Botanicals are plants or parts of a plant with medicinal value or preventative care benefits. Many herbs and plants have ingredients with known benefits that date back thousands of years. With rising concerns about the safety, cost, and adverse effects of conventional pharmaceutical products, botanical benefits are regaining popularity around the world.
WHAT IS BOTANICAL MEDICINE?
Botanical medicine are plant-based drugs and products that ease symptoms or cure a specific medical condition. Many commercial medicines started with plants, flowers and herbs.
One example of this is the cardiac medication Digoxin (Lanoxin). Made from the leaves of the common foxglove flower (digitalis purpurea), several species of this towering plant have been used medically for centuries and are still the source for digoxin, which is still used to this day to treat cardiac arrhythmia.
WHY ARE TRANSDERMAL BOTANICALS IMPORTANT?
The skin is the largest organ in the human body. With over 2 million pores, it absorbs what is rubbed into it including chemicals which can enter the bloodstream and lymph system. Botanicals offer a powerful yet beneficial alternative to manmade chemicals.
OUR MISSION
To use plants and minerals God provided for us in nature.
PINE TAR
Pine sap has been used for thousands of years for wounds because of its sealant, antiseptic and antimicrobial properties. It was also chewed for dental hygiene.
Pine tar soap was widely used for eczema, psoriasis, dandruff, and dermatitis until chemical soaps became available. Today, pine tar remains widely used by veterinarians for its natural antiseptic, germicidal and antibacterial properties.
NATURAL PROPERTIES
- Antimicrobial/antiseptic
- Anti-inflammatory
- Natural sealant
- Neutralizes the oil in poison ivy responsible for severe itching
- Often used to reduce acne and inflammation
- Often used to seal and heal wounds
MAGNESIUM
Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the human body, making it a critical micro-nutrient. Athletes prize magnesium lotion for pain management ranging from muscle aches and joint pain to menstrual cramps. Because magnesium deficiency has been linked to insomnia, many apply it at night to aid sleep.
NATURAL PROPERTIES
- •Antibacterial
- •Anti-inflammatory
- •Antioxidant
- •Known to protect against germ contamination from touching
- •Often used to calm restless leg syndrome
- •Often used to reduce pain and bruising, especially when paired with arnica Often used to calm migraines
