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Wildharvested and Organic Herbal Products
from Artemisia Botanicals Company
We are located in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, high up on the Western Slope of the Continental Divide. Fresh mountain air, crystal clear water, and rich fertile soil provide the ideal growing place for a wide diversity of medicinal and edible
wild plants. We gather many of our plants from the surrounding mountain and desert areas.
Wandering through the hills around my home, I am constantly amazed by the number of
intriguing and useful herbs that grow wild in this semi-arid
climate, plants that many people would likely think of as
nothing more than "weeds." But in reality, these humble, simple-looking plants have been used for centuries to treat all
manner of discomfort and disease.
Wise men and women, healers and herbalists, around the
world, have handed down to us various ways to use these
same herbs to treat nearly all types of illness, simply and
safely, and also ways to use various herbs for cosmetic and
culinary purposes. These traditional uses still work and assure
us that in many cases we do not have to submit to the use of
pharmaceuticals, irradiation, and other medicinal practices
that may be unsafe and have not stood the test of time.
We believe the growing interest
in herbal medicine for human
health results from concerns
about our planet’s health.
Ethical wild harvesting requires
stewardship and protection of
our wild places.
Artemisia Botanicals Company practices ethical wild
harvesting.We only harvest a small portion of the plant, and
we make sure to plant back things like root crowns and seeds;
and, of course, we make sure we are harvesting at the proper
time for full potency.
Even so, we're finding that because of renewed interest in
herbal medicines worldwide, our growing business does impact
the environment—we’re very conscientious about that.
Therefore, I am depending less and less on wild harvesting
and more on organic growers.
To me, you can't make good
medicine unless you keep sustainability
and ethical practices
in mind. I really want people to
know how much good energy
goes into making our products.
Please explore our extensive array of herbal products available online, including Herbal Tincture Formulas, Simple Herbal Extracts, Salves and Balms, Body Care Products, and Herbal Teas.
 Wishing you good health,
Jennie Blechman.
Certified Clinical Herbalist
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