Marshmallow Root Organic
50g
Light, airy with elemental and straw-like notes.
Luxury Ingredients: Marshmallow root* cut 3-7mm. *Organic Certified Organic by Pro-Cert Organic Systems (Organic Equivalency with COR, NOP, EU, JAS)
Small Batch Blended and Packed in: Canada
Tea(s) From: Albania
Region(s): Tirana
Antioxidant Level: Low
Caffeine Content: None - Caffeine Free Herb
INFORMATION:
A flowering perennial that can grow up to 1.2m (4ft) in height, Marshmallow (althaea officinalis) is thought to be native to Central and southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. The plant, including its nutrient-rich roots, have found therapeutic use for at least two millennia, and was prized for such purposes by the ancient peoples of Egypt, Greece, Rome, and the Arabian Peninsula. In those societies, practitioners of traditional healing arts believed marshmallow root, consumed either as a food or brewed into a tisane, had the ability to ease ailments of the respiratory, digestive, and urinary tracts.
Today, modern practitioners of herbal medicine also believe the root to be beneficial for the skin, thanks to the presence of mucilage, a compound said to keep skin hydrated. These same practitioners maintain that Marshmallow Root tea may also serve as a natural pain reliever, helping ease sore throats and headaches, and as an anti-inflammatory agent, helping treat eczema, psoriasis, and rosacea.
We've sourced this Organic Marshmallow Root from growers in Albania, where the terroir produces an exceptional specimen of the plant. Cut for brewing on its own, or blending with other herbs or teas, offer customers all the benefits of natural dried Marshmallow root.
A flowering perennial that can grow up to 1.2m (4ft) in height, Marshmallow (althaea officinalis) is thought to be native to Central and southern Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia. The plant, including its nutrient-rich roots, have found therapeutic use for at least two millennia, and was prized for such purposes by the ancient peoples of Egypt, Greece, Rome, and the Arabian Peninsula. In those societies, practitioners of traditional healing arts believed marshmallow root, consumed either as a food or brewed into a tisane, had the ability to ease ailments of the respiratory, digestive, and urinary tracts.
Today, modern practitioners of herbal medicine also believe the root to be beneficial for the skin, thanks to the presence of mucilage, a compound said to keep skin hydrated. These same practitioners maintain that Marshmallow Root tea may also serve as a natural pain reliever, helping ease sore throats and headaches, and as an anti-inflammatory agent, helping treat eczema, psoriasis, and rosacea.
We've sourced this Organic Marshmallow Root from growers in Albania, where the terroir produces an exceptional specimen of the plant. Cut for brewing on its own, or blending with other herbs or teas, offer customers all the benefits of natural dried Marshmallow root.
Metropolitan Tea Company