How To Use Herbs
Where to Get Herbs
Whenever possible it is best if you grow your own herbs. However, if you are unable to grow your own herbs you can purchase them from an herb store, either online, by mail, or in your community. Pre-packaged herbs should be avoided if at all possible. During processing, packaging, shipment and storage pre-packaged herbs lose most of their medicinal value. This is especially true of herbal teas.
In general herbs are better when they are fresh. This is because an herb will begin to lose potency after it is harvested. An important thing to be aware of here is that breaking down the herbs by grinding or crushing them reduces the particle size. This exposes more of the surface area of the herb material to air and light which accelerates the loss in potency.