| Item： | Luo Han Guo herbal tea | Product Name： | Luo Han Guo herbal tea |
| Descriptions： | Luo Han Guo refers to the fruit of Siraitia grosvenori, formerly
called Momordica grosvenori, a member of the Curcubitaceae.
Luohanguo has been used as a medicinal herb for treating cough and
sore throat and is popularly considered, in southern China, to be a
longevity aid. Luohanguo is primarily grown in southern China,
mainly in Guangxi Province, with most of the product from the
mountains of Guilin. The steep mountains provide shade and they are
frequently surrounded by mists that further protect against
excessive sun, yet the temperature in this southern province is
warm. The wild plant is rare, thus luohanguo has been cultivated in
the region for many years. There are descriptions of its
cultivation in the area dating back to 1813. During the Tang
Dynasty, Guilin was a major Buddhist retreat area with many
temples. The fruit (guo, a term used mainly for gourd-like fruits)
is named after the luohan, which are advanced Buddhist
practitioners (see classic painting of some luohan, left; in India,
they are called arhats) The story told in China is that knowledge
of this fruit first emerged from monks who were using it during the
13th Century. Due to its limited natural growing area (mainly
mountain sides in Guangxi and Guangdong; to a much lesser extent,
in Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Hainan Island), and difficulty in
cultivating it successfully, this fruit did not enter the general
herb tradition of China, which depended on more abundant products.
So, it is not mentioned in the traditional herb guides.
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