Bitter Plant (Kuding Tea)
Bitter Plant (Kuding Tea)
Bitter Plant - White Ku Ding Cha (1 oz)
With a rich history of use in traditional Chinese medicine, Bitter Plant (also known as Ku Ding Cha or Kuding Tea) is celebrated for its medicinal properties. Ku Ding Cha translates to “bitter nail tea,” describing not only its distinctive bitter taste but also the needle-like shape of its twisted leaves.
Our premium White Bitter Plant variety is picked and processed from wild trees in the Wuzhishan Mountains. It offers a more balanced flavor profile, with a pleasant, lingering sweetness that offsets its characteristic bitterness.
Kuding Tea Benefits
Bitter Plant offers a host of potential health benefits. It is traditionally used to dispel heat, reduce inflammation, eliminate toxins, invigorate digestion, and improve mental clarity.* It is also believed to support women’s hormonal health, particularly during menopause, by helping with hot flashes and insomnia.* Because Bitter Plant is a cooling herb, it should be avoided during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.
Each purchase includes approximately 20 needles.
Naturally caffeine-free herbal tisane.
Ingredients: High-Grade White Bitter Plant (Baigu Ku Ding Cha)
Function: Cooling, Cleansing, Soothing
Taste: Bitter-sweet; less bitter than other Kuding varieties
Directions: Steep 1 needle for every 16 oz of water. Bitter Plant can be re-steeped multiple times within the same day.
Recommended Water Temperature: 212˚F
Steeping Time: 3 - 5 minutes
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* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, or prevent disease. Do not use during pregnancy, while nursing, on medication, or for prolonged periods of time without the supervision of a qualified health practitioner.
Gan Mao Qing Re Cold Support Granules (1 oz)
Gan Mao Qing Re is traditional Chinese herbal formula that is used to relieve symptoms of the common cold and flu, including headache, fever, body aches, runny nose, cough, and sore throat.* It is recommended to take this herbal remedy at the first sign of a cold to help fortify the immune and upper respiratory systems.*
The granules are made from a blend of herbs that have potent anti-inflammatory and antiviral properties and cooling energetic actions.*
How to take: Mix 1 tsp Ganmao Qingre with 16 oz of hot water. Wait until it cools down, drink when it's warm.
Ingredients: Jing Jie (Chinese Catnip), Bo He (Peppermint), Fang Feng (Siler Root), Chai Hu (Bupleurum Root), Zi Su Ye (Purple Perilla Leaf), Ge Gen (Kudzu Root), Jie Geng (Balloon Flower Root), Xing Ren (Apricot Seed), Bai Zhi (Angelica Root), Ku Ding Cha (Kuding Tea), Lu Gen (Reed Rhizome)