• Burdock

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    Burdock

    ₡1,900.00

    SKU: 1155 Categories: ,

    Scientific name: Arctium lappa

    Family: Asteraceae

    Origin: Eurasia

    Medicinal use: The dried roots of Burdock contain mucilage, sulfurous acetylene compounds, polyacetylenes and bitter guaianolide-type constituents. They are used in western folk medicine as a diuretic, diaphoretic, and a blood purifying agent. Anecdotal reports from the 19th century suggest that this medicinal plant has also been used by the Ojibwa tribe, and today, as an ingredient in Essiac tea for the alternative treatment of some types of cancer.

    45 in stock

  • Kalanchoe/Mother of thousands

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    Kalanchoe/Mother of thousands

    ₡1,900.00

    SKU: 1125 Category:

    Scientific name: Kalanchoe laetivirens

    Family: Crassulaceae

    Origin: Madagascar

    Medicinal use: Kalanchoe are plants whose effects are felt globally inside the body, so they have a wide field of action. They have been used by traditional medicine on several continents to reduce the effects of various pathologies among which are: ailments and injuries that cause cell damage (such as cancer), deep wounds and gangrene, burns and infections, abscesses and tumors.

    46 in stock

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    Jiogulan

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    Jiogulan

    ₡2,550.00

    SKU: 0940 Categories: ,

    Scientific name: Gynostemma pentaphyllum

    Family: Cucurbitaceae

    Origin: Himalaya to Japan and Malesia

    Medicinal use: Its benefits are due to its content in saponins, gienosides, ginsenoside, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium. It is used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat asthma, migraines, neuralgia, and chronic bronchitis. Researchers in this plant attribute some effects to it such as: Reduction of cholesterol levels, helping the body to adapt to stress as well as regulating blood pressure.

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  • Ginger

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    Ginger

    ₡1,900.00

    SKU: 1090 Categories: , ,

    Scientific name: Zingiber officinale

    Family: Zingiberaceae

    Origin: Asia

    Medicinal use: Gingerol is the main bioactive component of ginger, responsible for most of its medicinal properties. It has great anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects. Ginger may also be used to relieve nausea and vomiting after an operation and in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Ginger has also been shown to be effective against muscle pain caused during physical exercise.

    2 in stock

  • Bitter wood

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    Bitter wood

    ₡4,400.00

    SKU: 1005 Category:

    Scientific name: Quassia amara

    Family: Simaroubaceae

    Origin: C and S America

    Medicinal use: Traditionally Q. amara is used as a digestive, to treat fever, against hair parasites (lice, fleas) and mosquito larvae in ponds (and does not harm fish). The infusion or maceration of the wood is used as a bitter tonic to increase the secretion of the salivary glands, gastric and bile juices. The decoction of the powder is used to treat digestive conditions (diarrhea, dysentery, dyspepsia, stomach pain, flatulence and halitosis) and to improve intestinal transit.

    27 in stock

  • Barbados pride

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    Barbados pride

    ₡1,900.00

    SKU: 1270 Category:

    Scientific name: Caesalpinia pulcherrima

    Family: Fabaceae

    Origin: Mexico and C America

    Medicinal use: Infusions with Barbados pride´s leaves are widely used as laxatives. Although this is its most frequent and popular use, the truth is that the senna leaf has multiple benefits and health properties. Due to its diuretic and laxative properties, senna leaf is an excellent detoxifier. In addition to being used to relieve constipation, this plant is ingested as an infusion to generally detoxify the body.

    2 in stock

  • Air plant

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    Air plant

    ₡1,900.00

    SKU: 0995 Category:

    Scientific name: Kalanchoe pinnata

    Family: Crassulaceae

    Origin: S Africa

    Medicinal use: Traditionally, the juice of the leaves is used in traditional medicine for the treatment of coughs, ulcers, wounds, bumps, burns, insect bites and other skin diseases. Currently, it is being used for the treatment of cancer, since its leaves contain an organic compound that manages to stop the proliferation, spread and regeneration of cancer cells.

    36 in stock

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    Wort, Saint John´s Calycinum

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    Wort, Saint John´s Calycinum

    ₡1,900.00

    SKU: 0966 Category:

    Scientific name: Hypericum anagalloides

    Family: Hypericaceae

    Origin: Mediterraneo

    Medicinal use: In the world of natural remedies, some plants are used to combat sadness. One of them is St. John’s wort. It would also act against loss of appetite, anxiety or insomnia, among other problems. Applying St. John’s wort ointment for at least two weeks, makes the wound heal. In cases of caesarean section, it is one of the natural remedies that are most used.

    19 in stock

  • Wort, Saint John’s

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    Wort, Saint John’s

    ₡1,900.00

    SKU: 0965 Category:

    Scientific name: Hypericum perforatum

    Family: Hypericaceae

    Origin: Europe and Asia

    Medicinal use: Hypericum perforatum is a medicinal plant with multiple applications. For example, its topical application serves to accelerate wound healing. However, the properties of this herb that have most attracted researchers are linked to its traditional use for the treatment of mild to moderate depression and anxiety and it is widely prescribed for that therapeutic purpose.

    51 in stock

  • Mint, Peppermint

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    Mint, Peppermint

    ₡1,900.00

    SKU: 0950 Categories: , ,

    Scientific name: Mentha x piperita

    Family: Lamiaceae

    Origin: Europe and C Asia

    Medicinal use: Peppermint is most famous for its use in relieving stomach problems. Carminative and antispasmodic, peppermint can help digestive system disorders including gas, bloating and nausea. Another one of the great benefits of peppermint in the health department is its ability to relieve headaches. It also helps prevent dental hygiene problems caused by excess bacteria in the mouth.

    38 in stock

  • Guisaro

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    Guisaro

    ₡2,550.00

    SKU: 0935 Category:

    Scientific name: Psidium guineense

    Family: Myrtaceae

    Origin: Tropical Americas

    Medicinal use: In the Mexican states Chiapas, Oaxaca and Veracruz, it is used to treat various digestive ailments, such as diarrhea, when it is liquid with food remains, pushing and “tenesmus”; dysentery with blood and mucus, intestinal gas, vomiting and oral diseases. Both the leaves and the fruit or the root are used, mainly boiled.

    7 in stock

  • Gotu kola

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    Gotu kola

    ₡1,900.00

    SKU: 0870 Categories: ,

    Scientific name: Centella asiatica

    Family: Apiaceae

    Origin: Asia

    Medicinal use: This plant has been used to treat diseases such as leprosy or psoriasis. This is because gotu kola contains steroids that have the ability to help regenerate skin tissues, so it is also useful to heal burns and heal wounds. It is also used in products to delay aging, the Asian acid it contains helps in the production of collagen, also preventing the appearance of wrinkles.

    44 in stock