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...
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25 Botanicals
No 8 Grapefruit Peel
CITRUS PARADISIFIRE ELEMENTBLISS QI 火 Also known as Citrus Racemosa and also called pomelo, this citrus tree of the Rutaceae family and its edible fruit originated in Barbados as a hybrid of shaddock...
No 7 Anise
PIMPINELLA ANISUMFIRE ELEMENTBLISS QI 火 Anise is the annual herb of the parsley family (Apiaceae), although it has a sweet flavor. It is cultivated chiefly for its fruits, called aniseed, the flavor...
No 6 Ashwagandha Root
WITHANIA SOMIFERAFIRE ELEMENTBLISS QI 火 From the Solanaceae family, Ashwagandha Root is commonly known as “Indian Winter cherry” or “Indian Ginseng”. Used prominently as a herb of Ayurveda (the traditional system of medicine in...
No 5 Damiana Leaf
TURNERA DIFFUSAWOOD ELEMENTEXUBERANCE QI 木 Damiana is a small shrub from the Turneraceae family and grows wild throughout Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and West Indies. Its small vibrant yellow flowers and its aromatic leaves...
No 4 Lemon Verbena
ALOYSIA CITRIODORA CITRIODORA WOOD ELEMENTEXUBERANCE QI 木 Lemon Verbena is a woody shrub with narrow, glossy green leaves. Known as the “Queen of the Aromatic Herbs” and native to South...
No 3 Juniper
JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS WOOD ELEMENTEXUBERANCE QI 木 Juniper is a small shrub, 4-6 feet high, widely distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere. It is a common shrub where bands of limestone occur....
No 2 Nettle Leaf
URTICA DIOICA WOOD ELEMENTEXUBERANCE QI 木 Nettle Leaf is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant, native to Europe, Asia, northern Africa, and North America. The plant has many hollow stinging hairs...
