The "superfoods" recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica have transcended the boundaries of time and space, becoming witnesses to human civilization. The wisdom of our ancestors, through continuous inheritance and innovation, has created the rich and diverse culture of food and nourishment in China.

The "superfoods" written in the Compendium of Materia Medica transcend the boundaries of time and space, becoming witnesses to human civilization. The wisdom of our ancestors, through continuous inheritance and innovation, has created a colorful Chinese food and health culture. Infusing innovation into traditional herbs, allowing food and medicine to share the same source, products withstand the test of time, witnessing the power of sustainable health. Genlai Biotechnology invites you to explore new food and health, taking a break to recharge, nurturing and gathering strength, together letting the wind of health blow into every corner of life.

01 Double Flower Drink - No Temper

Ingredients: Double-petal red rose, everlasting flower, Buddha's hand, dried tangerine peel, lily.

Applicable needs: Irritable, liver fire, insomnia and restlessness, high stress.

Applicable scenarios: Afternoon tea enjoyment, calming before sleep, during work breaks.

*Can be added to homemade sweet drinks like soda water, sparkling water.

Using flowers in food, cultivating both inner and outer beauty.

Double-petal red rose and everlasting flower help soothe the liver and relieve depression, while Buddha's hand, dried tangerine peel, and lily assist in clearing and nourishing the liver, regulating qi.

Flowering plants that combine medicinal, edible, and ornamental properties are increasingly loved by consumers. Among them, the rose is undoubtedly the top choice. As of now, among the 102 substances regulated by law that are both food and medicinal, there are 6 types of flowering plants (everlasting flower, white broad bean flower, honeysuckle, chrysanthemum, locust flower, saffron).

Popular edible flowers with both aesthetic and health benefits: rose, jasmine, hibiscus, chrysanthemum, peony, pear flower, peach blossom, gardenia, lotus, frangipani, camellia, cherry blossom, hibiscus, monthly rose, crabapple, etc.

02 Dendrobium and Astragalus Drink - No Old Age

Ingredients: Dendrobium, red ginseng, astragalus, donkey-hide gelatin, bird's nest.

Applicable needs: Working late, weak body, low immunity, lack of energy.

Applicable scenarios: Gifts for elders, women's health.

Herbal poetry, precious Eastern.

Dendrobium and astragalus nourish yin and boost energy without causing heat, red ginseng can replenish qi and blood deficiency, while donkey-hide gelatin and bird's nest are top nourishing products.

Exploring the ancient medicinal fragrance, integrating precious Chinese herbs into daily life. The essence of herbs has its rank, and health has no high or low; with a thousand years of inheritance, it conveys the mysterious charm of the East.

Popular edible precious nourishing herbs: ginseng, codonopsis, American ginseng, reishi, Tianshan snow lotus, angelica, he shou wu, cooked rehmannia, yellow essence, dendrobium, matsutake, cistanche, etc.

03 Hawthorn and Black Plum Drink - No Greasiness

Ingredients: Hawthorn, black plum, dried tangerine peel, lotus leaf, mulberry, hibiscus.

Applicable needs: Working late, weak body, low immunity, lack of energy.

Applicable scenarios: Relieving greasiness after a big meal, long hours of sitting at work, outdoor picnics.

Delicious and flavorful, fruit-flavored health.

Hawthorn, black plum, and dried tangerine peel help keep things refreshing without accumulation, while lotus leaf, mulberry, and hibiscus generate fluids and relieve heat.

One fruit with multiple uses, a healthy and delicious taste you can drink. When health becomes a necessity, that deliciousness becomes the best reason to persist.

Popular edible health fruits: emblic, longan, red dates, loquat, coix seed, longan meat (longan), white broad bean, almonds (sweet, bitter), peach kernel, dates (jujube, sour jujube, black jujube), monk fruit, black sesame, raspberry, mulberry, black goji berry, fat sea, goji berry, sea buckthorn, etc.

The State Council's health administrative department has released three batches of lists of substances that are both food and medicinal according to tradition (102 types), counting locust flower and locust seed as one type, which can also be counted as 101 types. The directory list is as follows:

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1. "Notice from the Ministry of Health on Further Regulating the Management of Health Food Raw Materials" (Health Law Supervision [2002] No. 51)

Clove, star anise, knife bean, fennel, small thistle, yam, hawthorn, purslane, black snake, black plum, papaya, hemp seed, everlasting flower, jade bamboo, licorice, white angelica, ginkgo, white broad bean, white broad bean flower, longan meat (longan), cassia seed, lily, nutmeg, cinnamon, emblic, Buddha's hand, almonds (sweet, bitter), sea buckthorn, oyster, fox nut, flower pepper, red bean, donkey-hide gelatin, chicken inner gold, malt, kelp, dates (jujube, sour jujube, black jujube), monk fruit, yew seed, honeysuckle, green fruit, fish mint, ginger (fresh ginger, dried ginger), zhi zhu, goji berry, gardenia, sand seed, fat sea, poria, citron, fragrant herb, peach kernel, mulberry leaf, mulberry, tangerine peel, tangerine root, yizhi seed, lotus leaf, radish seed, lotus seed, galangal, bamboo leaf, fermented soybeans, chrysanthemum, chicory, yellow mustard, yellow essence, perilla, perilla seed, kudzu root, black sesame, black pepper, locust seed, locust flower, dandelion, honey, nut pine, sour jujube seed, fresh white grass root, fresh reed root, viper, tangerine peel, mint, coix seed, garlic, raspberry, and patchouli.

2. "Announcement on the Addition of 6 New Substances that are Both Food and Medicinal According to Tradition" (2019 No. 8)

Angelica, mountain ginger, saffron (also known as "藏红花" in spices and seasonings), grass fruit, turmeric, and pepper.

3. "Announcement on the Addition of 9 New Substances that are Both Food and Medicinal According to Tradition" (2023 No. 9)

Codonopsis, cistanche (desert), dendrobium, American ginseng, astragalus, reishi, cornelian cherry, gastrodia, and eucommia leaves.