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Flos SambuciLOT 24-0608
Wild-gathered
Batch
LOT 24-0608
Net
60 g
Unit price
€12.67 / 100 g
Origin
Mecklenburg Lake District
Sourcing
Wild-gathered
Plant part
Flos · Flower
HarvestMay · Jun

Loose tea

Elderflower

Sambucus nigra L.

Muscat and elderflower cordial, with a green undertone.

€7.6060 g
€12.67 / 100 g
1

In stock 29

Whole umbels cut on a dry, still morning and stripped from the green stalk once dried — the stalk is bitter and best left out. Never washed; washing takes the pollen, and the pollen carries the scent.

Traditional use

Traditionally taken hot at the first sign of a chill, to encourage sweating.

Constituents

  • 01Flavonoide (Rutin)
  • 02Volatile oil
  • 03Mucilage

Drawer

Airways — Mucilage and volatile oils for the chest and throat.

Preparation95 °C · 7 min

Preparation

The preparation is half the drug

This drug wants 95 °C and 7 min. Water hotter or a cup left standing gives you a different drink, made from the same herb.

The leaflet below is the one that goes in the box. Unfold it for the steps and the timer; the cautions stay in view either way.

Package InsertFlos Sambuci · Loose tea
Dose
2 tsp (≈ 2 g)
Frequency
2–3× daily
Water
95 °C
Steep
7 min

Steps

As printed on the box · 4 in sequence

  1. 01

    Measure

    Two teaspoons of loose blossom.

    2 tsp ≈ 2 g
  2. 02

    Pour

    Boiling water.

    200 ml · 95 °C
  3. 03

    Steep

    Seven minutes, covered.

    7 min
  4. 04

    Take

    Drink hot, then rest somewhere warm.

Steep time

Live timer · 7 min · 95 °C

Ready

07:00

Cautions

Read before use

  • Only the flower is used. Raw berries, bark and leaf are not suitable for internal use.
From the same drawer

Kept beside it

Herbs shelved for Airways, ordered by how much of this one’s indication they share.