Avena Botanicals Herbal Zing contains tongue-tingling herbs that swiftly nourish a healthy immune system response with a special affinity for the respiratory system.*
If you're familiar with Fire Cider (a famous immune-supporting vinegar preparation), you can think of our Herbal Zing sort of like a super concentrated Fire Cider with the addition of an array of immune-supporting herbs that really pack a punch. Herbal Zing is an elegant blend of roots, resins, lichens, fruits, and flowers for a powerful blend of immune-supporting herbs with a special affinity for both the upper and lower respiratory system of the body.
Herbal Zing is warming and a good blend to have close at hand for protection and strengthening when the temperatures shift towards cooler weather. Herbalist Deb Soule says no home should be without Herbal Zing in its herbal cupboard, especially during the cold winter months.
Taste / Energetics: tingly, bitter, aromatic, spicy, protective, warming.
Actions: immune supportive, expectorant, lymphatic, diaphoretic, carminative.
When to reach for it: When the chill of autumn or winter gets the best of you. When you want to support respiratory health, including the lungs and throat. When traveling or spending time with larger groups of people.
Ingredients: Fresh Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) root^, Dried Bee Propolis**, Fresh Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) root†, Fresh Spilanthes (Spilanthes acmella) aerial parts in flower†, Fresh Usnea (Usnea longissima) lichen**, Dried Cayenne (Capsicum annuum) pepper^, Fresh Garlic (Allium sativum) clove†, Grain Alcohol^, Spring Water.
Suggested Use: Add 10 to 20 drops (.5-1ml) to 1 ounce of water 3 times/day or as directed by your healthcare practitioner.
Avena Botanicals values simplicity and the traditional ways of hand-crafting herbal products. They use simple tabletop tools instead of large, mechanized machines and they do not mass-manufacture.
This holistic and spiritually alive system of organic agriculture enlivens the soil, water, and plants along with the soul, spirit, and consciousness of humans. Biodynamic preparations and practices create herbal products that can benefit body, mind, and spirit and connect individuals to the source of their sustenance.
Since their inception in 1985, they have used no synthetic ingreidents, additives, or solvents of any kind in their herbal products or farming practices. Their on-site production facility only uses 100% biodegradable cleaning supplies.
Avena's products are produced on-site in their custom-built facility. You can take an herb walk through their gardens in the summer, while seeing smellIing baskets of herbs and flowers going into the facility, it doesn't get any more local than this.
Creating gentle, organic, high-quality herbal products that promote good health is their goal. They produce their products in small batches to ensure that their freshness and efficacy meet their high standards.
Avena's gardens are open to the public for a few select events each year. They are a peaceful sanctuary for people (and pollinators) to enjoy, learn in, and experience the gifts of nature. They host a handful of herb walks, classes, and retreats each summer, often accompanied by refreshing botanical sun tea.
These values remain constant in their thoughts, words, and actions. They care deeply about the health and well-being of the people and plants they serve and take extra care as they harvest the herbs and create products.
Despite the modern world's technological advances, many people around our planet remain unhappy and disconnected from nature. Avena's peaceful gardens, retreats, and hand-crafted herbal products assist people seeking to live in harmony with nature and with the spirit that connects all living beings.
They aim to create a working environment that embodies balance, health, and wellness. They ring a bell at noon for any staff who chooses to stop and meditate for 5-10 minutes. Their weekly staff meetings are held outdoors in summer and in a room overlooking the garden in winter. As a staff, they share yummy potlucks, birthday cakes, inspiring books, and garden walks.
Avena Botanicals is the first Demeter Certified Biodynamic farm in Maine. Biodynamic agriculture is a holistic and spiritually alive system of organic and ecological practices and philosophies based on the teachings of Dr. Rudolf Steiner. One of the core beliefs and practices of Biodynamic agriculture is to help heal the Earth.
Their hand-gathered herbs come into Avena's drying rooms and are immediately weighed and laid onto large screens. Most of these herbs are grown in Avena's three-acre gardens. They also collect a few herbs from nearby islands and meadows.
Over five hundred pounds of fresh, hand-gathered herbs come into Avena's apothecary annually and are thoughtfully prepared into herbal tinctures, elixirs, glycerites, and oils. Over 70% of these herbs come directly from Avena's Demeter Certified Biodynamic gardens. Their herbs are fresh, aromatic, sweet, bitter, pungent, and beautiful.
Avena's gardens have been purposefully planted with protective hedgerows and flowering plants that offer nectar and pollen to dozens of pollinators. Shimmering ruby-throated hummingbirds and various butterflies, honey bees and native bees fill their gardens with an array of colors, sounds, and personalities. The presence of pollinators fills hearts with joy and gratitude.
FDA Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
