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Shared below are ingredient insights and case examples on how we fuse taste & medicinal value, creating the perfect blend for you to start your day, expand your consciousness or settle down for the night!

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January 12, 2023

Customizing by Moon Cycle

Fine-tuning Cycle Harmonization The moon cycle can affect a complex dance of hormones inside the human body that unfolds in roughly a month-long pattern with two phases: waxing and waning. ...

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January 4, 2023

SET case: 'Winter Reset'

This SET formula was created for someone who wanted to regulate and improve their mood– particularly heading out of the height of winter. I chose as the base a traditional East Asian combination of herbs and Poria mushroom shown in research to improve mood “by the regulation of several factors, including the monoaminergic systems, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, synaptic plasticity, inflammation, brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels, [and the] brain-gut axis” (Wang, et al. ...

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December 10, 2022

Ingredient Spotlight: Ginseng

The Wide World of ‘Ginseng’ Known for its potent medicinal properties, ginseng has been a vital part of traditional Asian medicine for centuries. Four main types of ginseng are recognized: Ren Shen, Dang Shen, Tai Zi Shen, and Xi Yang Shen. ...

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November 24, 2022

Ingredient Spotlight: Kratom (Mitragyna)

Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa): One of the Most Versatile Herbs A somewhat lesser-known herb rooted in Southeast Asian medicine that is frequently co-marketed with cannabis products is kratom. ...

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