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Celebrating the Holidays and the Planet

Tis the season of green! We are proud to announce that we at Traditional Medicinals have joined forces with the Environmental Media Association (EMA), using our voices to elevate eco-consciousness...

Nurture Interconnection

Growing relationships between nature and humanity. The power of herbal medicine lies at the intersection of people and plants. This vital interconnection involves more than bringing accessible herbal wellness products...

Protect the Planet

Taking responsibility to preserve Earth’s ecosystems. The climate crisis is one of the greatest threats of our time. And everything we do has an impact. The science is clear: we...

Coming Together In a Pandemic Year

In the face of this pandemic, we are building connections. We are a botanical wellness company but our investments have always centered around balancing our role as a for-profit company...

Why Wild Matters

Did you know that wild plants are important ingredients in your food, cosmetics, medicine, and especially close to our hearts – herbal tea? As the demand for natural products continues...

For the Love of Pandas: Setting New Standards in Sustainability

In October of 2018, Traditional Medicinals (TM) was honored by the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF-China) and the Chinese government for helping to establish standards for the world’s first...

Best Teas for Detox Support

While “detoxing” may appear to be a modern-day reaction to what seems like an increasingly toxic world, the truth is detoxification has been integral to ancient herbal traditions for centuries....

How Sweet It Is: Beehives & Herbs in Paraguay

Farming is an important source of income for many in northeastern Paraguay, but the herb farmers and wild collectors remain economically disadvantaged. With little access to education and health care,...

Protecting People & Plants in Poland

On the border between Poland and Belarus, the Bialowieza Forest remains the Europe’s largest and last primeval forest—a Garden of Eden of old-growth trees that have been largely protected for...

A Peek Inside: Our Smooth Move Products

A typical story about a laxative might arouse giggles and potty jokes, but the story of Smooth Move® truly inspires. Formulated in the 1970s by TM’s co-founder, world-renowned herbalist Rosemary...

Raising the Bar in Sustainability

A Letter from Our CEO, Blair Kellison Fiscal year 2016 marks Traditional Medicinals’ 42nd year in business. It was an outstanding year for the company, and I couldn’t be prouder...

A Visit to Herb Heaven

by Lori Varsames, Traditional Medicinals’ Writer Lately, when I hear the word “heaven,” my mind wanders to Trout Lake Farm. Since visiting the farm last September with members of our...

Beyond Tea Bags: A Social Business Alliance

Tea bags may come in all shapes and sizes, but not all are created equal. Tea bags may come in all shapes and sizes, but not all are created equal....

What's in Your Cup?

We wouldn’t make a tea we wouldn’t want to drink ourselves. Consider your tea drinking experience for a minute. When you steep your tea, you’re probably expecting to taste it...

Plant People: Ann Armbrecht of The Sustainable Herbs Project

As our world is rapidly changing, many are reawakening to the ancient wisdom of plants. Just a few decades ago, some considered Western herbalism to be on the brink of...

Senna, Bicycles & Schools: Indian Girls Riding To New Futures

Here in the United States, no one would think twice about a girl biking to school, but in India’s northwestern state of Rajasthan, a girl going to school—on a bike,...

Sweetening the Deal: The Impact of Responsibly Sourced Licorice

When most people think of licorice, the twisted and spiraled black confections from penny candy stores come to mind. Given that glycyrrhizin, licorice’s major constituent, is one of nature’s sweetest...

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Panda Bears & Wild Schisandra Berries

At Traditional Medicinals, sustainable sourcing serves as the heart of our ethos. Not only do we seek out organically farmed or wild-collected herbs, but we also consider the long-term impact...

Energize with Green Teas

Green tea (Camellia sinensis) is one of the most widely consumed beverages in the world, enjoyed for its health benefits for thousands of years. Uplifting yet grounding, green tea is...

8 Ways to Feel Closer to the Earth

This time of year the California hills are covered with lupine and poppies, and our gardens are rich with nettles, cleavers and nourishing spring greens. We’ve been making lots of...

40 Years of Changing Business for Good

    “When I strapped the young company into my Volkswagen van to sell those first bags of tea I never dreamed we would produce and sell a half billion...

Sustainability Q & A

Q. How is sustainability core to TM’s foundational story? Promoting environmental activism and social justice are core principles embodied in our mission statement. Our business model is dependent on uninterrupted...

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