Our Herbs

Herb library

Our herbs, A to Z

The stories, names, traditions and plant facts behind the rainforest herbs in Raintree products. From the Amazon and the Andes to you. Find out how each herb is used and which of our products contain the herb.

About our herbs

Our herbs grow in the Amazon rainforest and the high Andes, in Peru, Brazil and their neighbors. Some are barks and vines from rainforest trees. Some are roots from Andean plateaus. Others are leaves, resins and fruits. A few, such as chamomile and stinging nettle, grow in other parts of the world.

Every herb page tells the plant's story: its names, where it grows, how people have used it and what's in it. You'll also find precautions, where our supply comes from, and every Raintree product that contains the herb.

Questions about our herbs

What are rainforest herbs?

Plants of the Amazon rainforest: barks, vines, leaves, roots, resins and fruits. People there have used them for generations, as food, as drinks and in their herbal traditions. Cat's claw, pau d'arco, graviola and chanca piedra are some of the best known.

Where do your herbs come from?

Most are wild-harvested in South America. Each herb page shows which part of the plant we use and where it comes from.

How do I see which products contain each herb?

Open the herb's page. Near the end you'll find every Raintree product that contains it, from single-herb capsules and extracts to our multi-herb products.

Why do you show the Latin names?

One plant can have many common names, and one common name can mean different plants. The Latin name tells you exactly which plant it is.