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Pacific Botanicals Growers & Suppliers of High Quality Certified Organically Grown Herbs & Spices Since 1979 Wholesale Catalogue Winter-Spring 2010-11 Dedicated to Empowering People Everywhere to Experience the Miracle of Good Health! IN THIS ISSUE: Mark’s Farm Update, Toni’s Window, New Herbs for Fall,Baikul Skullcap,Custom Blending, Three Calming Herbs, New Guide for Fresh Harvest Scutellaria baicalensisand Fresh Shipping, The Famous Healing Weed; St. John’s Wort Mark’s Farm Update e are moving into winter here at the cific Botanicals are ideally Wfarm. The light is starting to come in at suited to this plant. Our that angle that makes things hazy and the colors crop is very robust and warm. Even though nature is beginning to slow we should have plenty of down we are still moving at full speed ahead to stock available through- bring in the crops. Each year we hope that the out the winter. rain waits for us to complete the harvest of the As so many of you plants and dig the roots. This year, so far so good. know plantain supports Everyone is working hard, from the field work- wound healing and pro- ers harvesting clover and calendula by hand, to motes urinary tract and the people on the phones taking orders, to the respiratory health. We are millers, the tractor drivers and the administra- happy to be offering this tive staff that keep our high quality American what we are doing. We are still inspired as the business rolling day grown herb to our customers. seed becomes shoot, root, plant and then flower, to day. We are all try- There are many facets to our farm processes knowing that eventually each herb will be medi- ing to make sure our that affect the quality of our herbs. First and cine for an individual somewhere in the world. customers are happy. It foremost is experience. After 30 years and lots This passion still goes into our herbs. takes a team, working of trial and error we have acquired a good deal Well, that’s it for now. I hope you enjoy our together, to bring in of knowledge on how to produce the finest catalog. All the best through the fall and the the fresh herbs and ship and most potent botanicals. We understand our holidays, from our home to yours, Mark. this good medicine to micro-climate and what grows well here. The —Mark Wheeler, Founder, Pacific Botanicals our customers all over quality of the air and water in the Applegate the world. Valley are superb. We have honed our production This year we have processes together with the help of our great If you have a garden some very good news management team so that we can produce and and a library, from the fields. We are deliver this high quality product over and over you have everything you need. now one of only two farms in the U.S. cultivating again each year. and growing Plantain Plantago major. I am very I guess the thing that is not so measurable but —Marcus Tillius Cicero pleased to see that the soils and climate here at Pa- is just as key to what we do here is that we love New Products for Fall SWEET FENNEL SEED (Foeniculum vulgare) Our Sweet Fennel seed is grown here on the farm. It contains the terpenoid anethole which is found in the volatile oil. Anethole may have estrogen-like activity and inhibit spasms in smooth mus- cles such as those in the intestinal tract. In Germany it is used as a treatment for indigestion, gas pains and infant colic. MARSHMALLOW LEAF (Althaea officinalis) Table of Contents The roots are used for the digestive system while the leaves are used for the urinary system and lungs. The leaves may help in cys- General Herbs & Spices........pages 4-12 titis, urethritis and urinary gravel as well as bronchitis, respiratory catarrh and irritating coughs. Sea Vegetables..................................page 10 Super Food Powders.....................page 10 INDIAN SARSAPARILLA (Hemidesmus indicus) Freshly Harvested Herbs............page 12 It is one of the Rasayana (rejuvenation) plants of Ayurveda, as it is anabolic (building tissues and organs) in its effect. It stimulates Custom Blending............................page 12 the flow of bile and removes toxins from the body. It is also a good Books & Videos...............................page 13 diuretic. When used with Tinospora cordifolia (Guduchi), a liver protector, the herb's effect is enhanced. Miscellaneous Products...............page 13 Ordering Information..................page 14 NUTRITIONAL YEAST FLAKES (Saccaromyces cerevisiae) After so many requests from customers we now offer Red Star Three Calming Herbs..................page 15 nutritional yeast flakes as part of our SuperFood line. Nutritional The Famous Healing Weed: yeast is a source of complete protein and B-complex vitamins. It is naturally low in fat and sodium, and has a savory flavor that is de- St. John’s Wort...............................page 15 scribed as nutty or cheesy. It is used as a healthy condiment on many Sometimes I Wonder...D.E..........page 16 natural foods. Non organic. 