For those who love the piquancy of citrus. Remember the age old healing properties of lemon? Nutritious and warming in winter. Delicious served with honey. Refreshing and cooling in summer, served cool with ice. Containing the unique qualities and taste of Australia’s Lemon Myrtle .

Method: Place one teaspoon of herb into an infuser, teapot or plunger. Add water which has just come off the boil, and steep for ten minutes before serving. In summer, serve chilled with ice and mint leaves

Hand Packed Product
Ingredients

Lemon Peel – Citrus limon
Lemon Balm – Melissa officinalis
Lemon Myrtle – Backhousia citriodora
Lemon Verbena – Alousia tryphylla

Minimum 30gms

Historical and Traditional Perspective

Spotlight on Lemon Myrtle - also known as - Sweet Verbena. Tree Verbena. Backhousia. Lemon Ironwood

The Lemon Scented Myrtle is native to Australia but is popularly grown worldwide. It has a lemony fragrance to all its parts, with the foliage being crushed commercially to extract a citrus scented oil.

Lemon Myrtle is reputed to have both antibacterial, antifungal and antiseptic properties. A good herb for colds, high in anti-oxidants and rendering the blood less sticky. The tea is lightly aromatic and evokes the feeling of the Australian bush and Billy tea.

Historical and traditional perspectives are for information purposes only and are not intended as medical advice.