Need reputable herbal brands please!

January 11, 2010 8:06 AM

Is there a website which lists reputable herbal brands as well as merchants?

I've tried Googling this to no avail. There are tons of brands and websites which sell those brands, and I've no idea where to even start or which ones to trust and so forth. Amazon is loaded with them but I don't know the difference between Brand A and Brand B. Surely there is a site out there somewhere that has a list of some sort.

I can find tons of advice on selecting companies, but those are all common sense things and I want user experiences on whole companies and not just one thing like kelp, of which I have zero interest in.

Anyone know of anything like what I'm looking for?

posted by magnoliasouth to Health & Fitness (5 answers total)

Penzey's is the default reputable source for herbs and spices.
posted by majick at 8:14 AM on January 11, 2010

Response by poster: That's actually very helpful as I love to cook too, but I'm actually looking for herbal supplements. I guess I didn't specify that very well. Sorry about that.
posted by magnoliasouth at 8:19 AM on January 11, 2010

You might check out the user reviews at Vitacost.
posted by mattbucher at 8:54 AM on January 11, 2010

I have excellent experience with Swanson Vitamins
posted by 3dd at 10:23 AM on January 11, 2010

I've been looking for the same thing for a long time and a good site is really hard to come by. The only one that I know of that seem reputable is ConsumerLab.com. You need a subscription to see their reviews though. I'm too cheap, but maybe it will work for you.
posted by TNOTGILL at 10:27 AM on January 11, 2010