Sambucus nigra, a member of the Adoxeaceae family, is also known as black elderberry. It has had a long and illustrious career in Traditional European and North American herbal medicine. Hippocrates, the famous Greek physician, referred to elderberry as “Nature’s medicine chest” due to the long list of health benefits.
Hand-picked on a family farm on Kauai, Hawai'i, ginger is grown in volcanic soil and harvested young for a smoother, brighter heat.
Cinnamomum verum, a member of the Lauraceae family, is also known as True or Ceylon cinnamon, referring to its homeland in Sri Lanka. Cinnamon bark has been used for thousands of years in both Eastern and Western Traditional herbal systems.
Traditional Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine have utilized the peels from citrus fruits for millennia. Peels of citrus are substantial sources of nutrients, antioxidants, and enzymes that increase the value of a formula and enhance its assimilation into the body.
Rosa Canina, commonly known as Dog-Rose, is a member of the Rosaceae family, native to Europe, Northern Africa, and Asia. The flowers are usually pale-pink in color, and this plant has a habit of climbing up into tall trees by using its grappling hook-like thorns to hold on to the trunk. The fruit of the rose is called its hip, and dog-rose has some particularly attractive hips bursting with flavor and aromas.
Lemon Verbena is a fragrant plant in the Verbenaceae family native to Western South America where it continues to grow in the wild. It is a staple grassroots herb in South America used for all manner of ailments, much like how peppermint is to the European tradition.
Elettaria cardamomum, a member of the tropical Zingiberaceae family, is one of several species of herbaceous plants native to India that produce the well known light green, spicy pods we know and love. While India remains the world’s largest producer of Cardamon, it is now cultivated worldwide, particularly coming from Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Guatemala.
Most functional drinks pick a hero ingredient and shout. We formulate the way an herbalist would: several plants, working together, none of them headlining. The tonic doesn't ask your body for anything. It gives a few things back.
