The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them.
Ecclesiastes 38.4
Many of the herbs I have talked about in this book—and, of course, a great many others—grow wild. Even if you live in a city you can find many of them cohabitating with you or only a short drive away. Since many of these herbs are invasives, most people will be glad for you to take them away.
If you need to buy your herbs, the Internet is a good way to seek them. I suggest running a web search for the herbs you are looking for to find the cheapest prices; if you are persistent you can often save half off normal retail.
If you are going to be buying a lot of herbs and you live in the United States it makes sense to buy a resale license from your state. The price is often minimal and it will allow you to buy wholesale; most wholesalers will want a resale certificate before they will sell to you.
And, of course, you can grow them yourself. Once established most of the herbs in this book will provide medicine for you and your family forever.
Listed on the following page are some of the best sources I know of for the herbs in this book.
214 Ord Street
Laramie, WY 82070
307-742-0404
Wonderful tinctures from local wild-crafted Western plants.
1st Chinese Herbs
5018 Viewridge Drive
Olympia, WA 98501
888-842-2049
360-923-0486
Wonderful people with a very large selection of Chinese herbs, including most of those discussed in this book. Most herbs by the pound.
Healing Spirits Herb Farm
61247 Route 415
Avoca, NY 14809
607-566-2701
www.healingspiritsherbfarm.com
Matthias and Andrea Reisen have been growing wonderful medicinal plants for years. The plants just jump out of the bag and laugh when you open it up.
Horizon Herbs
P. O. Box 69
Williams, OR 97544
541-846-6704
Richo Cech has spent much of his life learning how to grow common and rare medicinals. He has seeds or young stock for most of the plants in this book as well as great information on how to grow them.
Mountain Rose Herbs
P. O. Box 50220
Eugene, OR 97405
800-879-3337
541-741-7307
A nice selection, sustainably produced.
Pacific Botanicals
4840 Fish Hatchery Road
Grants Pass, OR 97527
541-479-7777
This is perhaps the best wholesaler (they also sell retail) in the United States. Their herbs are magnificent. Normally, all are sold by the pound.
Sage Woman Herbs
108 East Cheyenne Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
888-350-3911
719-473-9702
They have some herbs that are otherwise hard to get (e.g., Echinacea angustifolia), and I like their quality.
Woodland Essence
392 Teacup Street
Cold Brook, NY 13324
315-845-1515
Kate and Don make wonderful tinctures and medicines and can sell you many of the herbal tinctures that I discuss in this book; if they don’t have them, they can probably point you in the right direction.
Zack Woods Herb Farm
278 Mead Road
Hyde Park, VT 05655
802-888-7278
Melanie and Jeff are wonderful people and grow tremendously beautiful medicinal plants. Very, very high-quality herbs. Usually sold by the pound.