Sumac cotinus coggygria (Latin name Rhus cotinus L.), also commonly known as smoke tree, is a medicinal plant belonging to the Sumac family. Growing wild in Bulgaria, Sumac is highly regarded and widely used having been a staple in folk medicine here for many centuries due to its powerful efficacy.
The Sumac extract taken from the smoke tree leaves is often used to heal many skin conditions due to its powerful antiseptic and anti-imflammatory properties.
Sumac is also one of the key ingredients used in treatments for hair loss. Sumac has a strong vasodilation effect, increasing blood supply through the vessels that nourish the hair follicle. This effectively induces a new hair growth cycle, prolonging its active growth phase (anagen) and increasing the growth rate of the hair and the width of the hair shaft.
Bulgarian Sumac can be found in many of Le Mont Botanique's Anti Hair Loss products, including our delicious Hair Strength Tea.
