Serenoa repensCommon names:Saw Palmetto, Sabal Family: Arecaceae (formerly Palmaceae) Plant Parts Used: Ripe berries (fruit) Description & Habitat:Small palm tree that grows 1-4 metres high. It’s berries are black, fleshy, growing in clusters each with 1 large wrinkled oblong seed approximately 1 – 2.5cm. Native to the West Indies, West Coast of the United States […]
Foeniculum vulgare Common names:Fennel, Bitter Fennel, Sweet Fennel, MarathosFamily: Apiaceae (formerly Umbeliferae)Plant Parts Used: Fruit (Seeds)Description & Habitat:Native to Europe & the Mediterranean. Grows freely in New Zealand, well established along river beds, railways & wastelands. Self sows easily, loves an open sunny situation. Grows up to 1.5 metres high. Leaves are dark green and divided
Naturalus has been making and selling natural products here in Christchurch New Zealand since 2008. Being a Clinical Medical Herbalist, Tanya Townsend has an understanding of how natural ingredients work on the body and how to combine them to give the most benefit. Also over the years more pure essential oils have been sourced and added. To compliment that there is a great range of Ultrasonic Oil Diffusers, being one the first in NZ to have them. There are plenty of other products to check out and if you want to read some feedback it’s here :
