No 25 Peppermint
MENTHA X PIPERITAWATER ELEMENTVITALITY QI 水 Peppermint is an aromatic perennial herb, producing creeping stolons and belongs to family Lamiaceae. Dried peppermint leaves have been found in Egyptian pyramids, and was also...
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25 Botanicals
No 24 Butterfly Pea
CLITORIA TERNATEAWATER ELEMENTVITALITY QI 水 Native to South East Asia, A perennial herbaceous plant from the Fabaceae family, Butterfly Pea has been consumed for centuries as a memory enhancer, brain booster, anti-stress and...
No 23 Rosemary
SALVIA ROMARINUSWATER ELEMENTVITALITY QI 水 Rosemary is a plant of the mint family (Lamiaceae) and is a woody plant with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers, Native...
No 22 Lavender
LAVENDULAWATER ELEMENTVITALITY QI 水 The name Lavender comes from the Latin ‘lavando’ part of the verb, lavare, meaning “to wash” or “to bathe”. Lavender belongs in the mint family and there are...
No 21 Mugwort
ARTEMISIA VULGARISWATER ELEMENTVITALITY QI 水 Part of the artemisia family, Mugwort's common name of wormwood, is a medicinal and culinary herb native to Eurasia and northern Africa and this perennial plant grows...
No 20 Palo Santo
BURSERA GRAVEOLENSMETAL ELEMENTABUNDANCE QI 金 In Spanish, palo santo means “holy wood.” For thousands of years, the wood, resin, and oil have been used for medicinal purposes. Its historical origins are...
No 19 Orange Peel
CITRUS AURANIUM DULCISMETAL ELEMENTABUNDANCE QI 金 Orange Peel is a glorious embodiment of the Sun’s energy. It lifts your emotions and just like the sun, it brings a therapeutic warmth...
No 18 Eleuthero Root
EUTHEROCCUS SENTICOSUSMETAL ELEMENTABUNDANCE QI 金 Eleuthero Root is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant, native in mountain thickets throughout Japan, China, Korea, and Russia. Also called Siberian ginseng, it is a member...
No 17 Sarsaparilla
SMILAX ORNATAMETAL ELEMENTABUNDANCE QI 金 From its botanical name, Smilax, Sarsaparilla comes from the Liliaceae plant family. It is grown in tropical rainforests and in temperate regions in Asia and Australia and its roots...
No 16 Alma Berry
PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICAMETAL ELEMENTABUNDANCE QI 金 Also known as Indian gooseberry, the Alma Berry is known as a rasayana herb which is anything that lends to enhancing youth and vitality and essentially means 'to...
No 15 Ginger Root
ZINGIBER OFFICINALEEARTH ELEMENTHARMONY QI 土 A herbaceous perennial belonging to the Zingiberaceae family, Ginger’s generic name, Zingiber, is derived from the Greek zingiberis, which comes from the Sanskrit name of the spice, singabera....
No 14 Chamomile
CHAMAEMELUM NOBILEEARTH ELEMENTHARMONY QI 土 Chamomile is one of the oldest known medicinal herbs and is part of the Asteraceae family. Named by the ancient Greeks as “ground apple” kamai...
No 13 Angelica Root
ANGELICA ARCHANGELICAEARTH ELEMENTHARMONY QI 土 Native to the Middle East and in cold northern climates such as Norway and Russia. Angelica is sometimes is called the Holy Ghost Plant because of its...
No 12 Elder Flower
SAMBUCUS NIGRAEARTH ELEMENTHARMONY QI 土 Elder is one of the most powerful trees in mythology and has traditionally become associated with ill-fortune and bad spirits. In ancient mythology, the Elder is symbolic of...
No 11 Yarrow
ACHILLEA MILLEFOLLUMEARTH ELEMENTHARMONY QI 土 An herbaceous perennial and member of the aster family, Yarrow is a common herb found throughout North America and Europe. It has finely divided, almost feathery...
No 10 Rose
ROSAFIRE ELEMENTBLISS QI 火 Known as the “Queen of the Flowers”, Rose is a family of flowers in the Rosaceae family and its genus is Rosa. Historically, roses have been cultivated as far back as...
