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About Our Herbs
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Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha root is traditionally known as a grounding adaptogen that helps the body navigate stress, pressure, and the fatigue or depletion that can follow demanding periods. Long valued in Ayurvedic practice as a 'Rasayana' or rejuvenator, this indicates its role in promoting long-term health and vitality. It is often worked with for its calming influence on the nervous system, ability to support steady energy and its reputation for encouraging resilience and overall vibrancy. Ashwagandha is often used to promote a sense of balance and restoration, making it a trusted herb for those seeking deep nourishment and a more centred, replenished state of being.
The name “Ashwagandha” itself gives a clue to its meaning, translated directly from Sanskrit as “smell of the horse,” which refers to both the herb's scent and its potential ability to increase strength, or "Bala", meaning force.
Astragalus
Astragalus is a renowned traditional Chinese tonic herb valued for its steady, strengthening nature and its ability to support long-term vitality. Often used in times of fatigue or depletion, it is known for bringing a sense of fortification to the system. Astragalus also carries a naturally moistening quality, helping to nourish dryness and support a feeling of internal hydration and resilience. In traditional herbal practice, it is appreciated as a supportive ally for maintaining overall tone, stamina, and balanced energy throughout the seasons.
Chamomile
Chamomile has long been valued for its gentle, harmonising influence on the mind and body, providing symptomatic relief for anxiety. Its aromatic compounds interact with pathways associated with relaxation and emotional ease. Research suggests chamomile may modulate GABA activity and help regulate stress-related tension, offering a subtle, soothing effect that supports a more balanced nervous state.
Cinnamon
Traditionally used to support a sense of warmth and flow, associated with gentle circulatory and lymphatic stimulation and long valued in herbal traditions for supporting balanced blood sugar levels.
Ginger
Ginger is traditionally appreciated for its warming, stimulating qualities that help ease inflammation in the body, which in turn can reduce the sense of oxidative or toxic stress the system carries. Long used in many herbal traditions, ginger is also known as a valuable “deliverer” of herbs, believed to help guide and enhance the absorption of other botanicals within a formula. Its inclusion in this blend offers gentle warmth, improved flow, and supportive synergy with the rest of the herbs.
Lemon Balm
Lemon balm is a classic example of the gut–brain connection in action. Traditionally used to soothe both a restless mind and an unsettled digestive system, it works on multiple levels to support overall relaxation. When preserved in its fresh form, as in this tincture, its volatile oils remain potent, helping to gently ease digestive tension that can accompany stress or mental stimulation.
By supporting the natural communication between the nervous system and the digestive tract, lemon balm promotes internal harmony, helping both mind and body find a more balanced state.
Licorice Root
In Ayurveda, Licorice Root, known as Yaṣṭimadhu, is traditionally cherished as a soothing and harmonising herb that brings moisture, sweetness, and nourishment to the system. It is valued for supporting a calm and balanced nervous state, easing internal dryness, and promoting a sense of grounded vitality.
Modern science has shown it can support the HPA axis by normalising cortisol metabolism and mitigating stress responses through its active compounds like glycyrrhizin. It helps by inhibiting the enzyme that breaks down cortisol and affecting other hormones, which can help balance the HPA axis and provide adaptogenic effects.
Milky Oats
Oats offer a deeply soothing, restorative presence, often relied upon when the nervous system feels depleted or overstimulated. Harvested in their “milky” stage of growth, they are considered a classic nervine trophorestorative; an herb that gently nourishes and rebuilds nervous system resilience over time. Traditionally appreciated for easing states of depletion or heightened sensitivity, oats may promote a sense of steadiness and emotional resilience. Modern herbal science highlights their rich profile of minerals, B-vitamins and unique alkaloids that may support healthy stress responses and overall neural nourishment.
Motherwort
Motherwort is traditionally regarded as a grounding herb used during periods of emotional intensity or agitation. Its bitter and aromatic constituents communicate within the body to bring excess mind chatter to a slow. These have been studied for their effects on the nervous system and stress modulation. By supporting a sense of internal steadiness and reducing physiological tension, motherwort contributes to an overall feeling of emotional composure and is also associated traditionally with strengthening the heart.
