Gui Zhi Cassia Twig Dried Herb Tips 500g Powder Ready Culinary TCM Herb

Dried Cassia Twig Tips, known in TCM as Gui Zhi (桂枝), from Cinnamomum cassia. These tender twig tips are a classic Chinese herbal ingredient, traditionally associated with warming the channels and supporting healthy circulation. In TCM theory Gui Zhi is pungent and sweet in flavor and warm in nature, entering the heart, lung, and bladder channels. Offered as whole tips or ground to powder for culinary and decoction use.

Key Selling Points

• Tender Gui Zhi twig tips from Bozhou, Anhui, a recognized Chinese herb trading region
• Botanical source Cinnamomum cassia, a traditional TCM warming herb
• Sulfur-free processing with new-crop quality
• Available as whole tips or custom ground powder
• Suitable for decoctions, soups, and culinary seasoning

Quality & Sensory

Typically reddish-brown slender twig tips with a hard, woody texture and a sweet-spicy cinnamon-like aroma. When decocted, the liquid typically carries a warm, mildly pungent and sweet taste characteristic of cassia twig.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Simmer in herbal decoctions following traditional formulas
• Add to soups and stews for warm culinary flavor
• Grind into powder for seasoning or blending with other herbs
• Use in seasonal warming recipes during cold months

Traditional Uses

In TCM practice Gui Zhi is traditionally used to release the exterior, warm the channels, and assist yang qi, appearing in classic formulas such as Gui Zhi Tang. It is commonly decocted with peony root, ginger, and jujube, and is also added to winter soups and warming tonics. Traditional preparation involves simmering the sliced twigs in water or combining ground powder with other herbs.

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