Abbey Botanicals Herbs and Spices

Botanical name - Malva Sylvestris

Country of Origin - Poland

Use Blue Mallow Flowers to add sweet aroma into your home, to accentuate empty vases or boxes and to make your room vibrant with its stunning colour. These fragrant flowers will really make your house feel like a home with this one of a kind potpourri.

Botanical name - Calendula officinalis

Country of Origin - Egypt

Creating your own special blend of tea is an exciting and satisfying way to produce a customised tea of your own taste. Our range of blending components allows you to blend your own tea. Calendula petals are neutral flavoured and can be used to decorate any tea blend. Also great in salads

Dried Calenduala Petals are lovely for adding to home made cosmetics, soap, bath salts and potpourri.

Here is a basic recipe to make your own infused Calendula oil:

Fill a jar with Calendula petals

- cover them with your chosen vegetable oil, Organic Sunflower oil is a popular choice

- Seal the jar tightly and leave it in the sun (a sunny window sill will be fine) for 2-3 weeks.

- Strain the petals out and bottle the oil.

Botanical name - Cinnamomum aromaticum

Country of Origin - China

If you love the Spice Cinnamon but want it to be mild and subtle, use Cassia Quills and make interesting meals that resembles to cinnamon only in a milder way.

Cassia Quills resembles to the famous Ceylon cinnamon but they differ in physical characteristics and aroma. Cassia Quills are harder than the common cinnamon but they entail a subtle aroma that is not too overpowering. You can use Cassia Quills to flavour meats and chicken same as with soups and stews. Cassia Quills can also be used to add aroma and scent to common desserts such as cakes, pastries, breads, icing and jellies. You can also use this amazing Spice to make teas and hot drinks. Now you don’t need to personally go to Asia just to experience Cassia Quills, you can have it now while supplies are still good!

Botanical name - Nepeta cataria

Country of Origin - USA

A catnip plant just by its name may not be readily recognizable by many, but those who own cats know that it is the plant that their cats love. Botanically the catnip is a herbaceous plant and member of the mint family.

The best way to consume catnip is by drinking catnip tea. Catnip tea with helps relax the mind and induces good sleep at night. Pregnant women should best avoid drinking catnip tea because it promotes urine contraction.

To create this amazing brew, take one teaspoon of dried catnip. Boil the water and remove it from the heat. Allow the water to cool down before you add catnip. If you add catnip when the water is hot it will lose its natural flavour and certain positive benefits.

The duration to steep catnip tea will depend on the taste and the requirement of the person. If you want to get the most out of the catnip, then it best to steep the catnip as long as possible. However, if you are just looking for flavour then the duration to steep your catnip tea should be short. The maximum steeping time should not exceed 18 minutes.

To change the taste of catnip tea you can add herbs like mint or lemon grass. You can also add other natural products like honey, lemon juice, strawberry and sugar. The quantity of herb or natural products that has to be added to catnip tea will depend on the taste of the person.

Botanical name - Matricaria recutita

Country of Origin - Egypt

Chamomile tea has been used as a delicious tea for centuries so it's no wonder that it is estimated that over 1 million cups are ingested every day. The properties of this tea are wide and many, but perhaps the best known is it's ability to help you relax. Many people like to drink it before bedtime as a sleep inducer.

It’s long been known that the best chamomile tea comes from Egypt and are brewed using the whole flowers. Chamomile's delicious orange/apple flavour makes it easy to enjoy as an herbal tea, just add two teaspoons of dried flowers per cup of hot water and let steep for 3 minutes. Add honey to sweeten if desired.

Chamomile flowers are used in Skin and Hair Care products such as Creams, Baths, Compresses and Shampoos for its cleansing and soothing benefits. Good for treating sensitive and irritated skin and scalp irritations.

Botanical name - Chamaemelum nobile

Country of Origin - France

Botanical name - Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Country of Origin - Sri Lanka

True sweet cinnamon from the original Zeylanicum trees found in Sri Lanka will grind up more easily when purchased in quill form.

Cinnamon is one of the world's most popular spices for baking. It is commonly found in cinnamon buns, cinnamon cookies, apple, and pumpkin pie. One of the most popular recipes is cinnamon raisin bread. Cinnamon is a must for baking, but it can also be used in other dishes as well. Adding cinnamon to sweet potatoes or acorn squash can really give it a zing. At breakfast, oatmeal generally benefits from a dash of cinnamon. Today the spice is found in recipes for many sauces and stews.

Botanical name - Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Country of Origin - Sri Lanka

True sweet cinnamon from the original Zeylanicum trees found in Sri Lanka will grind up more easily when purchased in quill form.

Cinnamon is one of the world's most popular spices for baking. It is commonly found in cinnamon buns, cinnamon cookies, apple, and pumpkin pie. One of the most popular recipes is cinnamon raisin bread. Cinnamon is a must for baking, but it can also be used in other dishes as well. Adding cinnamon to sweet potatoes or acorn squash can really give it a zing. At breakfast, oatmeal generally benefits from a dash of cinnamon. Today the spice is found in recipes for many sauces and stews.

