The supplier of our chanca piedra has prioritised civic engagement since the founding of the family-run business. Small-holder farmers are paid fair wages (above the minimum), and the farmers protect and maintain the wild-growing chanca piedra. The business has a mission to support biodiversity and the environment, to treat employees and farmers fairly, and to pursue sustainable business practices in all matters.
Chanca Piedra Tea
Wildcrafted
Highest Grade 99 P.
SKU
5393
Premium chanca piedra (Phyllanthus niruri) tea from wild-grown plants in a pristine natural area in Peru. Also known as gale of the wind. Made with whole leaves and stems. Highest production quality and gentle drying indoors for maximum retention of valuable plant compounds and the velvety green colour of the leaves. Very flavourful tea with a pleasantly earthy, slightly sweet and simultaneously bitter aroma. 70g
- Chanca piedra (Phyllanthus niruri) tea in premium quality made from whole leaves and stems, chopped
- From wild-grown plants in pristine nature in Peru (Loreto, Ucayali, San Martín)
- Sustainable and ethical harvest by hand in cooperation with many regional small farmers
- Traditionally and gently dried indoors for maximum retention of the valuable plant compounds and velvety green colour
- Full-bodied and fresh flavour: earthy, sweet and a touch bitter
- Pesticide-free cultivation
Character | Savoury-sweet, vegetal, slight umami, no bitterness |
Ingredients | 100% leaves and stems of the chanca piedra plant |
Terroir | Peruvian Amazon |
Harvest | Wild-grown; hand-harvested year round |
Cultivar | Phyllanthus niruri |
Drying | Gently air-dried for optimal raw quality |
Organic Cert. | Wild-grown, therefore not organic certified. |
Grade | 99/100 p. (Amazon tea category); Highest Grade |
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