The fabulous little bees we see swarming around make more than lip-licking honey.  They also produce propolis from the sap on needle-leaved trees.  It has been used for thousands of years as a medicine to support healing, or even to embalm...

You wanna feel good?  I mean, real good?  For hundreds of years, Pacific Islanders have turned to kava kava root as a mild sedative and "feel good" plant.  Many have even found it helpful to relieve anxiety or help with relaxing enough to...

Who knew that fungus growing on top of caterpillars in China would become such potent medicine?  Nature always has a way to make us laugh and revel in the mystery of it all.  Cordyceps, a cross between a fungus and a mushroom, is renowned for...

Handcrafted by our friends at Red Moon Herbs in Asheville, North Carolina, this delicious double extraction of wild elderberries with raw mountain honey is full of love!  It'll deliver pure goodness to your taste buds, not to mention your immune...

Lung lovers unite.  Mullein leaf is one of the most common dusty-highway-dwelling plants and, not coincidentally, loves the lungs.  It supports healthy respiratory function.  In addition to purifying the air, she delivers her medicine in...

The botanical name for licorice root (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is taken from the Greek words for "sweet root."  And sweet it surely is!  Not only for its yummy flavor profile, but it gently coats, soothes and balances the throat, lungs,...

It'd be lovely if simply roasting marshmallows over a hot fire was enough to cure everything.  Sadly, it's not.  But the plant originally used to make those gooey white marshmallows is an especially powerful healer.  In fact, its latin...

Supports Healthy Lymphatic Function* 1oz Botanical Name: Trifolium pratense Part Used: Flowers + Fresh/Dry: Dried CONCENTRATION/OTHER INGREDIENTS: 1:6 - Certified Organic alcohol, distilled water SUGGESTED USE: 60-90...

Why was the weeping willow crying?  While we don’t know for sure, we do know that it was NOT because she was in pain…after all, it’s the answer to aches that so famously lives inside of her.  If you’ve ever dreamed of a...

Try saying the name of this evergreen herb three times without laughing: Pip-sis-se-wa.  We can't help but give a good chuckle every time we tree.  Pipsissewa was used by indigenous people for its astringent properties.  It supports...

Melissa, meaning "bee" in ancient Greece, is beloved of both bees and humans.  While we can say it promotes nervous system health and uplifts mood, and even aids the immune system, this plant does so many amazing things that we might never stop...

This creeping mint is the bane of gardeners but a bounty for herbalists. It supports healthy immune, respiratory, and detoxification function. Ingredients:  Fresh ground ivy herb (glechoma hederacea), 1:2.5 certified organic alcohol, distilled...

Often cultivated in cities to cut down on the detriments of air pollution, gingko does the same thing to the internal metropolis of the human respiratory system.  This tree has retained the memory of its ancestors for millenia, with beautifully...

Often cultivated in cities to cut down on the detriments of air pollution, gingko does the same thing to the internal metropolis of the human respiratory system.  This tree has retained the memory of its ancestors for millenia, with beautifully...

This scarly clawed plant may help your body claw its way out of some sticky situations!  It's reputed to balance the body's inflammatory response.   Ingredients:  Dried Devil's Claw Tuber (harpagophytum procumbens), 1:4 certified organic...

In the mood for love?  Damiana has been used historically for purported aphrodisiac and balancing properties. It supports healthy libido in menopausal women.  Fortifying, relaxing, and sensual. Ooh la la.  Take a dropper, take a bite of...

Monk’s pepper is another name for this spicy fruit of the showy vitex bush.  And when you learn that it’s named so because monasteries used to liberally sprinkle the berry over their meals in order to encourage, well, chastity,...

Say what?!  What could easily be mistaken for a hideous growth or infection on a birch tree is actually one of the most potent medicinal mushrooms in the world.  Nature is full of oddities and chaga is one of them. Medicine manifesting as...

You didn’t know you were one of those crazy cat people until you met cat’s claw and just knew she had to go home with you. But you will find that this is no ordinary domesticated feline. Cat’s claw originates from the jungles of the...

What’s to say about a shy-but-spotlit plant who has won so many popularity contests over the decades that she’s nearly decided to go into hiding?  This prize of a rare woodland root is colored in sync with her namesake and sealed with a...

