Traveller’s Joy / Old Man’s Beard (Clematis vitalba L.) - Dried leaf

Common traveller’s joy is a fast-growing botanical raw material with a clearly recognizable appearance and use in natural formulations for both internal and external application. Thanks to its adaptability and broad natural occurrence, this medicinal plant is an accessible and reliable herbal raw material for a range of plant-based products.

Common traveller’s joy is a wild-growing perennial plant used as a raw material for herbal blends, teas, tinctures, extracts, compresses, and functional products.

The raw material is suitable for the manufacture of natural products used in medicine and pharmacy, as well as for various industrial applications.

Basic Information

• Latin name: Clematis vitalba L.
• Part used: aerial parts (Herba Clematidis); leaf (Folia Clematidis) – upon request
• Origin: Bulgaria
• Raw material type: wild-harvested
• Harvest period: June – September

Raw Material Characteristics

The botanical raw material consists of the aerial parts of the plant collected during active flowering and, when needed, the leaves. After harvesting, the material is dried in a well-ventilated place or in dryers at low temperature in order to preserve the active compounds and the natural colour.

Common traveller’s joy is characterized by long flexible stems, opposite leaves composed of several leaflets, and small white to cream flowers gathered in panicle-like inflorescences. After flowering, it forms characteristic fluffy seed heads. The herbal raw material is suitable for further processing, including cutting, crushing, milling, and extraction.

Key compounds:

• flavonoids
• saponins
• tannins

Suitable for the Production of

• herbal blends
• herbal teas
• tinctures
• dry extracts
• liquid extracts
• compresses
• solutions for external application
• functional products
• natural formulations intended to support skin and tissue care

Medicinal Properties and Effects on the Body

Common traveller’s joy is associated with the following medicinal properties:

• cleansing action
• toning effect
• soothing profile in external application

This medicinal plant is used in formulations intended to support the urinary system, the body’s natural cleansing processes, and the maintenance of normal skin and tissue condition.

Important Notice

In its raw state, the plant is irritating. It should be used as a herbal raw material only after proper processing.

Forms Available

Available as:

• whole dried leaf
• crushed leaf
• cut leaf in custom size upon request
• herbal powder

Quality and Documentation

Upon request, the following may be provided:

• Certificate of Analysis (COA)
• technical documentation
• additional documents upon request

Inquiry

Contact us for current availability, samples, and a quotation based on the required quantities, preferred processing form, and raw material specifications.