Top Twelve Herbs for Pets

People and pets: herbs for the whole family. Here are the dozen top selling herbs for pets in the United States: . . .

According to SPINS (August 2015), the top twelve selling herbs for pets are:

1. Chlorophyll/Chlorella
2. Parsley
3. Pepperming and Other Mints
4. Chamomile
5. Garlic
6. Alfalfa
7. Flax seed and/or Oil
8. Lavender
9. Wheat or Barley Grass
10. Valerian
11. Mullein
12. Cranberry

According to SPINS data, slippery elm and skullcap are also popular new herbs for pets. Slippery elm is used in pets for gastrointestinal distress, like diarrhoea and constipation, and skullcap is used as a pain killer and antispasmodic that relaxes.

HerbalEGram Volume 12, Issue 11, November 2015