Herb Passport · Lesvos Herbs

Cistus Incanus Tincture

Cistus creticus

Origin

🇬🇷 Lesvos Island, Greece

Aegean Sea · 39°N 26°E

Rocky hillsides of Lesvos

Harvest

Wild-harvested by hand, seasonal cycles

Wild collection

Grows wild on untreated land; collected by hand

Botanical Profile

Ingredients Cistus Incanus

Cistus Incanus

Rocky hillsides of Lesvos

Earthy

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 & bracingDeep & resinousTopical care

Herb profile

Traditional Use EMA HMPC Monograph

EMA therapeutic area (reference)

Cough and cold

Reference information from EMA HMPC assessments — not a product indication.

Posology reference

2–4 g dried aerial parts/day as tea; 2–4 mL tincture (1:5) 3×/day

Max duration: 4–6 weeks

EMA HMPC traditional monograph Cisti cretici herba (final 19 Mar 2025): cough associated with cold — not heart/BP. Coverage full, traditional_use (not well-established). Typical 2–3 cups/day; high-dose internal use requires medical guidance

Safety notes

No known side effects at therapeutic doses. Internal use requires medical guidance at high doses.

EMA HMPC reference

Please consult your doctor about the use of any herb.

Pairs well with

Thyme, Equisetum, Helichrysum, Oregano, Lemon Verbena

Harvesting Ethics

We never harvest more than 50% of any wild population per season, rotate collection areas annually, and monitor active compound concentrations per batch. When stress indicators appear, we pause harvesting for the full season.

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Herb profiles reference EMA HMPC assessments where available — not product indications. Please consult your doctor about the use of any herb.

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