Labrador Tea (Ledum groenlandicum) Hydrosol

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Labrador Tea (Ledum groenlandicum) Hydrosol

Product Description

Labrador Tea (Ledum groenlandicum) Hydrosol
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  • USDA Organic
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Plant description

Latin Name : Ledum groenlandicum
English Name : Labrador tea
French Name : Thé du labrador, ledon du groenland
Origin : Canada

History and origin

In North America, Labrador tea is transcontinental. It tends towards boreal and arctic regions. This indigenous species is mainly found in bogs and sites populated with black spruce. It is a medium-sized evergreen shrub with alternate and oblong leaves. Native Americans drink infused Labrador tea to treat certain respiratory, digestive and renal problems, rheumatisms, scurvy and headaches. They also use it as a blood purifier and as a parturition aid. Besides, the infusion was used as a wash for wounds, insect bites and skin rash and to prepare a dark brown tincture used to color wool and wood.

 

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Uses

Extraction : Steam distillation
pH : 3.8-4
Aroma and taste : Highly complex scent and unusual odor. Very potent but feminine, or yin, without being floral. Wet and wild, herbaceous but not green, sour-sweet, like new-mown hay. Its intensely bitter, astringent flavor has an analgesic effect and aftertaste reminiscent of eucalyptus but fading into hay.
Stability and Shelf Life : Very stable. Lasts two years or more with little or no degradation, although after this point it may start to develop a very slight gray color.

 

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Documentation and References

  • CATTY, Suzanne, Hydrosols: The Next Aromatherapy
  • The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils
  • La Flore Laurentienne
  • Native American Ethnobotany
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