Clear Source Organic Hawthorn Berry, 4 oz for Tea and Decoctions

Clear Source Organic Hawthorn Berry is a 4 oz USDA Certified Organic dried botanical for traditional East Asian teas, decoctions, and wellness blends.

• Independently lab-tested for pesticides, sulfur, and heavy metals — adds defined quality screening to your ingredient selection.
• Traceable sourcing — provides visibility into the ingredient’s origin.
• Naturally dried — retains the berry’s tart flavor, aroma, and texture.
• Processed without unnecessary additives or preservatives — keeps the ingredient focused on hawthorn berry.
• Also known as Shan Zha and Crataegi pinnatifida Fructus — makes it easier to identify in traditional herbal recipes.

For shoppers preparing botanical drinks and traditional East Asian herbal recipes, this hawthorn berry offers a single dried ingredient with a distinct tart taste. Use it on its own or build a blend around it, choosing the preparation that suits your routine: steeping for tea or simmering for a decoction. Its traditional name and botanical identification also help connect a familiar pantry ingredient with recipes that use Shan Zha.

What is Clear Source Organic Hawthorn Berry used for?

It is intended for herbal teas, decoctions, and traditional East Asian wellness blends. Known as Shan Zha in traditional Chinese herbal practices, hawthorn berry has a long history of use in these preparations. Its tart flavor gives the ingredient a clear role in botanical recipes, whether it is used by itself or alongside other herbs and fruits. This is a food-style herbal ingredient for making infusions and decoctions, not a ready-made beverage.

• Use it as a botanical ingredient in a tea or decoction.
• Bring it into traditional East Asian herbal preparations by its name, Shan Zha.

Can I prepare it alone or combine it with other botanicals?

Yes. Clear Source hawthorn berry can be steeped or simmered on its own, or combined with complementary botanicals in an herbal infusion. Suggested pairing ingredients include chrysanthemum, goji berries, and jujube. These options let you keep the preparation simple or include hawthorn berry as one part of a broader botanical blend; the product is supplied as hawthorn berry rather than as a premixed blend.

• Pair with chrysanthemum for a multi-botanical infusion.
• Combine with goji berries or jujube in a traditional-style recipe.

How do I prepare the dried berries?

Clear Source Organic Hawthorn Berry is suitable for either steeping or simmering. Choose steeping when making herbal tea, or simmer the berries when preparing a decoction. The product is naturally dried, making it suitable for these everyday preparation styles while retaining its characteristic flavor, aroma, and texture. It can be prepared alone or used as an ingredient in a recipe with other botanicals. No preparation ratio or timing is provided here, so this description does not prescribe a specific brew strength or schedule.

• Steeping is an option for herbal tea.
• Simmering is an option for decoctions.

What quality and sourcing details should I know?

Clear Source hawthorn berry is USDA Certified Organic and independently tested for pesticides, sulfur, and heavy metals. The sourcing is traceable, and processing avoids unnecessary additives and preservatives. These details give shoppers concrete information about the ingredient’s organic certification, screening, and processing. The testing covers the named categories; it does not make a medical claim about the finished tea or decoction.

• Organic certification applies to the hawthorn berry ingredient.
• Testing covers pesticides, sulfur, and heavy metals.

Clear Source Organic Hawthorn Berry suits people who prepare herbal tea, decoctions, or traditional East Asian botanical blends and want a dried hawthorn ingredient they can use alone or combine with chrysanthemum, goji berries, or jujube. It is supplied as an ingredient for preparation rather than as a ready-to-drink infusion. Its 4 oz quantity, organic certification, and suitability for steeping or simmering make it a fit for home herbal recipes.

Ingredients

Organic Hawthorn Berry