A low-growing evergreen shrub to around 15cm in height, with elliptic, leathery, glossy dark green leaves, that are aromatic when crushed and tint purple-bronze in winter. Clusters of small, ...
There are two species that can produce the oil: Gaultheria procumbens, native to North America, and Gaultheria fragrantissima, native to Asia and India. The production process involves fermenting ...