BRIDGING SCIENCE, CLINICAL EXPERIENCE AND TRADITION

Practitioner Grade Herbal Extracts

Made by Naturopaths for Naturopaths Since 1982

UNRIVALLED EXPERIENCE

What makes us different?

For more than four decades, we’ve done more than prepare herbal extracts—we’ve used them in the care of real people with complex presentations. Our products grow out of continuous hands-on clinical experience, allowing us to refine each formula, each ratio, and each process until it consistently delivers meaningful support. This integration of practice and craft is the heart of who we are.

Ideas That Set Us Apart

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We started with a simple idea: herbal products can be better. But for herbs to truly make a difference, they need to be expertly grown, extracted right, and supported by real clinical experience. That belief has guided our work for more than four decades.

Expert Cultivation

We work with skilled growers and grow many of our own herbs to ensure peak vitality.

Optimized extraction

Using fresh-plant methods, optimized ratios, and processes refined through decades of clinical use.

Precision in Practice

Formulas shaped by real-world patient care, not trends—crafted to support complex presentations and meaningful clinical use.

Expert Use

We serve leading practitioners who tailor herbal care to the individual, producing the results personalized health care delivers

Great Extracts Begin in the Field

  • Beyond Organic

    We were using organic herbs before organic had a label. Our growers don’t chase certification—they exceed it, using regenerative, soil-forward practices that blend tradition and innovation, mirroring the way we approach extraction.

  • Deep Relationships

    We have been in relationship with many of our growers for decades. Some of the relationships span back to the early eighties when we began. They know our high standards and love to impress us by exceeding them. This is not just transactional farming; this is a mutual beneficial relationship.

  • Pacific Northwest Grown

    Over 65% of our herbal material is grown in the Pacific Northwest. We choose this region not for romance, but for reliability—fertile soils, consistent moisture, and conditions that support strong, resilient plants. Our commitment is to a stable, domestic herb supply and the growers who sustain it.

  • Earth Care

    Our growers use regenerative practices that leave the land healthier than they found it. This is the opposite of extractive—it’s generative. It builds richer soil, restores habitat, and supports biodiversity. When herbs are cultivated this way, they strengthen both the ecosystems they come from and the people use them.

  • Sustainability with Backbone

    The extensive list of herbs we carry is matched by an equally extensive list of herbs we choose not to carry. We don’t wait for CITES to act; if a plant is under ecological pressure, we step back. That’s what sustainability truly means.

A History of Heron Botanicals

  • 1982 -- Bainbridge Island, WA

Heron Botanicals Begins

Dr. Selina Heron founded Heron Botanicals—originally named Botanical Pharmaceuticals. Inspired by Hein Zeylstra and the eclectic physicians, she set out to use herbs in a radically natural way, but soon discovered that no available products met her standards. So she began making her own with a relentless pursuit of quality.

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  • 1990 -- Sedona, AZ.

A decade in Arizona

Dr. Heron moved her practice and herbal company to Arizona where Heron Botanicals developed South West roots, a love for native desert plants.

  • 1995 - Sedona, AZ

Mentorship

A young naturopathic student, Eric Yarnell, started being mentored by Dr. Heron. He became enamored with her confident use of herbal medicine and the amazing ways she was able to support their health through the use of herbs.

  • 2002 - Poulsbo, WA

A New Beginning

Dr. Eric Yarnell and herb farmers Jeff and Liz Bodeny purchased Scientific Botanicals and renamed it Heron Botanicals in Selina’s honor. The company moved into a yurt on the Bodenys’ herb farm in Poulsbo, where more than half of the herbs used in production were grown on-site until Jeff and Liz relocated to Southern Oregon.

  • 2005 - Sedona, AZ

Dr. Heron Passes

After 5 years of battling cancer, Dr. Heron passes leaving behind again giant legacy and an 18-year old son. She was the first chair of Botanical Medicine at Bastyr University, the founder of Heron Botanicals, a researcher, a physicians, a mentor, and a mom.

  • 2022 - Kingston, WA

A New Partner

Andrew Day, ND joins Heron Botanicals as Dr. Eric Yarnell’s partner. Dr. Day brings a deep commitment to botanical medicine, hands-on herb cultivation, and a dedication to keeping the roots of botanical medicine at the core of naturopathic practice.

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