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We’re thrilled to share that our Comfrey Leaf Infused Oil is officially back on the shelves! This small-batch favorite is one of our most requested products — and every year it sells out quickly. 

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Locally grown here in Washington State, fresh comfrey leaves are hand-harvested, overnighted straight to our facility, and immediately infused into organic oils. This careful process captures the plant’s natural vitality and ensures you’re getting the freshest infusion possible. All our oils are infused for a minimum of one month to insure potency. This is a seasonal product, so when we’re out, we’re out!

A Plant with a Long Tradition

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) has been part of herbal traditions around the world for centuries. In folk herbalism, comfrey leaf was often included in topical salves and oils to support everyday skin and body care. Today, it continues to be a beloved plant in herbal communities for its reputation as a soothing, restorative herb.

Comfrey has a great reputation as a topical aid for stimulating cell growth in skin abrasions, broken bones, and injured cartilage or tendons. This is an excellent oil to use in massage, or in your own skin-healing salve creations!

This oil is not recommended for using on deep puncture wounds as it can cause healing of the surface skin, trapping harmful bacteria inside. However for superficial scratches, abrasions, and scrapes, it's terrific for speeding the process. Both the Comfrey leaf and root are used medicinally in different preparations. Internal use of Comfrey (or of infused oils in general) is not recommended. Always consult a qualified herbalist with any questions you may have when using herbs. Common sense is also highly encouraged!

Lifestyle Benefits

Our Comfrey Leaf Infused Oil is a versatile addition to any herbal cabinet. Many people like to:

• Blend it into DIY salves and balms for their skincare rituals

• Use it as a massage oil base to bring plant-powered nourishment to their routines

• Incorporate it into homemade herbal remedies, pairing it with other infused oils or essential oils

Because it’s made simply and cleanly, it offers you endless possibilities to get creative with your own herbal projects.

Global Connection

Comfrey is native to Europe and parts of Asia but has become a well-loved plant worldwide. Its broad, green leaves and deep roots have made it a staple in herbal gardens across continents. By sourcing our comfrey leaf locally in Washington, we not only reduce our environmental footprint but also support regional farmers who share our passion for sustainable growing.

Back in Stock — While Supplies Last!

Every year, this oil sells out fast — and with good reason. It’s one of those timeless, tried-and-true herbal staples people return to again and again.

👉 Shop now to grab your bottle of Comfrey Leaf Infused Oil
💬 Have you tried our Comfrey Oil before? Share your favorite ways to use it in your herbal creations — we’d love to hear!

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When we think about herbs, we often imagine their beauty, fragrance, or the cozy ritual of sipping a warm tea. But herbs are more than ingredients in our kitchens or gardens — they’re part of a larger web of life that connects soil, pollinators, wildlife, and people. And when those herbs are native plants, their impact goes even deeper.

What Makes a Plant “Native”?

A native plant is one that has grown naturally in a specific region for thousands of years. These plants have adapted to local climates, soils, and wildlife. They’re perfectly suited to thrive without excessive watering, fertilizers, or pesticides. In short: they belong.

Native Herbs = Happy Pollinators

Many native herbs provide nectar and pollen for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. For example:

• Echinacea (coneflower) is a favorite for bees and butterflies in summer.

• Yarrow attracts beneficial insects that help balance the ecosystem.

• Mint family plants (like Monarda, or bee balm) bring in hummingbirds with their vibrant blooms.

Planting native herbs supports pollinators that, in turn, help us grow food and sustain biodiversity.

Resilience in the Garden

Because native herbs are adapted to local conditions, they often require less maintenance and water than non-native species. That makes them more sustainable choices for gardeners. A patch of native lavender or sage can thrive with minimal effort, while creating a haven for pollinators and birds.

Strengthening Local Ecosystems

Every native herb you plant strengthens your local ecosystem. They provide habitat for insects and small animals, protect soil from erosion, and contribute to the natural balance of your region. Unlike invasive species, natives don’t crowd out other plants — instead, they help everything work together.

