Rosebud

Small unopened rosebuds, deep red going purple, with a soft scent. More often steeped as tea than boiled in soup, most commonly with goji. Water off the boil, or the scent goes.

TCM properties

Nature · warming　Flavour · sweet、微苦　Meridians · liver、spleen

Traditional food therapy

In food therapy rosebuds soothe the liver, regulate qi and harmonise the blood; they are steeped when the mood is low.

Cautions: read first

• A blood-moving, qi-regulating herb; do not use it while still bleeding or on an anticoagulant without asking a registered practitioner first.
• Use water just off the boil, not a rolling boil.

Preparation

Five or six buds to a cup, steeped three minutes.

Origin · Geo-authentic (道地) source

Pingyin in Shandong and Kushui in Gansu are the recognised sources. At Australian herbal shops and tea shops; less often at ordinary grocers

Availability in Australia

Herbal shops / specialists

Pairs well with