Cistus Incanus
Wild rock rose from the Lesvos hillsides. Dried aerial parts for a traditional infusion — resinous, earthy and warm, with the smell of labdanum and hot stone.
Winter seasonAromatic & bracing
4,80 €
Shop herbal tea22 Herbs · Lesvos, Greece
The Herbs
Wild-harvested plants of Lesvos — food, not medicine.
Olive Leaves
Leaf from the ancient olive groves of Mesagros. Cut and dried for infusion; slightly bitter and grassy, the way the groves smell after rain.
Winter seasonEveryday cup
4,70 €
Shop herbal teaWild Spearmint
Cool mountain wild spearmint (φλισκούνι) from central Lesvos. The infusion Greek households have drunk after meals for as long as anyone remembers — sweet, cool and refreshing.
After a mealEvening
5,60 €
Shop herbal teaZiziphora Taurica
A rare herb of the northern Lesvos plateaus, gathered in small quantity. Minty and slightly peppery, aromatic out of all proportion to its size.
EveningAfter a meal
5,60 €
Shop herbal teaLemon Balm
Melissa officinalis from the shaded valleys of the island. A soft lemon infusion with a floral edge, traditionally drunk in the evening.
EveningAfter a meal
4,80 €
Shop herbal teaHawthorn
Crataegus from the Aegean coastal scrubland — leaf, flower and fruit. Mildly sweet and a little tart, with a floral finish.
Everyday cupEveryday cup
10,00 €
Shop tinctureSaint John's Wort
St. John's wort flowers from the sunlit meadows of Lesvos, extracted in local olive oil. For use on the skin and, in drinking form, for internal use.
Topical careEvening
10,00 €
Shop herb oilTribulus Terrestris
Mediterranean tribulus from the dry southern plains. A neutral, mildly bitter, earthy herb with very little aroma.
MorningEveryday cup
10,00 €
Shop tinctureGinkgo Biloba
Ginkgo leaf, cut and dried for infusion. Subtle, clean and slightly bitter — one of the quieter herbs on the shelf.
Focus hoursEveryday cup
10,00 €
Shop tinctureRosemary
Rosemary from the sun-exposed terraces of the island. Piney, pungent and warming, as good in the kitchen as in the pot.
Focus hoursAfter a meal
4,80 €
Shop herbal teaThyme
Thymus from the Gulf of Gera foothills, harvested in flower. Pungent and earthy with a peppery edge — the backbone of Greek mountain tea.
Aromatic & bracingWinter season
4,80 €
Shop herbal teaOregano
Wild Origanum vulgare from the Lesvos hillsides. A traditional Mediterranean infusion and culinary herb, pungent, warm and slightly bitter.
Winter seasonAromatic & bracing
11,00 €
Shop essential oilSage
Greek sage from the dry limestone hills. Earthy, warm and a little bitter. Not for continuous daily use — take regular breaks.
Aromatic & bracingAfter a meal
11,00 €
Shop essential oilEquisetum
Equisetum from the wetlands and riverbanks of Lesvos. A light, grassy, slightly astringent infusion. Not for prolonged continuous use.
Topical careTopical care
4,80 €
Shop herbal teaWild Lavender
Lavandula stoechas, an evergreen shrub of stony ground with narrow grey-green leaves and dense purple flower spikes under violet tufts. Its dried flowers have long scented linen and kept moths away.
Evening
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Spearmint
Garden spearmint, δυόσμος, a fresh herb of the Greek kitchen. Used in our Mediterranean Mix for cooking.
5,60 €
View productMountain Tea
Lesvos mountain tea, with silver, felted, lance-shaped leaves. Cut at full flower and dried whole. Caffeine-free, and named in Greek writing since Theophrastus.
Aromatic & bracingAfter a meal
5,60 €
Shop herbal teaAsplenium Ceterach
A rare rock fern from the shaded faces of northern Lesvos, gathered by hand in small amounts. Mild, neutral and faintly earthy.
After a mealAromatic & bracing
5,20 €
Shop herbal teaTaraxacum
Taraxacum root from the island meadows, dug in autumn. Properly bitter in the old Mediterranean manner, with a faint sweetness underneath.
After a mealMorning
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Helichrysum
Immortelle wildcrafted on Lesvos and extracted in apricot kernel oil. For external use on the skin only — honeyed, resinous, warm.
Topical careTopical care
11,00 €
Shop herb oilLemon Verbena
Aloysia triphylla — λουίζα — from the gardens of Lesvos. Bright lemon and floral; the classic Greek garden infusion of the evening.
EveningAfter a meal
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Lavender
True lavender from Lesvos, steam-distilled into essential oil and flower water. For external and aromatherapy use only — do not swallow.
EveningTopical care
9,00 €
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