Gardenia Fruit (Gardenia jasminoides) — Dried Zhi Zi for Herbal Tea & TCM Blends, 100g Jar

Gardenia Fruit (Gardenia jasminoides) is the dried ripe fruit of a highly revered traditional herb known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Zhī Zǐ (栀子). For centuries, Zhi Zi has been prized as a cooling, fire-clearing, and spirit-calming herb, used to relieve restlessness, irritability, heat-related discomfort, and disorders of internal heat. Its nature is bitter and cold, making it a focused yet gentle herb for clearing heat, cooling the Blood, and harmonizing the Heart and Liver.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional heat-clearing food herb
• Dried whole Gardenia jasminoides fruit
• New-crop 100g jar, origin Jiangxi
• Suitable for herbal tea and TCM blends
• Oven-dried to preserve color and aroma

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully oven-dried to preserve its deep orange-red color, firm wrinkled texture, and mild bitter-balsamic aroma. When brewed, the fruit releases a golden-amber infusion with a distinctly bitter, cooling taste that softens when paired with jujube, chrysanthemum, or licorice. The dried fruit keeps well in a sealed jar and retains its color and fragrance over time.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Herbal tea blends
• TCM decoction formulas
• Seasonal cooling drinks
• Soup and congee ingredient
• Daily wellness tea with jujube or chrysanthemum

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Zhi Zi is decocted into teas, soups, and cooling summer drinks to clear internal heat and calm restlessness. It is a common ingredient in traditional formulas paired with chrysanthemum, jujube, and licorice, and is often brewed alone as a simple bitter tea for daily heat-clearing. In some regions, it is added to congee or slow-simmered broths as a gentle seasonal food herb.

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