Greek Mountain Tea "Olympus" Premium Quality, organic - 50g

Sideritis scardica from Mount Olympus, from Mount Ossa, from the mountains Pieria and Pilion., whole herb with flowers, premium.

excellent quality, from controlled organic cultivation

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We obtain our Greek mountain tea from a small family-run organic farm directly from Greece. We lovingly package the dried plants mainly as whole plants, i.e. uncut. This keeps the valuable active ingredients of the medicinal plant protected from the effects of air.

 Greek verbena / Greek mountain tea from wild collection:

Greek verbena / Greek mountain tea (lat.: Sideritis scardica) is closely related to sage and, like lemon balm, marjoram, oregano, hyssop and mint, belongs to the labiates family.

More than 80 species of Sideritis are native to the entire Mediterranean region.

In ancient times, the Greek verbena known as "Sideritis of Dioscuros" was used, among other things, to heal injuries caused by metal weapons. Among the Greeks, sideritis is still the first choice for colds and coughs today. With honey and cinnamon, the expectorant and anti-inflammatory effect of the medicinal plant is increased even more.

According to a study by Dr. Foitiou, Athens 1962, the healing effect is due to the abundant "flavones", which also explains the good effect on the heart and capillaries. In addition to essential oils, sideritis also contains "good" bitter substances, pseudo-tannins, flavonoids visible as colourants in the tea and even substances with antibiotic effects.

We recommend Greek verbena / Greek mountain tea as a pleasant herbal tea which, with its uniquely intense aromatic taste, transports us to the mountain world of Greece, to the gods of antiquity.In its very own intensity, it only grows on the barren and stony slopes in the wild. Shepherds and farmers collect it there in the old tradition and dry it in small bundles, hung in the shade.

The population of the perennial plant is not endangered by the species-friendly harvesting.