This herb is BULK DISCOUNTED in our 10 lb & 25 lb bulk packs. To find the bulk packs, just copy and paste the herb name into our Search, or refer to our Bulk By The Kilo & Ton category. We use only 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose ''00'' capsules for all of our encapsulated products. We offer both bulk powder and capsules. Obviously our bulk bottles are bulk powder, not capsules, but the capsule weight is included to give you a way of judging the recommended dosage. Wood Betony - Botanical Powder -- Approximately 600 mg. each capsule. 1/2 teaspoon of powder is about equal to one capsule. Powder can be consumed by sprinkling it over your food or mixing it with a syrup such as maple or chocolate. You could also mix it with orange juice. The citric acid in the orange juice will help to mask any unpleasant powder tastes. Other common names: Betony*, Betonica, Bishopswort, Purple Betony Wood Betony is an old folk remedy that is said to be unsurpassed for easing headaches, especially those related to nervous tension, anxiety and debility. It also helps to facilitate digestion, relieve gastritis, heartburn and gas. Wood Betony is known as a blood purifier that is believed to improve liver, gallbladder and spleen health. ''Sell your coat, and buy Betony.'' - old Italian proverb *Note: Wood Betony should not be confused with another species, Pedicularis bracteosa, which has also been called Betony, but is an entirely different species from the Scrophulariaceae family with different properties and applications. History: Wood Betony is a pretty woodland plant with hairy, square stems that bear aromatic, round-lobed leaves and dense spikes of very rich pink, red or purple flowers arranged in dense whorls that bloom in summertime. This hardy perennial may reach three feet in height and may be found growing wild in meadows or cultivated (particularly in old European gardens), thriving in rich, well-drained, neutral-to-acid soil in sun or partial shade. Native to Europe, Wood Betony is now planted in many parts of the world with temperate climates, and there are several related species found in Asia. In ancient Egypt, Wood Betony was endowed with magical powers and was also highly esteemed in antiquity as a remedy for a wide variety of ailments. The botanical genus, Stachys, is a Greek word, signifying a spike, which aptly describes the plant's distinctive mode of flowering. The herb's English name, Betony, is said to be derived from the Latin name, Vetonica (according to the first-century Roman scholar, Pliny), referring to a people from the Iberian Peninsula, called the Vettones, and this may also be the basis of its original botanical name, Betonica officinalis. Modern scholars, however, claim that the word is derived from a primitive Celtic form of bew (head) and ton (good), because of the plant's historical use for complaints in the head. Wood Betony was highly esteemed as a medicinal herb by the Greeks and |
