I thought others had purchased Lu-an. From previous venerable post
'slice' is more correct than 'seed'. In my case I would say 'slivers'.
My common variety twisted leaf was an incorrect use of adjectives. It
would be hard to descibed a recent Karatina green tea from Kenya. The
dry and infused leaf looks like sprouts.

Jim

Space Cowboy wrote:
> I've been trying to buy Lu'an Gua Pian (melon seed) for years. The
> last vendor 'unstocked' as soon as I placed a order. I got a sample
> from another vendor so I'm curious what the leaf should look like.
> This sample looks like thin twisted green leaf you find anywhere. So
> is there anything that belies the adjective?
>
> Jim