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Botanical Name: Talinum paniculatum (Jacq.) Gaertn.
Family: Talinaceae
Plant Part Used: Dried root tuber
Flavor & Aroma Notes: Earthy, sweet-herbal, and mild with delicate root vegetable undertones.
Archipelago Drink Culture: Cultivated in village yards and home gardens across Java, this hardy flowering root has historically been simmered into everyday restorative herbal teas and wholesome broths.

Food & Sensory Attributes:

• Contributes a gentle, naturally sweet root flavor that softens the bite of aggressive bitter roots.

• Adds velvety body and mouthfeel to hot water infusions without artificial thickeners.

• Provides wholesome, whole-food plant nutrients native to tropical home agriculture.

Botanical Name: Eurycoma longifolia Jack
Family: Simaroubaceae
Plant Part Used: Dried root slices or milled root
Flavor & Aroma Notes: Intensely bitter, clean, woody, and astringent.
Archipelago Drink Culture: Sourced from the ancient rainforest understories of Sumatra and Kalimantan, deep taproots of pasak bumi have a storied history of being boiled into revered, dark-tinted jungle teas.

Food & Sensory Attributes:

• Provides an unmistakable, authentic bitter profile long prized in traditional Southeast Asian root infusions.

• Introduces natural plant quassinoids that give the beverage an authentic, uncompromising botanical character.

• Serves as an aromatic bittering agent, contrasting with sweet notes like cinnamon or palm sugar.

Botanical Name: Pimpinella pruatjan Molk. (syn. Pimpinella alpina)
Family: Apiaceae
Plant Part Used: Sun-dried root and aerial parts
Flavor & Aroma Notes: Pungent, peppery, aromatic, and spicy with sweet-anise and wild celery nuances.
Archipelago Drink Culture: Endemic to the chilly volcanic mists of the Dieng Plateau in Central Java, this legendary highland herb is traditionally infused into steaming mountain drinks designed to cut through high-altitude cold.

Food & Sensory Attributes:

• Releases a refreshing, peppery-sweet fragrance when stirred into boiling water.

• Imparts complex aromatic top notes that linger gracefully on the palate.

• Infuses authentic regional highland heritage into the blend.

Botanical Name: Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm.
Family: Zingiberaceae
Plant Part Used: Dried sliced rhizome
Flavor & Aroma Notes: Resinous, sharp, bitter-spicy, and deeply aromatic with a warm woody finish.
Archipelago Drink Culture: An indispensable root in traditional Javanese spice blending (Jamu Cabe Puyang), wild ginger rhizomes are dried and crushed to impart bold aromatic warmth and a clean botanical bite.

Food & Sensory Attributes:

• Delivers a crisp, bitter-warm taste profile distinct from culinary table ginger.

• Rich in natural aromatic volatile oils (notably zerumbone) that enrich the beverage bouquet.

• Promotes an appetizing, invigorating sensation across the palate.