Blackthorn (sloe) - flower - 30g
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Product characteristics
Plant part: flowers and fruits
Content: dried flower
Country of origin: EU
Classification: Prunus spinosa
Weight: 30g
Preparation proposal:
Place two teaspoons of flowers into 250ml of water, let stand for 10 minutes, strain
Description
BLACKTHORN (SLOE) - dried flower - 30g
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Plant description A species of shrub of the Rosaceae family. It occurs almost all over Europe, in West Asia and North Africa. It is very changeable and creates hybrids with other plums. It is believed that the hybrid of this species with alycz gave home-grown plum. Blackthorn is a plant used in herbal medicine, it has edible fruit, plays an important environmental role, also used in biotechnical plantings. It is a honey plant and provides hardwood, especially in the past with many uses. It forms dense, thorny thickets called deeds that are a refuge for many animal species. |
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Properties - has active substances such as tannins, flavonoids and cyanogenic glycosides - the flowers are said to have a weak laxative effect - has an expectorant, diaphoretic and diuretic effect - reduces the permeability of the walls of blood vessels - used as antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and anti-diarrheal |
