Moroccan Hawthorn Dried Leaves

✨ Moroccan Hawthorn Dried Leaves — A Traditional Herbal Cup

Hawthorn is a leafy botanical known in Morocco as zaârour and in Arabic as الزعرور. It is also called hawthorn leaf, hawthorn herb and aubépine in French; its botanical genus is Crataegus. Our loose dried hawthorn shows the plant in its natural form: green-to-olive leaves, slender stems and small red-orange fruits gathered together in the same fragrant blend. The dry leaves have a mild, earthy herbal scent that opens gently in hot water.

🌿 Traditional and Cultural Uses

In Moroccan and wider Mediterranean household tradition, hawthorn was prepared as a warm herbal drink after meals or during quiet moments at home. It was traditionally used for a soothing cup and for heart comfort, with families passing down their preferred way of steeping the leaves. It is a simple single-plant ingredient for people who enjoy keeping a varied cupboard of traditional herbs.

🍵 How to Use

• 🍵 Steep as a plain herbal infusion and drink warm.
• 🌿 Combine with other familiar dried herbs only when you know the blend you want.
• 🫖 Strain the leaves, stems and small fruits before serving.

🥣 Simple Hawthorn Infusion

1. Place 1 tablespoon of Moroccan hawthorn dried leaves in a cup or small teapot.
2. Pour over about 250 ml of hot water.
3. Cover and steep for 8–10 minutes.
4. Strain well, then enjoy the warm infusion as it is.

🧾 Ingredients

100% dried hawthorn plant material: leaves with naturally occurring fine stems and small fruits. Nothing else is added.

🔬 Product Profile

Hawthorn belongs to the Crataegus genus in the rose family. This product is supplied as a loose, dried botanical rather than powder: visibly cut leaves with fine stems and small red-orange fruits, as shown in the photograph.

📦 How We Sell It

Loose Moroccan hawthorn dried leaves, available in 100g, 250g, 500g, 1kg, 2kg, 3kg and 5kg options. Each pouch contains the unground dried plant material ready for your own infusion preparation.

🌤️ Storage

Keep the pouch tightly closed in a cool, dry cupboard away from direct sunlight and moisture. Use while the leaves retain their clean colour and herbal aroma.