How You Can Make a Difference

You don’t need a huge garden to have an impact. Even a few pots of native herbs on a balcony or windowsill can provide food for pollinators and beauty for your space. By choosing native plants, you’re helping preserve your region’s natural heritage while enjoying the colors, textures, and aromas they bring.

 Community Question: Have you planted any native herbs in your garden or yard? Which ones bring you the most joy when they bloom? Share your favorites below — your ideas might inspire someone else to plant native, too!

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Hibiscus Cooler Tea is a true summertime favorite! This tangy, refreshing, certified organic tea is fine anytime, warm or cold—and when the hot weather hits, it's just unbeatable over ice. Try an herbal Arnold Palmer: Hibiscus Cooler Tea mixed half and half with lemonade! Sweeten to taste, if you like, or add a few fresh mint leaves, lemon slices, raspberries, or rose petals, to make the picture-perfect pitcher.

The blend combines delicious herbs that really help your body adapt to heat:

• Organic Hibiscus flowers, lovely red blossoms, with benefits for metabolic, cardiovascular, and nervous system functioning
• Organic Lemongrass, a delightfully citrusy herb, traditionally used for its analgesic, antispasmodic, tranquilizing, mildly sedative, and sudorific (sweat-inducing) properties
• Organic Rosehips, a treasure trove of nourishing antioxidants, adding yet another dimension of tasty tang to the mix 
  
• Organic Pacific Northwest grown Spearmint, fragrant and relaxing, and a great help for digestion after overindulgence in summertime treats 

Of course, any of our tea blends can be enjoyed as cold beverages—brew them extra strength and add ice, or stick your teapot or mug of tea in the fridge for a few hours. We like to remind folks about this blend during this time of year, just because it's such a perfect match-up of plant allies for staying balanced in the dog days of summer.

Rehydrate and chill out with delightful Hibiscus Cooler Tea! 

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Yes, it's been a full ten years, this June, since Em's Herbals (aka Organic Botanicals) started out in business—a busy and productive decade for Emily and the crew. We're grateful every day for the chance to share excellent artisanal organic herbal products and high quality bulk herbs with so many loyal customers around the world.

To celebrate the occasion, we're offering a one-time ten percent discount on any order through our website.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to save! Just enter the code 10years10percent at checkout.

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This one is Emily’s favorite—naturally!

Em's Herbal Tea is a nutritious, “anytime,” “something-for-everyone” blend, with a terrific flavor profile that balances sweet Licorice Root, refreshing Spearmint Leaf (plant in photo above), and the earthy notes of Dandelion Root and Nettle Leaf. 

And like they used to say, "Don't let the smooth taste fool you!"  This is truly a powerhouse combination of plant allies:

Licorice Root, used in so many healing blends; an adaptogen and tonic for the adrenals; antiviral, demulcent, carminative, and expectorant; a "guide drug," that boosts the effects of other herbs in formulas

Spearmint Leaf, cooling and relaxing; a great friend for easing indigestion, cramps and colic, congestion, and for enhancing alertness 

Dandelion Root, stimulating the liver and gut; enhancing gastrointestinal flora with inulin and other polysaccharides, and helping regulate metabolism

Nettle Leaf, an excellent source of minerals, including calcium, iron, and magnesium, and vitamins A, C and K, and an herb often recommended for soothing hay fever and allergy symptoms with its antihistamine activity

The rich taste, and abundant phytochemicals, in this certified organic beverage tea make it one of our most popular formulas. Great on ice, too. Try it, you'll like it!

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Spring blesses us with longer days, warmer weather, and abundant growth! Happily, our business continues to grow, with the support of our loyal customers…

Upcoming Ten Year Anniversary
Somehow, it doesn't feel like that much time has passed since the launching of Em's Herbals... but this June, it will be a full decade! To celebrate the ten year birthday, we'll be offering a 10% discount on all products throughout the month of June. The discount code will appear on the banner of our homepage, beginning in the final week of May.

Organic Alaskan Rhodiola rosea Root        We’re  delighted to announce that we’ve recently been able to obtain a quantity of this highly sought after adaptogenic herb (plant shown in image at right), organically grown in North America. Our inventory of Rhodiola root always sells out—so get your order in while it’s still in stock!

