Loquat Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica, placed by POWO in Rhaphiolepis as Rhaphiolepis bibas), the Japanese plum or pi pa, is an evergreen tree of the rose family, Rosaceae, native to the hills of central China and long cultivated in Japan and the Mediterranean. It grows 5-10 m with large, stiff, deeply veined leaves, dark glossy green above and rusty-woolly beneath, and fragrant white flowers in autumn that ripen into clusters of yellow-orange, apricot-like fruits in spring. The leaves are leathery and slightly bitter. We extract the dried leaf.