WHAT IS THE BEST HERB?

 The other day, when an old acquaintance found out that I was an herbalist, she asked excitedly, “So, Merry, what is the best herb?” She clearly expected me to have a ready answer, which I never do to this question. The reason is that there is no “best” herb. The part of the question that was missing was, “the best herb for what?" Even that question is a little hard to answer because if someone asked me what the best herb was for sleeping, I would still be hard pressed to answer because I have 30 herbs to help people sleep. As a practitioner, I need to know what you mean when you say you cannot sleep. Can you not go to sleep? Can you not stay asleep? Do you wake up at 3 a.m. with a worried mind? People don’t sleep for a lot of different reasons, and I make sleep formulas based on what the person needs. This is the beauty of herbal medicine. My job as a practitioner is to help a person feel better. I do that by fitting the right herbs to the person for their condition.

Here is another example. Say you ask me what herb to take for a cough. I need more information about it. Is it a spastic cough? Are you congested? Is it from asthma or allergies? People can usually answer these questions about themselves. Often the herbal remedy is a combination of herbs that can assist in relieving a variety of contributing factors.

There is no “best herb” in Thrive Tonic liquid, herbal extract. It works because the  formulation of nourishing, detoxifying, tonifying and adaptogenic herbs work in harmony to strengthen the body to withstand the negative effects of stress and improve vitality. I have enjoyed seeing the looks on customers’ faces when they realize how much better they feel when they take it consistently, once a day. They report better energy, sleep, mood, digestion, and even stronger hair and nails. People are learning that it is the specific combination of these herbs that make this tonic so beneficial. How do the herbs work so well together? Only the herbs know that.