For generations, powdered herbs have been kept in homes and traditional-care kits because they're simple, dry, portable and easy to store.
Unlike salves, creams or liquid preparations, a traditional herbal powder requires no oil or water base. Different herbs can be finely ground and combined into a dry botanical mixture.
At Missouri Tea Company, our Herbal Stitches formula is based on this simple approach. Here's a closer look at dry herbal powders, the ingredients in our formula and what makes this type of preparation different.
What Is an Herbal Wound Care Powder?
An herbal wound care powder is a dry preparation made from finely powdered botanical ingredients.
Rather than suspending herbs in an oil, cream or liquid, the ingredients remain dry until they're used.
The simplicity of the format is one reason dry herbal preparations have remained useful in traditional home-care practices.
What's in Missouri Tea Company's Herbal Stitches?
Our proprietary Herbal Stitches blend contains five powdered botanical ingredients:
Comfrey Root Powder
Slippery Elm Powder
Myrrh Powder
Bayberry Root Powder
Garlic Powder
Each ingredient has its own history of traditional use, which is one reason we chose this particular combination.
Comfrey Root
Comfrey has a long history in traditional herbal practices.
The root has traditionally been prepared in several forms, including poultices and other external preparations.
Our Herbal Stitches formula uses powdered comfrey root as one component of the blend.
Slippery Elm
Slippery elm comes from the inner bark of the slippery elm tree and has a long history of traditional use in North America.
When combined with moisture, powdered slippery elm develops a distinctive texture. This characteristic has made it useful in numerous traditional preparations.
Myrrh
Myrrh is an aromatic resin with a history stretching back thousands of years.
It has been used historically in incense, cosmetics and various traditional preparations.
Herbal Stitches incorporates powdered myrrh as part of its five-ingredient formula.
Bayberry Root
Bayberry has also appeared in traditional American herbal practices.
The root bark has historically been dried and powdered for use in traditional botanical preparations.
Garlic
Garlic is probably the most familiar ingredient in the formula.
Although most people think of garlic as food, it also has a very long history in traditional practices around the world.
Our formula uses garlic powder alongside the other four botanical ingredients.
Why Use a Dry Herbal Powder?
One advantage of a dry preparation is its simplicity.
There is no cream base, added oil or liquid carrier. The botanical ingredients remain in powdered form.
That also makes a small container convenient to keep with other household or travel supplies.
How Should Herbal Powders Be Stored?
Keep dry herbal preparations tightly closed and protected from moisture.
Store them in a cool, dry location away from excessive heat and direct sunlight.
Avoid introducing water into the container, because moisture can affect a dry botanical product.
Missouri Tea Company Herbal Stitches
We make Herbal Stitches with a straightforward five-ingredient botanical formula and package it in a food-grade glass jar.
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