Herb Passport · Lesvos Herbs
Olive Leaf & Spearmint Tea
🇬🇷 Lesvos Island, Greece
Aegean Sea · 39°N 26°E
Olive groves of Mesagros, Lesvos
Harvest
Wild-harvested by hand, seasonal cycles
Wild collection
Grows wild on untreated land; collected by hand
Constituent Herbs
Ingredients Olive Leaves, Spearmint
Olive Leaves: Traditionally called a shield for the organism: used to support the immune system and the heart, against chronic fatigue and lethargy, and for general rejuvenation. Olive leaves are rich in antioxidants such as oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol.
Olive groves of Mesagros, Lesvos
Leaf from the ancient olive groves of Mesagros. Cut and dried for infusion; slightly bitter and grassy, the way the groves smell after rain.
Herb profile
EMA therapeutic area (reference)
Urinary tract and genital disorders
Reference information from EMA HMPC assessments — not a product indication.
Posology reference
500–1000 mg leaf extract/day (standardised to oleuropein); 4–10 g dried leaf/day as tea
Max duration: 6–8 weeks; monitor blood pressure
EMA HMPC Oleae folium exists (call for data; area urinary) — coverage partial. BP trials use 500–1000 mg extract/day, not leaf tea. May potentiate antihypertensives.
Ask your doctor if this applies
- Antihypertensive medicines
Safety notes
May enhance hypotensive drugs — monitor blood pressure. No other adverse effects reported.
Please consult your doctor about the use of any herb.
Pairs well with
Cistus Incanus, Hawthorn
Mountain springs of central Lesvos
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.
Herb profile
Posology reference
CAUTION: max 1–2 g dried herb/cup 1×/day; do not use essential oil internally
Max duration: max 1 week; not recommended for extended internal use
High-toxicity herb; traditional use only under supervision; pulegone hepatotoxic >5 mg/kg body weight
Ask your doctor if this applies
- Pregnancy & breastfeeding
- Breastfeeding
- Liver conditions
- High doses
Safety notes
CAUTION: Pulegone is hepatotoxic and abortifacient. Contraindicated in pregnancy and nursing. Use only at very low doses for limited duration.
Please consult your doctor about the use of any herb.
Pairs well with
Lemon Balm, Ziziphora Taurica, Lemon Verbena, Taraxacum
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.
Our full sustainability commitment →Herb profiles reference EMA HMPC assessments where available — not product indications. Please consult your doctor about the use of any herb.