Carbonfree® Business Partnership into 2022
Carbonfree® Business Partnership into 2022 Yellow Emperor is proud to announce our offset of 144 MT of carbon through our third year consecutive year of Carbonfree® Business Partnership with Carbonfund.org. This amount completely offsets the carbon we generate when we ship freight, according to our most recent SmartWay shipping submission. We will continue to do […]
Historical Herbalists: Keewaydinoquay
Historical Herbalists: Keewaydinoquay Introduction There are many amazing herbalists that come from the Indigenous communities of North America, including Keewaydinoquay Pakawakuk Peschel. She was born in 1919 on a fishing boat on the way to the hospital from Garden Island, Michigan. Her name, Keewaydinoquay, means “Woman of the North Teaching continues In addition to Keewaydinoquay’s […]
Historical Herbalists: Harriet Tubman
Historical Herbalists: Harriet Tubman Introduction In addition to saving humans from slavery, Harriet Tubman also saved lives during her work as a nurse in the Civil War.1 Before that however, she was a slave in Maryland.2 In fact, she was born as Araminta Ross. Her exact birthdate is unknown, yet thought to be between 1820 […]
Education and Research on Botanicals (ERB) Foundation Donation
Education and Research on Botanicals (ERB) Foundation Donation Yellow Emperor has donated to support the American Herbal Products Association ERB Foundation and their work analyzing the harvest impact of goldenseal. A native United States herb, Goldenseal is listed as endangered or threatened in many states where it naturally grows. Therefore, it is important for those […]
Herb Highlights: Burdock
Herb Highlights: Burdock Introduction Burdock can be found all over the world and the root is often eaten.1 There are close to 50 species of Burdock worldwide, but Arctium lappa is the species that is used throughout China, Europe, and North America in traditional medicine.2 This species is native throughout Europe and Asia but has […]
Local Farm Support
Local Farm Support Yellow Emperor is proud to support a great event that connects individuals with local farms – the Fill Your Pantry event – taking place in November. This event is put on by the Willamette Farm & Food Coalition, a non-profit that focuses on the development of a sustainable and inclusive food system […]
FAQ Series: Private Label Prerequisite
FAQ Series: Private Label Supplement Prerequisite Where can I go to learn more about liquid dietary supplement regulations or learn about issues facing the natural products industry? To anyone new to natural products industry, specifically the dietary supplement segment, we recommending checking out the following resources: American Herbal Products Association – Their member […]
To Infinity and Beyond SpaceX!
To Infinity and Beyond SpaceX! We are so proud of our Director of Operations, Tami King, for her participation in the SpaceX competition. Though she didn’t win a ticket to ride into space, she did win a ticket to watch the launch in Florida. To qualify for this, she started a business, King’s Holistic Helper, […]
Supporting Hood Herbalism
Supporting Hood Herbalism Yellow Emperor values education. This is why we have donated to groups like UNCF and supported the Lilium Initiative’s organoleptic workshop. We also value the Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) community in our industry, supply chain, and community. So, when we discovered the work of Hood Herbalism, a community herbal education […]
Herb Highlights: Astragalus
Herb Highlights: Astragalus Introduction Astragalus is an entire genus of plants. The genus contains over 3,000 species, many of which have “milkvetch” in their common name.1 However, the species used in Traditional Chinese Medicine and dietary supplements is Mongolian milkvetch or Astragalus membranaceus/propinquus.2 Although it is a flowering plant, the roots are used to make […]