Wholesale Webpage Revisions
While our store at Faire.com continues to work well for many of our wholesale customers, a recent revamp of the wholesale side of Emsherbals.com has streamlined the user experience there. Current or prospective wholesale buyers are warmly invited to log in—or sign up, with your tax ID number—and check it out. Please reach out to Peter@emsherbals.com if you have questions or concerns about accessing our wholesale pages.

YouTube Videos
Our intrepid shop associate filmed an excellent YouTube presentation by Emily, demonstrating the process of making an Echinacea fluid extract. Bella is also moving a number of Emily’s TikTok videos to our new YouTube channel. Well worth a look… like, and subscribe!

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Herbal tinctures are easy to make at home, and also readily available in stores. Fluid extracts are a more concentrated form of liquid herbal preparation, generally equal to one part liquid (a combination of alcohol and water) to one part herb. 

Preparing a tincture is typically a leisurely process. It can be this simple: choose an appropriate blend of alcohol and water for the particular herb, bearing in mind that at least 25% alcohol is required to keep the tincture sterile. Add that liquid (called the menstruum) to a chopped, fresh or dried portion of herb, and let it infuse in a jar or other glass container, shaking it occasionally, over a period of three to six weeks. Strain the mix, to remove the plant matter (called the marc) from the menstruum, and voila! There’s your tincture, which will contain nearly all of the active phytochemicals in the herb, in a stable and convenient form. Tinctures are generally prepared at an herb-to-solvent ratio in the range of 1:5-1:8.

Choosing the optimal ratio of alcohol and water for the menstruum reflects the nature of the phytochemicals you intend to extract. The minimum 25% alcohol is good for herbs with mostly water-soluble compounds such as mucopolysaccharides, mucilage, minerals, and some glycosides (flavonoids and some saponins, for example). 45-60% ethanol is appropriate for extracting alkaloids, most saponins, isobutyl amides, and essential oils. Resins and oleoresins are best extracted with a 90% ethanol menstruum.

Some herbs with mostly water-soluble constituents include Marshmallow Root, Slippery Elm Bark, and Willow Bark. Higher alcohol concentrations are better for many others including Echinacea Root, Skullcap, and California Poppy. The Herbal Materia Medica on Michael Moore’s Southwest School of Botanical Medicine website is one source of information on formulating the menstruum for tincturing many herbs. Another good reference is provided at The Naturopathic Herbalist site.

Using a few simple items of equipment—as Emily demonstrates in this YouTube video —a more potent fluid extract can be produced in a short period of time. Preparing the herb as a powder, and running the menstruum (first a stronger ethanol menstruum, then a more dilute one) through it, in a controlled-drip percolation cone apparatus, permits a thorough extraction in hours rather than days. Evaporating most of the resulting liquid off, over low heat in a double boiler or slow cooker, results in a highly concentrated 1:1 fluid extract that can be effective at lower doses than a tincture. Fluid extracts contain a small portion of the solid remnants of the marc, and should always be shaken before use.

Some of the best herbs for fluid extracts include Licorice Root, Yarrow, Agrimony, Yerba Mansa, Burdock Root, Eleuthero, Passionflower, Milk Thistle Seeds, Dandelion Root, Valerian Root, and Wild Yam.

Making your own herbal tinctures and fluid extracts is smart, easy, and fun!

Certified Organic Time Out Tea is designed to aid any of us in this crazy world when we struggle to regulate, finding ourselves wound up, overhyped, or stressed out. Calming but not sedating, with a pleasing minty flavor, this is a blend that can facilitate settling down and focusing. Great for kids, and their parents as well! 

The key herbs in Time Out Tea are classic tonics for the nervous system.

