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Deep Sleep > Care and cultivation |
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Care and Cultivation Deep Sleep is made from the combination extract of two fresh herb extracts: Hops and Valerian Hops The hop originated in eastern Europe and western Asia. It loves deep, nutrient-rich soils and sites protected from the wind at the edges of forests, fences, and hedges at altitudes up to 1000 meters. In Europe, hops have been cultivated since the end of the Merovingian culture (ca. 3rd to 8th centuries), when beer supplanted mead. Today, hops are cultivated on high poles or wires in large hops gardens in many countries with moderate climates. A.Vogel/Bioforce uses the alcohol extract from fresh hop catkins gathered in August. Valerian Valerian can be found in temperate zones throughout Europe, but it also grows in the Caucasus, west and central Asia, Siberia, Manchuria and Japan. It grows in all sorts of weather conditions and its various leaf-forms are able to adapt to the specific conditions of each particular environment. Generally speaking, the plant prefers damp locations on the banks of streams and rivers, in ditches or on damp pastures, but it is also to be found on elevated ground in mountainous areas. Plants originating from mountainous regions are usually more aromatic than those occurring in areas of swamp or marshland. Valerian is cultivated in organically controlled crops by farmers specially appointed by A.Vogel/Bioforce to grow the plant. Following harvesting in autumn, the roots and rhizome are macerated in alcohol without undergoing a drying process. |
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