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The Lord hath created medicines out of the earth; and he that is wise will not abhor them.

Ecclesiastes 38.4

Many of the herbs I have talked about in this book—and, of course, a great many others—grow wild. Even if you live in a city you can find many of them cohabitating with you or only a short drive away. Since many of these herbs are invasives, most people will be glad for you to take them away.

If you need to buy your herbs, the Internet is a good way to seek them. I suggest running a web search for the herbs you are looking for to find the cheapest prices; if you are persistent you can often save half off normal retail.

If you are going to be buying a lot of herbs and you live in the United States it makes sense to buy a resale license from your state. The price is often minimal and it will allow you to buy wholesale; most wholesalers will want a resale certificate before they will sell to you.

And, of course, you can grow them yourself. Once established most of the herbs in this book will provide medicine for you and your family forever.

Listed on the following page are some of the best sources I know of for the herbs in this book.

Elk Mountain Herbs

214 Ord Street

Laramie, WY 82070

307-742-0404

www.elkmountainherbs.com

Wonderful tinctures from local wild-crafted Western plants.

1st Chinese Herbs

5018 Viewridge Drive

Olympia, WA 98501

888-842-2049

360-923-0486

www.1stchineseherbs.com

Wonderful people with a very large selection of Chinese herbs, including most of those discussed in this book. Most herbs by the pound.

Healing Spirits Herb Farm

61247 Route 415

Avoca, NY 14809

607-566-2701

www.healingspiritsherbfarm.com

Matthias and Andrea Reisen have been growing wonderful medicinal plants for years. The plants just jump out of the bag and laugh when you open it up.

Horizon Herbs

P. O. Box 69

Williams, OR 97544

541-846-6704

wwww.horizonherbs.com

Richo Cech has spent much of his life learning how to grow common and rare medicinals. He has seeds or young stock for most of the plants in this book as well as great information on how to grow them.

Mountain Rose Herbs

P. O. Box 50220

Eugene, OR 97405

800-879-3337

541-741-7307

www.mountainroseherbs.com

A nice selection, sustainably produced.

Pacific Botanicals

4840 Fish Hatchery Road

Grants Pass, OR 97527

541-479-7777

www.pacificbotanicals.com

This is perhaps the best wholesaler (they also sell retail) in the United States. Their herbs are magnificent. Normally, all are sold by the pound.

Sage Woman Herbs

108 East Cheyenne Road

Colorado Springs, CO 80906

888-350-3911

719-473-9702

www.sagewomanherbs.com

They have some herbs that are otherwise hard to get (e.g.,
Echinacea angustifolia
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Woodland Essence

392 Teacup Street

Cold Brook, NY 13324

315-845-1515

www.woodlandessence.com

Kate and Don make wonderful tinctures and medicines and can sell you many of the herbal tinctures that I discuss in this book; if they don't have them, they can probably point you in the right direction.

Zack Woods Herb Farm

278 Mead Road

Hyde Park, VT 05655

802-888-7278

www.zackwoodsherbs.com

Melanie and Jeff are wonderful people and grow tremendously beautiful medicinal plants. Very, very high-quality herbs. Usually sold by the pound.

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