Guiding Yigancao Herbal Tea

Guiding Yigancao Herbal Tea

Guiding Yigancao Herbal Tea is a protected geographical indication product.

　　Guiding Yigancao Herbal Tea is a specialty of Guiding County in Qiannan Prefecture, Guizhou Province.

　　Yigancao Herbal Tea offers special health care benefits for those with excessive liver heat or liver damage caused by alcohol. According to a 2000 World Health Organization report, 17 million people die each year from liver diseases and cardiovascular diseases. Liver disease, hypertension, and coronary heart disease have become the greatest threats to life, with "excessive liver heat" being one of the triggers. Although modern medicine does not recognize the term "liver fire," the onset or worsening of many diseases is related to what traditional Chinese medicine refers to as "excessive liver heat." Symptoms include irritability, frequent anger, constipation, dark urine, bad breath, hair loss, and abnormal liver function. Alcohol-induced liver damage has also become a distressing and unavoidable issue for many urban residents. To address this, experts advise people to not only maintain emotional balance but also consume more cooling herbal teas or foods that reduce internal heat. Yigancao Herbal Tea is a specially developed all-natural beverage created precisely for these purposes.

　　It is worth noting that the sweetness of Yigancao Herbal Tea comes from a natural edible herb called sweet grass, which gives it a sweet taste without being cloying—making it suitable for diabetics and others who need to limit sugar intake. It is understood that the retail price per can of Yigancao Herbal Tea is uniformly set at 8 yuan. Although this is higher than the price of ordinary herbal teas or beverages on the market, its unique and reliable quality continues to attract a steady stream of buyers.

　　Guiding Yigancao Herbal Tea

　　 The production area of Guiding Yigancao Herbal Tea includes the administrative regions of 20 townships and towns currently under the jurisdiction of Guiding County: Chengguan Town, Dexin Town, Xinba Town, Xinpu Township, Luobeihe Township, Machanghe Township, Dingdong Township, Dinning Township, Panjiang Town, Yanshan Town, Jiuzhi Town, Changming Town, Yunwu Town, Baoguan Township, Tiechang Township, Yaoshang Township, Duliu Township, Yanxiang Township, Houzhuangbao Township, and Gǒnggù Township.

　　 “Request from the People’s Government of Guiding County Regarding the Delimitation of the Protected Geographical Indication Product Area for Guiding Yigancao Herbal Tea,” Gui Fu Cheng [2014] No. 124

　　 Guizhou Provincial Food Safety Enterprise Standard: Q/MGN0001S-2013 “Guiding Yigancao Herbal Tea”