Provenance Expertise built on 140 years of sourcing around the globe
Purpose High-quality natural products to your door efficiently & sustainably
Performance Great value with reliable & responsive service
Provenance Expertise built on 140 years of sourcing around the globe
Purpose High-quality natural products to your door efficiently & sustainably
Performance Great value with reliable & responsive service
Whether you want to get creative in the kitchen, make your own candles and soaps, craft your own gin or give your horse all the nutrients it needs, Mimea is home to hundreds of varieties of dried botanicals, herbs and spices.
Mimea is a Swahili word meaning plant. Bringing our 140 years of experience in sourcing and supplying dried plant ingredients, we’re now supplying a wider range of customers with quantities that suit the needs of the individual or a family.
With free UK delivery on all orders, you can enjoy the benefits of these amazing ingredients without costing the earth!
Comfrey species are important herbs in organic gardening. It is used as a fertilizer and as an herbal medicine. Comfrey is the organic gardener’s best friend. Its leaves are full of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium – all nutrients needed by growing plants.
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Comfrey species are important herbs in organic gardening. It is used as a fertilizer and as an herbal medicine. Comfrey is the organic gardener’s best friend. Its leaves are full of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium – all nutrients needed by growing plants.
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The leaves or the whole above-ground parts of the lesser periwinkle are used in herbal medicine. Both the flowering and non-blooming shoots are harvested and dried. The dried plant material can be used for extracts, liquid extracts, powder, and tinctures.
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Sweet violet plays an important part in modern herbal medicine. The root and parts that grow above the ground are used to make medicine.
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It often is grown in meadows or by gardeners as it’s root system fixes nitrogen in the soil and due to it’s rapid growth it can be used as ground cover to prevent soil erosion.
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Sage has a long history of medicinal and culinary use, and in modern times it has been used as an ornamental garden plant.
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Heartsease has a long history of herbal use and was at one time in high repute as a treatment for a range of complaints.
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Hops are primarily used in brewing of beer, but are also used for various purposes in other beverages and herbal medicine. The hops plants have separate female and male plants, and only female plants are used for commercial production.
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Black pepper is native to the Malabar Coast of India and is one of the earliest spices known but it also has uses in traditional medicine.
All parts of the marshmallow plant can be consumed, but the most commonly used portion is the root. The plant’s root can be used for everything from skin and hair care to supporting digestive issues.
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We have over 140 years’ experience sourcing and selling botanicals and natural ingredients. These high-quality ingredients come from all over the world and offer a multitude of uses, including cooking, distilling and health & beauty.
Find nutritious, plant-based ingredients that you can’t find in your local supermarket. All are delivered in biodegradable or recyclable packaging.
Shop our impressive collection of dried botanicals online with free UK delivery on all orders.
Depending on your botanical of choice, many of them can be sprinkled on food, brewed as a tea or even used to create potpourri, candles and soaps. Refer to each product to find out more about how you can use them.
Many of the botanicals we sell here have been used for hundreds of years to help remedy a range of health complaints and supplement certain vitamin deficiencies. They bring all the goodness of natural, plant-based ingredients into your diet.
A botanical is a plant or plant part sourced for its medicinal or therapeutic properties, flavour or scent. Herbs are a subset of botanicals and are traditionally used to flavour recipes.