The creeping underground stem called Solomon's seal is thick and white, almost like vertebrae, as it has knots and circular scars at intervals.  Legend has it that the scar is a seal placed on the plant by King Solomon to indicate its usefulness...

Lion's mane mushroom (Hericium erinaceus) has made its way into the herbal spotlight as a prized nervous system optimizer with the ability to maintain memory and mental clarity. As an adaptogen, Lion's mane has a penchant for helping the body adapt...

Hopping in the saddle with horsetail guarantees you a gallop down the plant path that may turn into the ride of your life. Horsetail is the prehistoric wild-card of the plant world, equal parts scouring brush for internal spring cleaning and trusty steed...

There may not be anything that we can say about roses that hasn’t been said already. But with rose, perhaps the words aren’t important. We all know that it is taste and smell that really get to the heart of things, anyway. For starters, close...

Deserving of many titles but only widely known by one (‘Weed!’), dandelion is one of the most generous plants on earth and so much more than the poster child for the anti-lawn.  Every day of the year, on every continent, dandelion offers...

How to compress a massive body of lore, history, international trade, cultivation, mythos, and healing surrounding the ‘king of herbs’ into a few sentences? Squeeze it into the humble two-legged, two-armed root-body that is little man...

Lavender approaches every emergency with the same question: What can I do to create calm on every level - physical, emotional, mental and spiritual?  She's quick to offer her medicine, which is likely why she has been used for thousands of years by...

Who doesn't love spotting a field of California Poppies while driving on a long road?  They're simply gorgeous, and they love to offer their spirit of ease and calm with those who are willing to receive.  California poppy (eschscholzia...

St. John’s wort is an herb whose reputation may precede itself, but no matter what you’ve heard about mild to moderate depression, here’s the truth: if ever there were a plant that embodied sweetness and bliss, innocence and baby...

Squirrels love those big walnuts that fall from the trees, and we do too.  If you've ever handled freshly fallen black walnuts, you know the green hulls can stain your skin a brownish green.  The nut inside is edible, but the aromatic hulls are...

Deserving of many titles but only widely known by one (‘Weed!’), dandelion is one of the most generous plants on earth and so much more than the poster child for the anti-lawn. Every day of the year, on every continent, dandelion offers her...

If you sit with your back to the hawthorn tree in mid-May when its flowers are a-bursting and the bees are bee-ing, you may just find yourself transported to a magical fairy realm.  The hawthorn tree is a bit of a portal, both for inner and outer...

Botanical Name: Polygonum multiflorum Supports Blood and Chinese Liver* There is a legend about how an old man regrew his lustriuous locks with this herb-and by fulfilling ancient quests. Looking for more info? These herbs work so well that if...

Red root is tough and hardy.  Its woodsy, deep-colored red roots reach up to 8 inches underground.  Because of her strong connection to mother earth, red root can survive through inhospitable conditions and continue to flourish no matter the...

This small creeping succulent with beautiful five-petaled white flowers is known as the herb of grace.  She has been used in Ayurvedic medicine to offer grace to those under stress, as she calmly lowers anxiety levels.  Perhaps it's her love of...

This horn-shaped rhizome enhances healthy digestion and promotes circulation in the body.  We always carry it with us when we travel, as it's our go-to for any sort of nausea or physical discomfort.  It's been used for over 3,000 years as an...

What’s a plant that’s superior to spinach, spinier than a sea urchin, more painful than a porcupine, and greener than grass? Nettle fits the bill. You can also just think of her as hands-down the most nutritional plant on the planet, which is...

Like a bodyguard for the liver or a big sister for the belly/digestive system, milk thistle is the kind of mama bear you want to have around all the time for when things get seedy.  It promotes healthy liver function.  Ingredients: Organically...

Whether you call her by her name, schisandra, or her Chinese nickname, five flavor fruit, schisandra is a berry of multiplicity. She is the five musketeers of the herbal world – salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and pungent - in one: all for one and one...

This succulent not only grows as a wild groundcover over some areas of the Arctic, she also specializes in assisting the frozen tundras within all of us to thaw and blossom. A beacon of light within a barren landscape, rhodiola is pure energy in flower...