When Traditional Chinese Herbal Tea Comes in Tea Bags – How Automation Steps In
Health and wellness have become a growing priority in daily life across China. Many Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) hospitals have introduced herbal tea bags with clinically tested formulas, and they’ve quickly gained popularity. For example, Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine sold over 1.15 million packs of its "Wu Mei & Lotus Leaf" tea within 24 hours on Douyin (TikTok China), overwhelming its online system due to the volume of orders.
Not just in Zhejiang, hospitals across the country are tapping into this growing demand. Products like "hospital-version herbal teas," including Wu Mei drinks, hair-care infusions, and anti-fatigue teas, are becoming a hit among young consumers — rivaling coffee and trendy milk teas as the beverage of choice.
However, with popularity comes the challenge of scaling up production.
Production Bottlenecks: Manual Packaging No Longer Scalable
Traditional hand-packing and manual dosing methods consume significant time and energy from healthcare professionals. They are not only inefficient but also introduce inconsistencies in product quality and packaging accuracy.
Traditional hand-packing and manual dosing methods consume significant time and energy from healthcare professionals. They are not only inefficient but also introduce inconsistencies in product quality and packaging accuracy.
Automated packaging technology is the ideal solution. It ensures precise dosage control, consistent quality, and efficient output. With customizable settings, our machines can handle different herb shapes and packaging formats with ease, switching formulas quickly while maintaining productivity.
Real-World Solutions Backed by Experience
We’ve worked with various tea and wellness brands to develop tailored automation systems. In one case, a brand offered a wide range of flower teas—rose, chrysanthemum, goji berry, and more. We provided them with a compact multi-ingredient packaging machine, which boosted their packing speed by over 80%, helping them meet demand and expand their market.
We’ve worked with various tea and wellness brands to develop tailored automation systems. In one case, a brand offered a wide range of flower teas—rose, chrysanthemum, goji berry, and more. We provided them with a compact multi-ingredient packaging machine, which boosted their packing speed by over 80%, helping them meet demand and expand their market.
For more complex herbal teas used in hospitals, our smart packaging line supports multi-material sorting, accurate dosing, automatic mixing, and seamless packaging — all without human intervention. It dramatically reduces labor needs while ensuring consistent quality across every tea bag.
With successful projects already delivered to leading TCM institutions, we understand the unique requirements of herbal tea products. Our professional technical team offers end-to-end service, from machine selection and customization to on-site installation and maintenance support.
Let’s work together to bring automation to your herbal tea production — and help more people enjoy quality wellness products, efficiently and reliably.
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