●Herbal syrup born from an encounter with red pine, which is discarded as it is due to thinning and pruning in Nagano Prefecture
Phytotherapy utilizes the bioactive components of plants to help with daily physical and mental health, disease prevention, and recovery.
As a phytotherapist, I was attracted to the diverse personalities of plants and learned that there are plants that are simply thrown away, and that there are people who want to find value in them.
This Akamatsu is one of them. Many initiatives to utilize unused resources have been announced so far, but we believe that we need to continue to work from various perspectives, and we thought that a new approach called phytotherapy would be useful.
All plants, including those that are discarded, have the power to live so far. From the perspective of supporting daily health, we found a way to use it and created "LIFE SYRUP".
●Phytotherapists develop recipes from scratch
The reason why I chose the syrup this time was because I wanted it to be easy to use on a daily basis and easy to pick up even for those who are new to phytotherapy. It's not something special, but the syrup has been completed that is close to your daily life so that each person can create an opportunity to take care of their own mind and body.
The representative, Mabe, who is a phytotherapist, developed the recipe from scratch. Pine is also mentioned in ancient Chinese medicine books and is a plant that has been close to people's health since ancient times. In addition, we blend echinacea, which has been attracting attention since the coronavirus pandemic, as well as herbs such as rosemary and thyme, which bring out the body's natural health.
Ingredients familiar to Japan, such as yuzu and ginger, were also added, and the warm taste was also specialized. This syrup is also a syrup that you can slowly savor the aroma of plants that escapes into your nose when you drink it. It is especially recommended to put it in hot water, as it tends to emit the aroma along with the steam.
The sugar, which is an important element that makes up the syrup, is made from plain burned sugar that has been slowly fired to lock in minerals. Combined with the characteristics of each plant, it has a deep and deep taste. Dilute it 4-5 times with water or hot water and serve.
●Recommended for people like this
・Those who want to do daily self-care but don't have time to do it
・Those who are prone to getting sick during the change of seasons
・Those who are interested in herbs and natural remedies but do not follow them very much.
・Those who are looking for self-care items that can be used by the family