INGREDIENT SPOTLIGHT

Osmanthus/Guì Huā 桂花

Osmanthus fragrans — the golden autumn blossom with an apricot-like scent,
used in Chinese tea and kitchens to warm the middle and sweeten bitter herbs.

FORMULA ROLE

Why LunarSip uses it.

Osmanthus gives LunarSip's Liver Detox Night Tea its warm, honeyed finish. In Chinese tradition, osmanthus is added to cooling, clearing blends so they stay gentle on the stomach and pleasant to drink every night. In this 7-herb formula, it softens the bitterness of burdock root and cassia seed, warms the cooling chrysanthemum and honeysuckle, and joins jasmine in giving the cup a fragrance that makes an evening ritual easy to keep.

Dried osmanthus flowers (Gui Hua) – LunarSip Chinese herbal tea ingredient

HOW IT'S USED

The golden autumn flower that softens bitter herbs.

In Chinese herbal practices, Guì Huā — 桂花 — is a warm, aromatic flower traditionally used to warm the middle and ease discomfort and to resolve phlegm and freshen the breath. Blooming every autumn across southern China, it is folded into teas, wines and sweet soups, and in herbal blends it is prized for turning a bitter, medicinal cup into one that is genuinely pleasant to drink.

In modern research, Osmanthus fragrans flower is studied for its aroma compounds such as ionones and linalool oxides, and for flavonoids and phenolic acids with antioxidant activity.

THE EVIDENCE