Chamomile Flower, beloved for its comforting effects on body and mind; understand stress as a form of inflammation, and you begin to appreciate how Chamomile's peaceful influence can extend all the way from your skin to your inner state  

Milky Oat Tops, a remarkable herb (as well as a nutrient-rich food) that helps reduce anxiety, stress, and hyperactivity, and eases withdrawal from nicotine and other substances

Passionflower, a plant ally that is widely appreciated for reducing anxiety, insomnia, and restlessness, with special property of relieving spasms and cramps

Skullcap, a nervine with particular value for tremors and twitches, and a restorative for nervous exhaustion 

Spearmint, always popular for its pleasant taste, but also an herb whose medicinal virtues are often overlooked—especially for the digestive system, which is nearly always involved where there's stress or anxiety  

Don't underestimate the soothing effect of taking a moment to enjoy a warm cup of herbal tea! So easy to prepare, and the brief pause you take to brew and imbibe a delicious infusion creates a priceless moment for reflection and self-care.

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Our wholesale business has been a key part of the continued growth of Em’s Herbals in the past few years. Even so, the wholesale side of the EmsHerbals.com website is not yet as streamlined as we want it to be. We know this, and we’re working on it!

Certified Organic Hazy Morning Tea offers a unique, smoky-sweet flavor experience, plus a bracing charge of natural caffeine. The idea for this delightful tea came in an after-dinner conversation over fine cigars: "Wouldn't it be great to savor flavor like this in a nice cup of tea?"

Camellia sinensis is the plant that’s brewed to create the world’s most popular hot beverage—generally just called “tea,” in contrast to the countless “herbal teas” brewed from all other plants. As well as the stimulating effects of caffeine, green and black teas are rich in antioxidant compounds that offer many health-protective benefits. Black tea leaves are allowed to oxidize; green teas are produced by heating the leaves to arrest the oxidation process.

In this tasty blend, Emily has combined two very distinctive tea varieties:

• Jasmine Pearls, a delicate green tea, flavored with Jasmine Flowers
• Lapsang Souchang, a robust black tea, smoked over pinewood fire to create a rich, dark taste that holds up well to milk and sugar

along with

• Licorice Root, the powerfully sweet and medicinal ingredient in so many herbal tea blends, infused in our shop with natural extract of Vanilla Root, a beloved and costly spice with additional aromatic and antioxidant properties
• Sweet Cinnamon Chips, yet another familiar warming spice, also rich in therapeutic compounds

You may enjoy Hazy Morning Tea as a great wake-up drink with breakfast, between meals, at teatime, or as a nicotine-free digestive treat after dinner!

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As another year draws to a close, we want to express our sincere thanks and warmest holiday wishes for you and yours.

Looking forward to another great year with our amazing customers!

All our best, Em's Herbals

Our Certified Organic Open Air Tea is one of Emily’s original blends, designed to help people with chronic lung issues breathe more easily.

Cold dry air is one of the most common triggers for aggravating the symptoms of COPD (chronic bronchitis or emphysema), asthma, and related conditions. The onset of chilly weather signals trouble for many who are affected—an estimated 10% of the US population. Colds and flus, stormy weather, extreme day/night temperature changes, and winter air pollution episodes can all impact people with chronic lung conditions. Managing flareups during the colder seasons is a vital concern for millions! 

Certified Organic Open Air Tea combines five certified organic herbs, traditionally used for treating the lungs:

• Organic Coltsfoot (featured in photo above), long used by European and Asian herbalists as an expectorant, demulcent, and antitussive
• Organic Mullein Leaf, another classic lung herb, valued for its demulcent and astringent actions, reducing pain and inflammation, calming spasms, antiseptic, and mildly sedative
• Organic Rosemary Leaf, an herb with antioxidant benefits for the entire body, boosting the immune system, antimicrobial, antispasmodic, promoting circulation, and enhancing cognition and mood
• Organic Rosehips, well known as a nutritious source of vitamins and bioflavonoids, as well as an aid to clearing infections—beloved as food and medicine since ancient times
• Organic Licorice Root, a sweet and versatile element in so many formulas, demulcent, expectorant, and tonifying

Both dry coughing and phlegm buildup are typical of lung problems. So herbs that help you cope with these symptoms are natural allies for managing both acute and chronic respiratory conditions. And taking herbs in the form of tea has the additional benefit of hydrating your system.

Be prepared for winter's ups and downs—be sure to keep Em's Certified Organic Open Air Tea on hand!

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