (便秘果), botanically known as Cassia fistula and also called Golden Shower Tree fruit or Purging Cassia pod, is the dried fruit pod of a traditional food herb used in Chinese folk wellness practice. Known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Biàn Mì Guǒ (便秘果), this gently sweet, cooling fruit has long been prized in folk herbal traditions as a moistening, downward-guiding ingredient used to support smooth bowel movement and ease internal dryness. Its nature is sweet and cool, entering the Large Intestine channel, where it works to moisten the intestines and encourage gentle, natural movement.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional food herb fruit pod with rich, oily texture
• Botanical identity: Cassia fistula (Golden Shower Tree)
• New-crop supply with full-bodied oil content
• Customizable pod lengths for tea bags, jars, or decoction
• Sold as edible agricultural product, 500g jarred fruit flesh

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully selected and sorted to preserve the pod's deep brown color, glossy oily surface, and firm yet pliable texture. The fruit flesh carries a mild, sweet, slightly earthy aroma. When steeped or decocted, it yields a gentle, subtly sweet infusion with a smooth, slightly mucilaginous body that coats the palate, reflecting its naturally rich oil content.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea and daily infusion
• Traditional decoction with other food herbs
• Soup and congee ingredient in folk recipes
• Custom-length pods for tea bags or jars
• Seasonal bowel-moistening food therapy

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Bian Mi Guo is decocted alone or blended with ingredients like honey, jujube, and chrysanthemum to make a gentle daily tea. It is also simmered into congee and light soups during dry seasons to support internal moisture. Traditional households often steep the pod in hot water as a simple morning infusion, or combine it with other moistening food herbs in seasonal nourishment formulas.

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