Reishi
Reishi is widely revered as a deeply grounding adaptogenic mushroom that supports the body in finding balance during times of stress. Traditionally valued for its ability to moderate the stress response, it is often used to promote steady energy, emotional ease, and a sense of inner resilience. Reishi’s calming influence on the nervous system makes it a favorite for those who feel overextended or depleted, helping encourage restfulness, clarity, and a more centered way of moving through the day. Long treasured in herbal traditions, Reishi is seen as a nourishing ally for those seeking gentle support, renewed vitality, and a calmer, more restorative rhythm.
Rose
A true heart medicine, rose has long been cherished in every folk herbalist tradition around the globe for its ability to soften emotional tightness and brings a sense of grounded openness. It works by gently easing the body’s reactivity to stress and supporting a calmer internal environment. Rose’s cooling, stabilising presence helps restore feelings of safety, steadiness and emotional resiliency.
Rosemary
Rosemary offers a clarifying, invigorating influence that can help counter mental fatigue and stress-related cognitive fog. Its aromatic compounds have been studied for their effects on neural signalling, antioxidant activity and cognitive performance. By promoting circulation and mental clarity, rosemary supports a more focused and grounded emotional state, while also supporting the absorption of the other plants in this blend due to its carminative nature and affinity with the circulatory system.
Saffron
Saffron has long been prized in ancient cultures across Asia and the Middle east and in medicine systems like Ayurveda and TCM for its uplifting influence, traditionally used to soften emotional heaviness and bring a sense of brightness back to the mind. Modern research echoes this, showing that saffron can gently support mood balance and emotional wellbeing, particularly in people experiencing mild-to-moderate low mood.
There is also growing interest in saffron’s ability to support focus and attention, with early studies suggesting it may help settle mental restlessness and improve clarity in individuals with attention-related challenges like ADD and ADHD. Additionally, saffron has shown promise in supporting emotional steadiness around the menstrual cycle, helping ease mood shifts and sensitivity associated with PMDD.
Shatavari
Shatavari has a long history of use as a rejuvenative herb that supports resilience and emotional nourishment, especially during stress or depletion. Ayurveda sees it as having an affinity for the female reproductive system and has dubbed it the, "Queen of Herbs". Its soothing, restorative nature contributes to a sense of inner stability and can create hormonal harmony by supporting progesterone production.
Siberian Ginseng
Siberian Ginseng is traditionally regarded as a steady, strengthening adaptogen that helps the body cope with intense or demanding periods of life. Known for its mildly stimulating yet balanced nature, it offers a gentle lift that can enhance capacity and stamina without feeling overwhelming. Often used when energy is stretched thin, Siberian Ginseng is appreciated as an herb that both uplifts and fortifies, rebuilding the inner reserves. We've used it in a small quantity in this formula so as to support depleted systems, not overwhelm them more.
Skullcap
Skullcap gets its name from the shape of its flowers, which resemble a small, protective cap. This is reflective of its traditional signature of gentle protection and support for sensitive individuals. Skullcap is renowned in herbal traditions for its calming and grounding presence, valued as a botanical ally that encourages a sense of balance and steadiness, supporting daily resilience in a subtle, nurturing way. Traditionally used to ease mental restlessness or overstimulated nervous systems, skullcap helps promote a clearer, more settled inner state.
St John’s Wort
St John’s Wort is traditionally valued in Western Herbalism for its anti-depressant qualities and to help maintain emotional steadiness, easing low moods. Modern research suggests it supports healthy nervous system function by influencing the way the body regulates key neurotransmitters involved in mood, including serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine. By supporting these pathways, St John’s Wort can help the body maintain a more balanced emotional state, improve resilience to mild stress, and promote a steadier, more regulated mood over time.
Tulsi
Tulsi is traditionally celebrated for its ability to support the body during or after times of stress, encouraging a healthy nervous response while promoting resilience, mental clarity, and a sense of rejuvenation, often regarded as a premier adaptogen. In Ayurveda, Tulsi (Holy Basil) is revered as a sacred plant that lifts the spirit, clears the mind, and brings harmony to the whole system, especially through its balancing effects on Vata and Kapha. Long used during periods of strain or low energy, Tulsi is cherished as a grounding ally that helps restore steadiness and inner strength.