Dried Sword Blossom 80g | Ba Wang Hua 霸王花

Ba Wang Hua (霸王花), dried night-blooming cactus flower, 80g. The dramatic name means 'overlord flower'. Dried, it becomes pale strips that lend Cantonese soups a distinctive earthy sweetness you cannot get any other way.

• 80g of dried night-blooming cereus flower
• Pale dried strips, light and airy
• Full-bodied earthy-sweet flavour
• A Cantonese soup classic with pork bones
• A little goes a long way

Traditional use of Sword Blossom

Ba Wang Hua is a Guangdong household soup ingredient, described in the local tradition as moistening the lung — one of the standard dry-season soup flowers.

Names for this herb

Pinyin Ba Wang Hua · Chinese 霸王花 · pharmaceutical Latin Flos Hylocerei · botanical name Hylocereus undatus · English: dried sword blossom, night-blooming cereus flower, dragon fruit flower · Cantonese: ba wong fa

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Traditional use information is provided for general education only and is not medical advice. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Consult a qualified practitioner before use, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding, taking medication or managing a health condition. Keep out of reach of children.