Les Essentiels de Santane Organic Ash loose herbal tea 30g

For almost 50 years, our team specialized in phytotherapy has been selecting exceptional plants of recognized quality for you.| We choose our suppliers with the utmost care to obtain the best plants, al giusto price. This is why we implement responsible sourcing and fair trade.| Origins and uses of Ash | The ash tree is a tree belonging to the Oleaceae botanical family. It is also called “High Ash” or “European Cinchona”. It is native to Europe, a region in which it is widespread, but also to western Asia and North America.| In gemmotherapy its buds are used to produce glycerine macerates. In herbal medicine, the leaves, and more rarely the bark, are used to prepare mother tinctures, capsules and decoctions.| Its leaves are listed in the French Pharmacopoeia. In ancient times, the doctors Hippocrates and Theophrastus recommended its use In Norse mythology, the ash tree is said to be called the “Universal Tree” and the first man was carved from the ash tree.| Ash is the fourth largest hardwood species in France after oak, beech and chestnut. It is a tree that has the particularity of having flowers that emerge before the foliage.| Appearance of the ash tree plant | It is a large tree that can reach a height of about 15 meters. It grows in areas up to 1400 meters above sea level and on clayey, fresh and humid soils.| Its bark is smooth and beige in color and its trunk is slender. Its leaves are dark green and its buds are black and generally appear in early autumn. The flowers of this tree are purple in color and are composed of a stigma and two stamens. The fruits form in clusters.| Packaging produced in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Practical resealable and reusable kraft bag.