Les Essentiels de Santane ORGANIC Eucalyptus loose herbal tea 50g

For almost 50 years, our specialist phytotherapy team has been providing you with exceptional plants of recognized quality.| We choose our suppliers with the utmost care to obtain the best plants, al giusto price. This is why we implement responsible sourcing using an equitable approach.| Origins and uses of Eucalyptus | Eucalyptus is a plant belonging to the Myrtaceae botanical family. It is a plant found mainly in South America, China, Madagascar, Vietnam and Australia.| They exist among 500 and the 800 different species of eucalyptus. The name was given to it by the botanist Jacques Julien Houtou de la Billardière, in 1796, during one of his expeditions to Tasmania.| Since then, eucalyptus has become popular in many regions of the world, in Mediterranean or subtropical climates. In Europe it has been used for many years for the production of paper pulp. It was also used to drain swamps in other regions of the world, to limit the spread of certain mosquito species.| It is also an ornamental plant, including the variety of Lemon Eucalyptus with a pronounced, as the name suggests, lemon smell.| In herbal medicine, Eucalyptus is mainly found in the form of essential oil.| Appearance of the eucalyptus plant | It's a tree alto up to 70 meters, whose bark is whitish and gray in color. Eucalyptus is an evergreen tree, which means its foliage persists throughout all seasons.| Its leaves are blue-green in color and are alternate and elongated in shape. They are tapered at the ends and their flowers give off a peppermint scent. Its small branches are green.| Its flowering period is from January to October, but more particularly in summer. Its flowers are yellow.| Packaging produced in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Convenient resealable and reusable Kraft bag.