Bitter Melon Slices (Momordica charantia) — Dried Ku Gua Herbal Tea, 45g Jar

Bitter Melon Slices (Momordica charantia) are the dried fruit slices of a well-known food-herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Kǔ Guā (苦瓜). Also called Bitter Gourd, Ku Gua has long been valued as a cooling, heat-clearing food herb used in teas, soups, and daily nourishment. Its nature is cold and its flavor is bitter, making it a classic ingredient for clearing summer heat and supporting the body's natural balance.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional heat-clearing food herb
• Dried Bitter Melon fruit slices
• Momordica charantia
• Suitable for tea, soup, and daily brewing
• New-crop, jar-packed 45g

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully dried to preserve its pale green to light jade color, thin crisp texture, and mild vegetal aroma. When brewed, the slices release a distinctly bitter, clean taste with a faintly sweet finish, producing a light golden-green infusion that softens in bitterness as it cools.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea brewing
• Chinese-style soup and broth
• Daily summer cooling drink
• Blended with other food herbs
• Congee and grain porridge

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Ku Gua is brewed as a daily tea, simmered into soups, and added to congee to support cooling nourishment during hot seasons. It is often paired with ingredients like lotus leaf, chrysanthemum, and goji berry in summer tea blends. As a food herb, it is also cooked into light broths and medicinal food soups for everyday balance.

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