Hawthorn Flower Buds

Livré en sachet refermable

Plante sauvage - Récolte manuelle - Sans OGM - Sans nanoparticules -

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Pour info: 100g de produit ont un volume d'environ 40 cl.

Uses in Cooking and Beyond:
The most common way to consume hawthorn is by infusing its flowers, but it can also be prepared as a jelly.

Hawthorn flower infusion has a pleasant taste. Typically, 1 to 2 teaspoons of flowers per cup of boiling water are infused for 10 to 15 minutes and consumed 30 minutes to 1 hour before bedtime.

Hawthorn is full of valuable benefits for heart health, aids sleep, and reduces anxiety. The flowers are most often used (sometimes with the leaves) and are included in over 200 pharmaceutical products.

Who Am I?
Origin: Albania
Scientific Name: Crataegus oxyacantha

Hawthorn is a small shrub, 2 to 4 meters tall, commonly found in rural hedgerows. It easily withstands temperatures as low as -20°C. Its branches are thorny, making it suitable for defensive hedges. The white flowers appear in May and are followed by "haws" in late August, which birds love. The flowering period is brief, and the often fragrant flowers must be harvested as buds or at the very start of blooming.

The lifespan of this shrub is remarkable, with some specimens in France believed to be over 1,000 years old.

A Little History:
Its scientific name may come from the Greek kratos, meaning "strength," in reference to the wood’s hardness, historically used to make levers, handles, and tool grips.