Annatto seeds, or achiote, give a unique color to your dishes by adding an exotic and healthy touch to your recipes. This spice also gives health benefits thanks to the content of carotenoid antioxidants, useful for the well-being of the eyes and the immune system. Furthermore, the seeds can also be used for cosmetics and as a dye for dyeing fabrics.
Cardamom in green seeds is a spice particularly loved in the East and in Arab countries, with a pungent, slightly spicy and fruity aroma, with hints of lemon and eucalyptus, but it is now also used in European cuisines. It is also rich in beneficial properties for health, and also for beauty: perfect for obtaining healthy herbal teas.
Agrimony is a herbaceous plant belonging to the Rosaceae family, known for its medicinal properties and its traditional use in herbal medicine. The leaves and flowers of agrimony are often used to prepare herbal teas and infusions that are beneficial for health. The plant is characterized by pinnate leaves and yellow flowers with delicate petals, which grow in racemes at the top of the stems. Herbal teas prepared with agrimony are appreciated for their digestive, calming and immune system supporting properties. The aroma of agrimony herbal tea is delicate and slightly herbaceous, while its taste is pleasantly bitter with a slightly sweet aftertaste.
Ingredients: Agrimony Botanical name: hepatic agrimony Origin: Serbia
Ground Cardamom is a spice particularly loved in the East and in the Arab countries, with a pungent, slightly spicy and fruity aroma, with hints of lemon and eucalyptus, but it is now also used in European kitchens. It is also rich in properties beneficial for health, and also for beauty.
Marigold flowers are excellent flowers for herbal teas, because they possess antispasmodic properties that are beneficial for digestive well-being, against abdominal cramps and constipation. These flowers contain substances that give the herbal tea diuretic and purifying characteristics, useful for the protection of the mucous membranes, to regulate menstruation and help the liver. Relax in case of insomnia and stress.
Ingredients: calendula flowers Botanical name: Calendula Officinalis L. Origin: Serbia
Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory mulberries are rich in nutrients that provide antibacterial, digestive, laxative, diuretic and vasoprotective properties. Mulberries are low in calories, contain good amounts of iron but also potassium, manganese, phosphorus and magnesium.
Ground Jamaican pepper, (also known as allspice (pimenta dioica) or carnation pepper) is native to the Caribbean and Central and South America. The most important crop in Jamaica, it is used to produce an interesting essential oil, so much so that the scent coming from the plantations pervades the air of the "allspice paths".
The infusion of Verbena leaves is considered a natural remedy with beneficial effects for physical and mental relaxation, against stress. Furthermore, you can prepare this scented and citrus herbal tea to obtain its purifying qualities, which help digestive function. It calms spasms, regulates intestinal motility and promotes the elimination of gas.
IngredientS: Verbena Oderosa Nome botanico: lippia citriodora Origin: Marocco
Flowering tops of wild steam-distilled rosemary (rosmarinus officinalis). It stimulates concentration, the ability to open up to the new, invites you to act and reinforces your character. Especially useful to those who are blocked by fear of their emotions and thoughts, those who do not have much self-esteem and fear challenges and news. Particularly indicated in periods of stress preceding exams or tests.
Formosa honey black tea is famous in Taiwan. The leaves of these tea trees would produce sweetness like honey after the reaction of some insect bites. The more insects gnaw on the tea leaves, the more noticeable the honey flavor of the tea will be. Hence growers avoid using pesticides to make this tea natural and good-tasting, sweet and refreshing.
Fennel as an officinal herb, is an excellent remedy for digestive problems, and in consideration of these beneficial virtues towards the digestive system, it can be very useful for those that have abdominal bloating and aerophagia problems herbal teas, decoctions and infusions prepared with the seeds of this vegetable.