Popular Botanicals
Akuamma
Akuamma is a tree native to Africa. The seeds contain a complex mixture of indole alkaloids, the most abundant of which is akuammine. Used in African traditional medicine, the crushed seeds or powder are taken orally primarily as a painkiller (analgesic), to treat malaria and diarrhea, and as an anti-inflammatory and fever reducer.
Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), is an herb widely used for centuries in Ayurveda, the traditional medicine in India. It is an adaptogen, which means it helps the body cope with stress. It has anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and immune-boosting properties.
CBD
CBD (cannabidiol) is a naturally occurring compound found in the cannabis plant. It is one of over 100 cannabinoids, which are chemicals unique to cannabis. Non-psychoactive: CBD does not produce a “high” like tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the main psychoactive component of cannabis. Derived from hemp: Most commercially available CBD products are derived from hemp, a variety of cannabis with low THC levels. Therapeutic effects: CBD include reducing pain, anxiety, inflammation, seizures and helping with insomnia.
KAVA DRINK and POWDER
Kava is a plant native to the South Pacific islands, where its root has been used for thousands of years to prepare a psychoactive beverage for social, ceremonial, and medicinal purposes. Its active ingredients, called kavalactones, have a calming, anxiolytic (anti-anxiety), and muscle-relaxant effect.
KRATOM POWDER and LEAVES
Kratom, Mitragyna speciosa, is not an opiate. It is a tropical evergreen tree of the Rubiaceae family, a family which includes coffee, that is native to southeast Asia. It is indigenous to Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea and Vietnam. In cultures where it grows, its leaves have been used in traditional medicine for hundreds, if not thousands of years. It has been recorded in Thai pharmacopoeias back in 1650, but was most likely used for much, much longer.
Lion’s Main
Hieracium erinaceus, commonly known as Lions’ Mane is a mushroom native to North American and Eurasia. Some benefits are cognitive health, mood and stress relief.
Moringa
Moringa oleifera is native to northern India and used extensively in South and Southeast Asia. Moringa is known as the miracle tree. This is because the entire tree has medicinal and nutritional value from the leaves, stem, bark, sap, oil, roots and seeds. Traditionally, the plant is used to cure wounds, pain, ulcers, liver disease, heart disease, cancer, and inflammation.
Mullein
Mullein, Verbascum thapsus, has been used for centuries in traditional medicine for respiratory ailments and other conditions. It is native to Europe and Asia. The leaves, flowers, and roots are most commonly used to treat respiratory ailments, infections, and other conditions. It can be consumed as a tea, extract, oil, or cream.
Turmeric
Turmeric comes from the root of the Curcuma longa plant, a relative of ginger. Used for centuries in traditional Indian and Chinese medicine. Turmeric’s potential health benefits are primarily attributed to curcumin, its main active compound, which has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.