Lovage Leaves

DESCRIPTION

Product: Lovage Leaves

Latin Name: Levisticum officinale syn. Hipposelinum levisticum, Levisticum levesticum, Ligusticum levisticum & Selinum levisticum.

Plant Family: Apiaceae

Other Names: Old English Lovage, Italian Lovage, Cornish Lovage, Chinese Lovage, Love Herbs, Love Rod, Love, Parsley, Lubestico, Italian Parsley & Maggikraut, Maggiplant, Levistico, Livèche & Lavose.

Description: Lovage is an herbaceous, perennial native to Southern Europe and the south western side of Asia; it can reach a height of up to 2.5 metres. The leaves emerge from a basal rosette, and are dark green in colour on maturity; they are glossy, compound with toothed edges and up to 70cm in length. The flowers are produced in umbels (like an upturned umbrella) a characteristic shape of members of the Apiaceae family. They are yellow to greenish-yellow in colour and approximately 2–3 mm diameter.

SUGGESTED USE

The leaves can be added to salads and soup, it is also used as a digestive cordial and liqueur. Infusions can be used to clean external wounds as lovage and can be drunk as a tea.

SHELF LIFE

Shelf life of two years provided that goods are stored in an airtight container in ambient conditions.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

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