Hawthorn is an ally to the heart and the cardiovascular system, it is hypotensive, anti inflammatory and relaxing. This wonderful tree is abundant in our region, it’s flowers emanate a sweet scent that attracts bees, in this video you can hear them busy, wonderfully busy! What joy!
In these pictures, hawthorn flowers and leaves in honey and water, the start of a vinegar. Vinegars as I may have mentioned are quite adequate to preserve the properties of herbs and flowers as well developing probiotic and anti inflammatory properties during fermentation.
One may also use fresh flowers to prepare infusions or add to shorter ferments such as water kefir. Dehydrating is also an option for later use as infusion.
- References
- https://www.cure-naturali.it/enciclopedia-naturale/rimedi-naturali/erboristeria/biancospino.html
- The art of fermentation by Sandor Katz
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