Boldo leaves (pcs. 20 g)
Boldo leaves are used in Bolivian folk medicine as a medicinal plant, among other things, for gastrointestinal complaints. The plant has antispasmodic effects and stimulates bile secretion in liver cells.
Boldo leaves can also be used as a spice or tea, for example in mate tea.
The infusion with Boldo leaves is prepared with hot water and optionally with sugar or sweetener.
The Boldo leaves contain, among other things, alkaloids, 1.8-cineole, and ascaridole. It is used in naturopathy for respiratory diseases, cold diseases of the respiratory tract, but also for chronic respiratory diseases as well as asthma and hay fever.