Dried Plumule Nelumbinis Tea Lotus Seed Core Green Lotus Germtea Tea 45 g Description: Lotus plumule, also known as DEE BUA or Plumula Nelumbinis, is a Thailand herb with lots of health benefits. It is edible but not suitable for direct consumption because it is so bitter. But this unwelcome flavor would be slightly diluted if soaked with boiled water. So it is often used as a routine drinking tea for the main purpose of decreasing internal heat. Besides of making tea, this herb is also a good medicine, which is an essential ingredient in DEE BUA (Andrographis Paniculata Tablet), one common medicine in most Chinese home medicine cabinet checklist for a variety of ailments like cold and upper respiratory infections.