Medicinal properties
The astringent berries and bark have been used to treat diarrhoea, while the flowers have been used as a laxative. Sloes were also used as remedies for coughs and colds because of their astringency. The peeled bark boiled in water was a gypsy remedy for bronchitis
We combine with gin or armagnac and sugar, infuse for 3 months and strain to make Sloe Gin or our very own invention, Sloe Armagnac.
Where it is found on the property:
Wild in the South hedgerows, both sides of a 20′ deep hedge.
Along the east side of the orchard.
