Alschemist

Long before we became “civilized” (I beg to differ on this one), we roamed the earth in small communities. Moving from place to place. Dependent upon the earth and her cycles to provide food and shelter from the elements.
Everything we needed to survive was freely available. We made our own tools from stone and trees. We made clothes from animal skins. We made rope and twine from the bark of trees, tendons, and tough fibres of organic matter.
We found food in the form of fruit, flowers, grains, pods, leaves, roots and bark. From animals we found meat, milk, eggs, skin, fur, feathers, leather, quills and other products.
Within these clans there were elders. They were the older generation of the clan who could no longer go out and hunt because they were too old, weak or slow to do so.
It is within this group of the Clan that the Seers, Bards, Druids, Alchemists, Medicine men/women and Shamans found themselves.
It is to these people that we owe a great debt of gratitude for all they did to get us here.
They observed and recorded by trial and error, what plant or food type had which effect within the body.
By doing this, they realized they could treat different symptoms of illness with food. Not only that, they realized different food types could be used to influence different functions within the body.
They collected all parts of the plants they found a use for. Some of the plants, they found, could be dried and the dried plant matter could be easily transported for a long time.
Other plant types would quickly spoil if dried and stored for extended periods. Other plant types were more potent if consumed fresh.
Plant matter with a short storage life, was processed into powders, drinks, tinctures, essential oils and salves.
Without this knowledge being passed from generation to generation, we probably wouldn’t exist today.
Today, we have modern medicine. Modern medicine works to a degree, but its relief often comes at greater cost than reward.
Modern Medicine is derived from natural plant or organic matter. It is overly processed and contains many additive chemicals which are harmful. It’s no surprise that we suffer side effects from popular prescription medication.
People have started to realize that the best medicine is natural medicine. Medicine that is untouched by man. All Natural, provided by nature as it was intended.

We have gone to, and continue, to go to great lengths to bring all natural products into our website.
We offer you a place to do research, about the food you put on your plate.
We scoured the web, finding suppliers of products, for you to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
We did our research and found as much information as we can. It’s all presented it to you here.
You will learn the history of each product. You will learn to identify it in its natural state. You will learn how it is grown. You will learn how it is harvested and what the most commonly used/consumed parts of the product are.
You will learn the chemical composition of each product. You will learn what compounds are present in each product. You will learn what essential oils and fats are present in each product. You will learn what vitamins are present in each product. You will also learn what trace elements are present in each product.
Find out what number of calories and kilojoules are present in each food item. Learn what it will help treat. Get to know what action the food type will take within your body. Learn to spot the side effects, if any. Lean how to deal with the side effects. Learn how to counteract the side effects.
Learn about any warnings or other things you need to know about each product.
The best of all. Learn how to grow your own food at home. Learn how to grow plants so that you can make your own medicine.
We provide dried fruit, nuts, seeds, flours, grains, pastas, herbs, spices, condiments, sweeteners, sports supplements and so much more.
Learn how to make teas, tisanes, tinctures, salves, balms, soaps, essential oils and butters.
We take regular recipes and change them up using healthier options.
We also present classic South African recipes, with a new, more modern twist, to bring them up to date, in a healthier way.
We promote and market products from suppliers whose range of organically grown, or naturally occurring plants are harvested from open fields.
We do not promote forcefully grown greenhouse plants that are pumped full of chemicals to increase yields, and, as far as humanly possible stay away from GMO crops.
We take every possible measure to ensure that all our supplier’s products are free from pesticides.
Each person is unique and what effects one person, may not affect you.
So, please, before you start any new medicine, be it herbal or otherwise, speak to your doctor or other health practitioner. People often mistakenly think herbal products are not medicine. This is far from the truth.
All medicine, whether herbal or otherwise has certain effects.
Our website intends to educate you, the user about all the products available to you.
We do not consider ourselves medical practitioners or homeopaths. All information is purely educational. You use it at your own risk.
We in no way accept any misinterpretation of the information provided. We also assume no legal obligation or otherwise for misconstrued information.