Stores for Natural Herbs

Herbalists use herbs to make teas, salves, tinctures, extracts, essential oils and other herbal preparations. Herbs can season food, provide scent to herbal pillows and pomanders and create fragrant potpourri to freshen a room. You should consult your health care provider before using herbs for medicinal purposes.

Frontier Natural Products Coop

• Frontier, started in 1976, is a major supplier of bulk herbs in the U.S. Frontier sells organic herbs from around the world, including many hard to find herbs. The smallest package of herbs available is one pound. Frontier also carries herbal supplements, teas, essential oils and its own brand of seasonings.

Mountain Rose Herbs

• Mountain Rose Herbs offers organic herbs in four-ounce packages. Mountain Rose offers seed packets if you want to grow your own herbs. Additional products include herbal supplements, teas, essential oils, oils and sprays and seasonings. It also carries herbal preparations such as tinctures, salves, extracts and syrups.

Monterey Bay Spice Company

• Monterey Bay offers bulk herbs and bulk organic herbs to the public. Organic herbs are more expensive than regular herbs. Monterey Bay offers herbal spices, teas, essential,fragrance and carrier oils and supplies. You may purchase bulk herbs, teas and spice blends in four-ounce packages, one-pound packages or larger quantities. They offer discounts for purchases of five pounds or more. There are educational articles about the herbs and their possible uses.

Leaves and Roots

• Leaves and Roots in Orlando, Florida, carries about 300 herbs and a growing collection of organic herbs. It also carries herbal supplements, essential oils, herbal teas and herbal spices. You may purchase loose herbs in one-ounce, two-ounce, eight-ounce and one-pound packages.

Living Earth Herbs

• Living Earth Herbs offers loose, cut and sifted non-organic herbs and organic herbs in two-ounce packages. They offer certified organic when possible. Each herb has its own order page and provides a brief informational paragraph about the herb and a link to more information. Living Earth carries herbal essential oils, flower essences and bulk teas and tea blends.

More Than Alive

• More Than Alive carries a wide selection of herbs, herbal blends, herbal supplements, herbal teas and essential oils. It also has an extensive list of herbal information articles, how-to directions, home remedy information and recipes on the website. Each herb order page contains an informational article on the herb. Loose herbs can be ordered in two-ounce packages.