Dried Olive Leaves

✨ Dried Olive Leaves — The Leaf of Morocco’s Blessed Tree

Olive leaves come from the olive tree, Olea europaea, the tree at the heart of Moroccan hillsides, farms and family tables. They are known in Arabic as ورق الزيتون or أوراق الزيتون, in Darija as warq zitoun or ouraq zitoun, in French as feuilles d’olivier, and in Amazigh the olive tree is called azemmour. The leaves in the photograph are long, narrow and slender, silvery sage-green on top with paler undersides, many of them gently curled from drying. In hot water they give an earthy, green and pleasantly bitter infusion.

🌿 Traditional and Cultural Uses

The olive is honoured across the Arab and Mediterranean world as a blessed tree, named in the Quran and long seen as a symbol of peace, light and abundance. In Moroccan homes, grandmothers kept dried olive leaves in the kitchen cupboard and simmered them into a bitter tea that was traditionally drunk to support balanced blood sugar and healthy blood pressure, to ease fevers and to comfort the body during the cold season. In North African and Levantine folk practice the leaves were also infused for rinsing the hair and skin, and in some Arab homes dried olive leaves were burned on charcoal to bless the house and ward off the evil eye.

🍵 How to Use

• 🫖 Simmer the leaves in water for a classic olive leaf tea.
• 🌱 Add a few leaves to a pot of mint, verbena or other herbs for a homemade blend.
• 🍯 Soften the natural bitterness with honey, a slice of lemon or fresh mint.
• 💧 Let a strong infusion cool and use it as a traditional rinse for hair or skin.

🥣 Traditional Olive Leaf Tea

1. Place about one tablespoon of dried olive leaves in a small pot for each cup.
2. Add a cup of water and bring it to a gentle boil.
3. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
4. Strain, then serve warm on its own or sweetened with a little honey.

🧾 Ingredients

100% dried olive leaves (Olea europaea). Nothing is added.

🔬 Product Profile

The olive tree belongs to the olive family, Oleaceae. This product is supplied as whole, loose dried leaves from Morocco, not as powder, tea bags or a ready-made blend.

📦 How We Sell It

Whole loose dried olive leaves, available in 100 g, 250 g, 500 g, 1 kg, 2 kg, 3 kg and 5 kg.

🌤️ Storage

Keep the leaves in a sealed pouch or jar in a cool, dry place away from sunlight, moisture and strong odours. Stored well, they keep their colour and flavour for a year or more; use them within the best-before period shown on the pack.