2 Thanks for Choosing Pacific Botanicals As Your Healing Source We’re pleased you have chosen Pacific vegetable products, and those listed with an the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia for Botanicals as your bulk herb supplier! Below (*), are kosher certified by Earth Kosher, www. almost all of the herbs grown on the farm you will find some helpful information. earthkosher.com. which are available on request. The Herbal Pharmacopeia uses many of our herbs to Wildcrafted Herbs and Herbs Salmon Safe Certified develop the identity “footprint” which other Pacific Botanicals is recognized for its farming testing facilities then use to compare results Grown Without Chemicals with their own herbs. Some of our herbs are carefully harvested practices and conservation measures which and dried by wildcrafters known to us who adhere to strict guidelines of sustainability Distinguished Memberships follow strict harvesting guidelines established for the salmon in our watershed. We are proud to be members of the American by the company. Herbs that are Grown Without Certified Species Herbal Products Association, United Plant Chemicals (GWC) are grown and shipped to In order to serve our customers’ requirements Savers, Northwest Coalition for Alternatives us chemical-free. We offer them with the for positive botanical identity, we have to Pesticides, The American Botanical Council, knowledge that they are grown, harvested and received Certificates of Authenticity from and The American Herbal Pharmcopoiea. shipped to us with the same quality and care that we require of our Certified Organically Grown and Wildcrafted herbs. Kosher Certification European Union All herbal products sold, except for the sea Compliant Toni’s Window on the Field Certifed Organic curriculum they have school in a barn on a 10 acre farm! The children are learning to be he cornerstone of our commitment to grounded in farm processes and gardening in Tquality is our organic certification. We addition to educating the intellect. It was so are certified by Oregon Tilth Certified Organic as wonderful to see very young children romping growers and processors and our standards meet around in the big fields sniffing and tasting all or exceed the standards of the USDA. Our fa- of the herbs. We are so glad that we can expose them to botanicals at this young age and hope it cilities are inspected by the FDA and the Oregon will plant a seed that will flower when they are Department of Agriculture as a food processing grown. Who knows what budding herbalists and facility. We are also compliant with European Naturopathic M.D.’s we had scurrying through Union Organic Standards as growers and proces- e are really busy here at the farm as the our clover fields. Their sweet intense energy was sors. The herbs listed GWC (grown without Wlast of the fresh herbs are harvested and such a delight. chemicals) are grown and shipped to us chemi- either shipped fresh or dried, cut, and stored to As we head into winter I hope you will think cal free. All of the herbs that we receive from be ready for sale to our customers. We are har- about a growing contract with us next year. Con- our suppliers and ship to our customers are vesting the last of the roots. I tract growing thoroughly inspected by our quality care team can see the big diggers out the a l l ow s o u r and must meet the high standards that we ex- window. The root washers are customers to pect from our own products. going and the leaves on the plan ahead to trees surrounding the farm are make sure that turning rust, red, and golden they have the It is amazing to me how fast type and con- Safety Guidelines this summer has gone. I have sistent quality fond memories of camping and quantity acific Botanicals is not licensed to and biking around the coastal of herbs they prescribe or recommend any products headlands. A little cooler this need for manu- P for medicinal purposes and we are not year, but still wonderful. facture or pro- responsible for the misuse of any of our One of the things that we do here at the prietary formulas no matter what the market or farm during the warm months is give tours to other growers are doing. products. Consult FDA guidelines and different groups: interns, naturopath doctors, We are also offering custom blending this fall health care professionals regarding use. students and herbalists. This year in addition to for the first time. Call me to see if we can support Note that the herbs in our catalog requiring the students and interns, we had a magical visit your business with these services.
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