We envision a world where the Black community has easy access to alternative healing options outside of Western methods.

 

What we do

Our mission is to connect the Black community to their roots by centering the Black family and providing knowledge in holistic healing through West African plant medicine.

We nurture lifelong support in reconnecting marginalized people with ancestral modalities to impart traditional remedies for common ailments that plague Black bodies.

In turn, we aim to change the narrative by empowering self-healers and their communities, to realize everlasting change wholly and completely.

Who we serve and why

Tree Likkle Herbs, LLC was born out of the realization that the Black community requires more knowledge in self-advocacy, community support, and education in ancestral healing practices to combat racial disparities in the Western healthcare system. Compared with whites, members of racial and ethnic minorities are less likely to receive preventive health services and often receive lower-quality care.

To mitigate statistics like these, we aim to build whole communities of Black self-healers through decolonized access, research, instruction, and 1:1 connections.

There's no better time than now to resurface the tabooed existence of our life-sustaining customs.

Age-adjusted death rates for all causes of death by race and Hispanic origin: United States, 1950–1998. Source: Health, United States, 2000 (2001).

Our research-backed approach

Herbalism often involves a combination of traditional knowledge and modern scientific research. Here are 3 key areas of how we incorporate evidence-based approaches into our work with clients.

  • Research in herbalism aims to pinpoint the specific active compounds in plants responsible for their medicinal properties. Techniques like energetics and herbal actions of plants providing insights into their therapeutic effects in the human body.

  • Rigorous clinical trials and human studies are crucial for validating the efficacy and safety of herbal remedies. By comparing herbal treatments to placebos or conventional medications, we are able to assess their impact on specific health conditions, establishing evidence-based effectiveness.

  • In community-focused herbalism, we want to be a valuable member of your wellness team, working closely with you to help achieve your health and wellness objectives through collaborative efforts. Research-backed herbalism encourages collaboration between herbalists and healthcare professionals, fostering a more comprehensive and evidence-based approach to patient care.

Our values and principles

  • Black-centered

    We center and support the Black community, Black health, Black-owned suppliers, farms, and like-minded institutions

  • Sustainability

    Avoidance of Earth’s depletion is paramount in creating access to plant medicine while enacting sustainable cultivation methods

  • Integrity

    We thrive off of honesty, forthrightness, transparency, and trust — these pillars exists in our relationships with our customers and within partnerships

  • Borderlines

    To do our best work, setting boundaries parallels how we advise clients in holding healing space for themselves in order to care for others

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Herbal notes