Below is the current list of AHS Essences. New essences are in the works, so check back in from time to time.

Most of the essences are made from single herbs. Others are harmonics* or made from blends of herbs.

*Harmonics [h] are a blend of different dilutions of a single herb. Just like the blending of musical notes into a chord creates a sound of greater complexity and richness than that of a single note, these harmonic essences provide the body with a richness of information that is complex yet harmonious.

Helping meet your animal's needs...
body, mind, and spirit.

Essence List

Berberis - liver, digestive health; forgiveness; finally letting go of mental/emotional baggage [new essence; check back later for full description]

Blackberry flower buds - throat, self-expression, thyroid gland issues

Boswellia (see Frankincense)

California Poppy - holy cow! this essence feels like endorphins in a bottle [new essence; check back later for full description]

Chamomile - reintegrates CNS functions; encourages balance of body and mind

Chlorella [h]- peaceful coexistence, cooperative action; consider for support in animals with cancer, auto-immune disease, dysrhythmias, or relationship problems

Dandelion leaf & flower - stimulates flow; encourages us to "bloom where you grow"

Dandelion root - restores flow to clogged areas; herbal roto-rooter; also grounding, nourishing

Devil's Claw - anti-inflammatory, encourages tissue repair; + a note about pain

Echinacea [h]- identifies problems, restores wholeness; + a note about the immune system

Elder berry - nourishing; particularly supportive for aging bodies

Fo-Ti - "living the Tao"! [new essence; check back later for full description]

Frankincense (Boswellia carteri) - wounds, hemorrhage; rest and repair; arthritis, surgery

Ginger - warming, stimulating, revivifying [new essence; check back later for full description]

Ginseng (Panax quinquefolium) - centering, balancing, grounding, yet enlivening

Hawthorn berry - speaks of an abundance of good things [new essence; check back later for full description]

Hawthorn leaf & flower - reconnects us to our Source; thereby supports the heart

Horse Chestnut - for healthy circulatory and lymphatic flow [new essence; check back later for full description]

autumn-winter Meadow Blend [h] - nourishing, grounding, quieting; support during winter months; also for overly exuberant animals

spring-summer Meadow Blend [h] - nourishing, cleansing, energizing; support during the active months of the year; gentle detox

Meadowsweet - a well-named essence for relieving inflammation and other pains [new essence; check back later for full description]

Mucuna bean [h] - for horses with Cushing's disease, insulin resistance, or other problems of hormonal regulation [new essence; check back later for full description]

Nettles from under the Hawthorn tree [h] - creating healthy bodies & boundaries by reconnecting us to our Source

Raspberry leaf - normalizes muscle tone and blood flow; restores balance; right action

Red Clover - bright, nourishing, protective, regenerative, & so much more

Rhodiola [h] - coping with stressful conditions with good grace; joy in a bottle

Rose hips - ripeness, completion of cycles, beginning of others; reproductive or relationship issues

Schizandra - energizing, efficient use of energy; delays fatigue; great for performance animals

Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) [h] - core strength, ability to endure with good grace; cardiac tonic, enlightens the energy body

Usnea - antimicrobial; "autonomy within community" [new essence; check back later for full description]

Vitex berry [h] - all about balance, reintegrating our separate halves; central regulation of gland functions

Wild Oat - strength and flexibility; particularly useful for bones, ligaments, etc.

Choosing Essences

Go by thought and by feel when choosing which essences are right for your animal.

Read through the brief summaries below, click on the essence name for a detailed description, and follow your intuition. If a particular essence really calls to you, then consider it, even if it seems to make little sense to you.