Loose Herbs, Roots and Spices

Cumin Seed is probably best known as an ingredient used in a variety of Mexican and Indian recipes. Cumin is a good source of iron, can aid digestion, gas and bloating and has anti-carcinogenic properties

Latin Name: Rhamnus frangula Common Names: Buckthorn Bark Buckthorn contains an ingredient called anthraquinone.  Buckthorn is used as a health tonic and was traditionally used as a "blood purifier" and diuretic.Warning: This product contains.…

Botanical Name: Zea mays Cornsilk, with the Latin name of Zea mays, is actually the female flower on a cob of corn. The tassel pollinates each piece of silk, resulting in a single kernel of corn being produced on the cob. While the corn kernels are u…

Botanical Name: Betula pubescens Common Names: White Birch, Canoe Birch, Paper Birch Like other natural herbs, the bark of the Betula pubenscens or birch tree has many uses. It is high in a compound called betulin, which has anti-inflammatory propert…

Botanical Name: Prunus serotinaWild Cherry Bark is often used for colds, coughs, bronchitis, whopping cough and other lung problems. It is also used in cough syrups because of its sedative, expectorant, drying, and cough-suppressing effects.In foods …

Botanical Name: Aloysia triphylla Lemon Verbena Leaf, also known as Aloysia triphylla, has similar uses to mint and orange flowers. Like those natural herbs, Lemon Verbena is commonly used in many different culinary dishes. Lemon verbena is also used…

Latin Name: Tussilago farfara Common Names: Coltsfoot Leaf Despite serious safety concerns, people take coltsfoot for lung problems such as bronchitis, and asthma. They also take it for upper respiratory tract complaints including sore mouth and...

Latin name: Asparagus racemosus Shatavari is used for diminished sexual libido in women and deficient sexual fertility in men and women as well as poor appetite, dyspepsia and liver problems, especially during pregnancy. Shatavari can also increase..…

Botanical Name: Eleutherococcus senticosus Siberian Ginseng is an adaptogenic tonic that moderates harmful effects of physical and mental stress. It can enhance general health, as well as physical and mental vitality, energy, stamina and work...