Herbalists’ Views on the Top-Selling Herbs (Part 10): Valerian, Pumpkin, Goji, Red Yeast Rice

Don’t forget, our December sale is on! Details below. It’s time we resumed our exploration of the top-selling herbs as supplements in the US! We're three-quarters of the way through the main list. (Remember we’re working with the 2023 data for the purposes of this series, but I gave some updates about the 2024 Herbal Market Report data in the last installment.) Our herbs today are valerian, pumpkin (seed [oil]), goji berry, and red yeast rice. There are some fun details about each of these, including… how to predict if valerian will keep you awake instead of helping you sleep, why certain medicinal seed oils are promoted in a gender-based dichotomy, who should not take goji, and why everyone should probably avoid red yeast rice supplements. Listen for the full story. For full show notes with reference links & further reading, click here! December 2025 Sale Code: CALENDULA The code for this year’s sale is CALENDULA – use it during checkout to get 20% off everything we offer – all the courses, all the programs, anything on a payment plan, anything at all! Browse All Courses The discount code even works for gifts! Just make sure to check the box that says “this is a gift” and the extra gift information will pop up for you to complete. Looking for more inspiration? Check out the Herbal Activity Calendar and our 2025 Herbal Gift Guide ! If you have a moment, it would help us a lot if you could

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This episode was published on Dec 8, 2025.

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