Organic Boldo

Boldo Leaves

Organic Boldo Leaves for Herbal Tea

• From organic farming
• Peumus boldus
• Origin: Chile
• Harvested in 2022

What is Boldo

The boldo is a plant from South America known for its detoxifying properties and is used for indigestion, constipation, and liver insufficiency thanks to its properties. Great to prepare as a boldo herbal tea, easy and quick to consume!

Boldo Plant

The boldo plant, also known as Peumus boldus, synonymous with Pneumus boldus, is an evergreen shrub native to Chile, Bolivia, and Peru, belonging to the Monimiaceae family, currently also cultivated in Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco.
It has opposite, leathery, oval leaves of matte green color, with a very short petiole. It produces fruits between December and February characterized by a high sugar content and therefore a very sweet taste.

Habitat

The boldo is native to South America, specifically central Chile and Peru, but has spread to many other areas of the continent and has also been introduced to Europe and North Africa.

Parts Used

The most used part of the boldo plant is the dried leaves. They are mainly used for preparing boldo herbal tea against digestive problems.

Organic Boldo Leaves

Being a natural remedy for detoxification, it would be contradictory to offer our customers boldo leaves grown with the use of pesticides and other synthetic chemicals. For this reason, we have chosen to include in our catalog organic boldo leaves, so that you can take a high-quality product as well as a real boon for your health.

Boldo: Properties and Benefits

Boldo leaves are known for their detoxifying properties, especially at the liver level.
Moreover, they have always been known for their purifying and detoxifying properties for the liver and our body, as well as for their digestive and gastroprotective properties. Boldo has a selective action on bile secretion, acting as a bile fluidifier, increasing secretion and reducing viscosity. It is used in case of constipation, as the increase of bile salts in the intestine promotes intestinal functions, enhancing the laxative action of other herbs like senna and buckthorn, which can be combined in laxative herbal teas.

How to Use

Boldo leaves can be used in various ways. In fact, boldo leaves can also be found in our purifying herbal tea, or in mother tincture within Epavin, a blend of plants with purifying, digestive, and liver-protective properties.

Boldo Herbal Tea

To extract the properties of boldo leaves to the fullest, we recommend a good and genuine organic boldo leaf herbal tea.
How to make a herbal tea with boldo in leaves? Just follow these simple steps:

• bring water to a boil
• pour the water into a cup
• infuse the boldo leaves for about 10 minutes

Thanks to the heat, the properties and the active ingredients of the boldo leaves will be extracted and can be consumed by drinking the herbal tea.

Boldo Leaves: Contraindications

**Boldo** does not have serious **contraindications**, in fact, in the **herbal tea** with **boldo** leaves, the amount of essential oil, **ascaridole**, is very low, so it is not a danger to our health. However, it is **not recommended** during **breastfeeding** or **pregnancy**. As a precaution, we recommend moderate use of boldo for a short period, in doses not exceeding those recommended.

Interaction with Medications

We advise against using it if you are taking **anthraquinone laxatives** as there may be interactions and an increase in the **side effects** of the **anthraquinones** present.

History

Being a plant of South American origins, it is well known in the **Andean** **popular tradition**. It was used for centuries for its stimulating properties of gastrointestinal activities. Its essential oil was mainly used in **Chile** where many years ago some scholars learned how goats fed on its leaves and from these observations they began their studies to use boldo leaves in liver disorders.

Boldo Leaves: Where to Buy

If you are looking for high-quality **boldo leaves**, the online store of Terza Luna is the choice for you! Here you can **buy organic boldo leaves** to prepare the infusion with many benefits.

Prices

You can **purchase organic boldo leaves** in various sizes to suit every need.

• 50g pack for the price of 3.00€
• 100g pack for the price of 6.00€
• 250g pack for the price of 13.50€