date:Dec 14, 2018
basil (a.k.a. tulsi; Ocimum tenuiflorum), and rhodiola (also called goldenroot). These ingredients have been appearing not only in elixirs and wellness shots but in energy balls and even lattes.
Other botanicals re-entering the mainstream are elderberry (and elderflower) and wheatgrass and barley grass. Sales of elderberry (Sambucus) in the natural channel were up nearly 35%. Elderberry is a concentrated source of antioxidants, especially proanthocyanins, and favored for immune and respiratory