Orris Roots
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A Tuscan Treasure

Orris Root. A precious product

Orris roots of high quality have gained great attention from spirits, food & beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and perfume industries due to their violet-like smell caused by irone-type compounds.

Iris species have an immense medicinal importance and are used in the treatment of inflammation and bacterial and viral infections. Numerous scientific papers on their use in treatment were published covering a variety of their pharmacologic activities. There are currently several medicines and dietary supplements on the pharmaceutical market that are based on orris extracts.

Iris Pallida is the orris species having the highest content of Irone, the molecule providing the so requested violet-like smell. Iris pallida plant is not easy to find as it multiplies only by cutting.

The vocation area- The best production area for Iris Pallida is located in two small region of Tuscany, the hills of Valdarno between Reggello and Loro Ciuffenna and the Chianti around San Polo. In this areas due to the specific terroir the content of Irone is up to 30 times more than the one obtained from different regions. Our Violet dream farm is located in the hearth of Castelfranco di Sopra where historically the orris root has been produced since 18th century.

The harvest – Rhizomes are harvested every three years, dried and aged in warehouses with controlled relative humidity.

Violet Dream Farm EST. 1743
Our Secret?
Natural Spring Water!

It's all about the Nature

The results depends on how much care you can give to your products.
Violet Dream Farm constantly works to preserve the perfect habitat for the roots growing.

For this reason we are washing our orris roots with the water coming out from the spring of the estate. The quality of the water is key to maintain the roots white.

We can provide the product as follows:
The full white orris root – The orris rhizomes are manually peeled with special knife in order to eliminate the brown outer skin not providing any added value from smell prospective. This expensive operation will allow to provide the purest product containing just the material with the highest Irone content.

The split orris root – After plant explant the orris root is washed with natural spring water and all the small ancillary roots are cut out. Then the product will be spitted and dried naturally on the sun in the nice hills of Valdarno.

The milled orris root – The split orris root is milled into powder and packaged in drums.

A Five Generation Experience

Violet Dream Farm combines the on-field knowledge of the Graziano and his big family, a five generations dinasty living in our farm, mixed with the modern agricultur techniques.

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Violet Dream Farm di Jessica Capuozzo
VAT: IT05876420489

Location
Via delle Mura 1
52020 Castelfranco di Sopra (AR)
Phone
+39 333 2632595
Email
info@violetdreamfarm.com

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