Botanical name - Eugenia caryophyllus

Country of Origin - Sri Lanka

Cloves are one of the worlds oldest and most popular spices and it’s no wonder because their aromatic and spicy smell and taste make a great compliment to many dishes. Perhaps the most widely recognized spice, a clove is actually a dried flower bud. It resembles small brown nail which makes it perfect for studding hams, which is where most people first become familiar with it. But studding a ham is not the only use for cloves in the kitchen and different cultures have different favorite uses for this aromatic spice. In France, they put a clove into an onion for use in chicken stock. In England it is ground up and mixed with apples. In India cloves are eaten with betel nuts. There are many uses for cloves and they can actually go with most anything and make a very interesting garnish as well.

Cloves can be used in their whole form or in a ground up form. They can be used in dishes that include poultry or meat and you can add a pinch to most any meal. Cloves are essential in recipes such as pumpkin pie and mulled wine. While a whole clove might be a bit much to handle in a casserole, dessert or stew, the ground version can add a bit of aromatic zip without interfering with the texture.

Botanical name - Sambucus nigra

Country of Origin - Czech Republic

Botanical name - Calluna vulgaris

Country of Origin - Czech Republic

If you want a sweet smelling home that is truly relaxing and refreshing, use Heather Flowers the scent of Heather flowers is truly irresistible. Heather flowers are commonly used as an ingredient in soaps and pot pourris for its wonderful scent and beautiful appearance. Make your house a home by bringing in wonderful scents from natural products such as Heather Flowers.

Botanical name - Hibiscus sabdariffa

Country of Origin - Nigeria

Botanical name - Hibiscus sabdariffa

Country of Origin - Nigeria

Botanical name - Humulus lupulus L

Country of Origin - United Kingdom/Germany

Hops are used extensively in brewing today for their many purported benefits, including balancing the sweetness of the malt with bitterness, contributing a variety of desirable flavours and aromas, and having an antibiotic effect that favours the activity of brewer's yeast over less desirable microorganisms.

hops are also an ingredient in Julmust, a carbonated beverage similar to soda that is popular in Sweden during December.

Hops, when used in conjunction with Lavender Flowers are popular, as a stuffing when making pillows to help when having difficulty in sleeping.

Botanical name - Jasminum officinale

Country of Origin - China

Botanical name - Juniperus communis

Country of Origin - Croatia

The spicy, aromatic, dark berries of the juniper tree can be used fresh or dried, crushed or whole, to flavour casseroles, marinades and stuffings and complement pork, rabbit, venison, beef and duck. They can also be used in sweet dishes such as fruitcake. Juniper berries also provide the main flavouring for gin.

Juniper Berries have a bitter-sweet taste and aroma which goes particularly well with stronger meats and game. Having said that, if used with discretion, it also compliments chicken, pork and certain fish such as Salmon.

Popular in some European cuisines, they are excellent when used in marinades, stuffings and pâtés and are also particularly good with cabbage. They are a traditional ingredient in German Sauerkraut.

Store them in an airtight container in a dry, cool place, away from direct sunlight and lightly crush just before using to release their flavour.

Botanical name - Lavandula angustifolia

Country of Origin - France

These French Lavender flowers are highly scented and are utilised in scented products. They come in colours ranging from light grey to pale blue and are frequently added to Pot pourri to combine colour with fragrance, in a scahet or bag and used as a drawer liner to keep you clothes smelling fresh and fragrant or with hops in a pillow to help you sleep.

Lavender Flowers are very light so even a small quantity goes a long way.

Botanical name - Citrus limonum

Country of Origin - Spain

Dried lemon peel maintains the flavour of fresh peel, but is darker in colour because it is dried without preservatives. Use it in herb teas, or grind in a blender and use in baking, spice blends, marinades and rubs.

Botanical name - Verbascum sinuatum

Country of Origin - Egypt

Botanical name - Citrus sinensis

Country of Origin - Spain

Orange peel is often used to enhance other flavours in desserts, gravies, sauces, and meat dishes. Dried orange peel can also be used as a garnish. It is a tasty addition to herbal tea blends.

Botananical name - Citrus sinensis

Produce of South Africa

Oranges are used not only to create stunning meals and dishes but also to beautify homes. You can use this Orange Slices Dried to accentuate your living room giving it an instant lift of colours while utilizing the citrusy powers of these oranges can make any space sweet smelling.

Botanical name - Iris florentina

Country of Origin - Hungary

Botanical name - Pogostemun cablin

Country of Origin - India

Most people know patchouli as the ever popular incense scent from the Sixties, when it seemed to be every flower child's favorite perfume. The scent has a reputation as an aphrodisiac, and is said to attract the opposite sex. It's slightly musty, pungent smell is unmistakable and pervasive, and it was often used as a fixative for other scents, or to mask more objectionable scents.

In India, people use Patchouli leaves to protect valuable clothing and carpets in order to repel moths and many other insects.

Indian cashmere shawls were once, and less frequently so now, delicately scented by being stored in wooden containers aromatised with Patchouli oil or leaves.

During the 18th and 19th century, silk traders from China traveling to the Middle East packed their silk cloth with dried patchouli leaves to prevent moths from laying their eggs on the cloth. It has also been proven to effectively prevent female moths from adhering to males, and vice versa.

Botanical name - Pterocarpus santalinus

Country of Origin - Gabon

Botanical name - Rosa chinensis

Country of Origin - India

Latin name - Rosa canina

Country of Origin - Chile

Botanical name - Helianthus annus

Country of Origin - Germany