Information on the traditional uses and properties of herbs are provided on this site is for educational use only, and is not intended as medical advice. If you have any serious health concerns, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.
Jamaican dogwood is well-known as a remedy for migraine. It was also used to promote sweating as early as 1844. It's now primarily used as a remedy for anxiety, insomnia, fear and nervous breakdown, as well as relieving cough and menstrual pain. The taste is acrid and bitter. Actions include: anti-spasmodic, nervine, cardiotonic, analgesic, diuretic, sedative and anodyne.
Botanical Name | Piscidia piscipula |
Organic Status | Conventional |
Country of Origin | Jamaica |
Plant Part | Root |
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Bacopa / Brahmi Herb Organic
In StockBrahmi is perhaps the most important nervine herb in Ayurvedic medicine.
Read more >Botanical Name | Bacopa monniera |
Organic Status | Certified Organic |
Country of Origin | Sri Lanka/India |
Plant Part | Aerials |
Information on the traditional uses and properties of herbs are provided on this site is for educational use only, and is not intended as medical advice. If you have any serious health concerns, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.
Calamus Root Organic
In StockCalamus has been used since ancient times, traditionally for the digestive system and lungs.
Read more >Botanical Name | Acorus calamus |
Organic Status | Certified Organic |
Country of Origin | India |
Plant Part | Root |
Information on the traditional uses and properties of herbs are provided on this site is for educational use only, and is not intended as medical advice. If you have any serious health concerns, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.
Cardamom Pods Organic
In StockCardomon is very strong and aromatic, with a spicy, herbal, citrusy character that pairs very well with other aromatic spices and citrus.
Read more >Botanical Name | Elettaria cardamomum |
Organic Status | Certified Organic |
Country of Origin | Guatemala |
Plant Part | Seed Pods |
Information on the traditional uses and properties of herbs are provided on this site is for educational use only, and is not intended as medical advice. If you have any serious health concerns, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.
Chia Seed Organic
In StockChia seeds are the edible seeds of Salvia hispanica, a flowering plant in the mint family native to Central America.
Read more >Botanical Name | Salvia hispanica |
Organic Status | Certified Organic |
Country of Origin | Mexico |
Plant Part | Seed |
Information on the traditional uses and properties of herbs are provided on this site is for educational use only, and is not intended as medical advice. If you have any serious health concerns, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.
Horsetail Powder
In StockToday it resembles grass, but back when dinosaurs were around, it grew much, much taller.
Read more >Botanical Name | Equisetum arvense |
Organic Status | Wildcrafted |
Country of Origin | China |
Plant Part | Aerials |
Information on the traditional uses and properties of herbs are provided on this site is for educational use only, and is not intended as medical advice. If you have any serious health concerns, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.
Euphorbia Herb
In StockEuphorbia hirta is a strange, hairy herbaceous plant that is often found growing on the roadside in tropical parts of the world.
Read more >Botanical Name | Euphorbia hirta |
Organic Status | Conventional |
Country of Origin | China |
Plant Part | Aerials |
Information on the traditional uses and properties of herbs are provided on this site is for educational use only, and is not intended as medical advice. If you have any serious health concerns, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.
Mistletoe
In StockMistletoe has been used for centuries in traditional medicine for a variety of conditions including seizures, headaches and arthritis.
Read more >Botanical Name | Viscum album |
Organic Status | Wildcrafted |
Country of Origin | Poland/Serbia |
Plant Part | Aerials |
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Damiana Powder
Sold OutDamiana is a medicinal plant that is native to the southern United States, Central and South America, and has a sweet, herbaceous flavour.
Read more >Botanical Name | Turnera diffusa |
Organic Status | Wildcrafted |
Country of Origin | Mexico |
Plant Part | Aerials |
Information on the traditional uses and properties of herbs are provided on this site is for educational use only, and is not intended as medical advice. If you have any serious health concerns, you should always check with your health care practitioner before self-administering herbs.