Happy 2025!

We hope you all had a wonderful and safe New Years! This time of year, many people start thinking of what they'd like to accomplish in the new year, and whether you set goals or resolutions now, in the spring or just whenever you feel like it, if learning more about herbalism is on your list, here is a very small and not at all overwhelming little list of some of our favorite herbs to get familiar with this year.

Herbs to get to know this year

Little snippets of herbs you may want to get to know. If you're interested in learning more, check out this blog post for our favorite herbal resources.

1. Reishi Mushroom (Ganoderma). This beautiful and bitter mushroom is known as the "mushroom of immortality." This versatile and loved mushroom has a long history of use and benefits, especially in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Reishi calms anxiety and eases stress, improves circulation and improves sleep, restores vitality as well as is helpful in asthma, allergies, and under functioning immune conditions. We use Reishi in our Deep Sleep Blend and our Cocoa with Mushrooms.

2. Tulsi (aka Holy Basil) (Ocimum sanctum). This gorgeous smelling herb is fairly easy to grow and tastes best fresh. Its calming to the nervous system, helping you deal with stress and anxiety. It does energize some but not in an intense caffeine like way. Tulsi is the star of our Stress Less Tea Blend.

3. Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora).  Skullcap nourishes your nervous system, helping to relax, ease stress, and make everything a little less irritating to you. Good for all ages, it helps with insomnia but also helps with muscle tension, meaning it may ease sciatic pain and headaches. Skullcap is used in our Calm Mind Tincture.

Herbal products to try if you haven't already

If you don't know where to start or feel overwhelmed with all the different herbal products, here's our bestselling products to get you started.

1. Our Calming Herbal "Coffee." With roasted dandelion root, roasted chicory root, and calming adaptogens, this powder blend has a coffee like flavor that calms the nervous system. 

2. Happy Belly helps with digestion especially if taken right before meals. Easing gas, bloating, and upset stomachs.

3. Feminine Restore is our go-to to help calm anger, anxiety, and general crankiness especially associated with PMS and menopause.

4. Sleep Easy Tea and Stress Less Tea are both wonderful for calming anxiety and stopping the mental chatter in your head. If you have trouble falling or staying asleep, Sleep Easy Tea may be more helpful when drunk at night, whereas Stress Less Tea may be more appropriate for during the day as it shouldn't make you sleepy.

 If you're looking to delve more into herbalism, this post has some wonderful books and courses to help you get started.