Herbal Nutrient Boosts: (rather than Medicinal but they are the same that do overlap!) Mostly from Dr Christopher Formulas

Medicinal and healing herbs need to be rich in their genetic potential and unique intelligence. 

The quality of the plant starts before it is a seed. In selecting the end product we are buying, the intent of the seller, harvester, forager are important considerations. 

The User also needs to be sure to not boil their nutrients. :| 

LANGUAGE: 

• "Herb" generally refers to "plants" (and not just "herbaceous plants" and, at least here, not the herb that is 'on the market') which is still not actually the correct word to cover ALL of the living organisms that are "herbs" or "herbals." This becomes apparant with ferns, fungi, algea, etc and not just herb vs tree vs bark ....
• In like manner, the word "tea" is also a poor substitute for a better word of which we do not have.  "Extract" may be a better word, but that also refers to other forms of tinctures, fomentations, etc.
  "Tea" in English is actually a specific type/species of plant that is a stimulant the British picked up while Empiring.  It is a plant so it has "good things" which too many people "but!" over, but those "good things" are not unique and are in other plants; and it is not a general-use medicinal plant; AND we have been told specifically to not use it which brings us to the important relevance of why this is right here at the top.  
  (Coffee as well is a plant that we have been warned against.  (Personally, I also add Chocolate to the category of it would be better if no one touched it, but we have not specifically been told not too....))
• Find a word to use in your family so that you can be sure to set the example and understanding for our littles and friends.  We want to speak the language that best represents who we are and what our intentions are.  We need to talk the talk and walk the walk.
  In our family we often use the phrase "leaf juice" to refer to the fact that we are simply making the nutrients, phytochemicals, and whatever else we can of a wonderful Intelligence available to our bodies.  It is also more specific since "leaf" is at least more descriptive for understanding and "juice" since that is a general term for extraction.  (....We also don't drink 'tea' hot, which I believe is another factor for our bodies; even when drinking any soup or broth, which always has "leaf juice" components, we allow it to cool just slightly. If one has to be 'accustomed' to not burn face/tongue/taste buds, then it is obviously too hot.)

SOURCES: This is not a complete list in any way, just a few places that I consider reliable for not having to worry about those above considerations.

• Mountain Rose Herb
• Lifebalm 
• carries the Dr Christopher formulas including in Bulk 
• Usually sources from Starwest Botanicals 
• Azure Standard
• Natural Grocers
• especially handy for Culinary (cooking) herbs
• Desert Sage for in-town quick little amounts
• also Take Your Vitamins on Gilbert Rd.
• If utilizing Amzn Prime speediness, then use LifeBalm or Starwest Botanicals Store fronts (other sellers may not have good turnover (lesser quality/old...)

HERBALS:

Herbal calcium:  Cut herb form used for (never boil) strained tea or any liquid tincture method for extracting constituents. Powder by mouth (dry under the tongue, mud, or capsules) or in recipes. 

1. Oatstraw (Avena sativa):
   Calciums (Calcium compounds 7 categories):
1. Fantastic for helping increase nutrients in grains (note: oats are depleting, perhaps since horses that can digest the green portion of these plants...) the tips are even good for nursing moms milk supply.
2. Horsetail/shavegrass (Equisetum hyemale): actually a fern and unrelated to grass or even grown in fields and so would be safe for those allergic to grasses (and very desirable.)
   Silica (Silicea, S Silicon):
1. Silica necessary in ratio to calcium both in use and needed before full calcium needs can even absorbed. (Emotion Code has an example, too much or too little in each mineral creates gland and organ disfunction in every part of the body. yin yang

Boron is needed for silica which is needed for calciums.  Hollow core/center is a symptom of boron deficiency (except for citrus where it demonstrates as thicker pith). No cellular crystalline structure can properly form without sufficient minerals in sufficient sequence of ratios. (Borax is the mined salt form)

 A note here on Tumeric:

Tumeric assists in boron passing through blood brain barrier. May have benefits elsewhere or factors... 
Tumeric effectiveness increased by 200-500% by a tiny amount of black pepper.
Tumeric, of course, has its plant intelligent specialties including, in general, decrease inflammation, and; specifically, known to help remove trash deposits/stores that don't belong up to and including
growths, clusters, cysts, tumors, tags, moles, anomilies, (dark hair), calcification, (hardened glands).
I rarely use Essential oils.  This one is very convenient for skin areas: brand I have used link.

Cayenne (Capsicum spp.)  a top 5 wonder herb.
For nervous system, circulatory system, and companion herb.  Of course many nutrients including Vitamin C when raw. 

• The heat measured starting abt 30,000 MHU is not damaging but beneficially burning off excess pain chemicals. The results is no unnecessary pain, and good feeling endorphigen neurotransmitters.  I use 30 lightly in cooking, and by the spoonful in my mouth.  Keep about 1/4 cup in a double bag in the glovebox and in backpack emergency kits. (put in a bottle of water and drunk will stop any heart attack nitroglycerin would - and starts it healing)  90 and higher doesn't even taste good as a powder and is best when turned into a liquid that is only used drops at a time. Lifebalm has a wide variety typically available
• Other nervous system benefits as a food including rebuild nerve sheath (nerves are organs and are multipled layered but nerves frazzle = frazzled nerves - like insulation on an electrical wire - literally!!)
• In the Circulatory system it is a food including an equalizer
  - it stops bleeding of wounds (and decreases pain and panic etc within seconds)  (sprinkle in wound and/or in mouth)
  - it raises low blood pressure AND lowers high blood pressure....
• It is a carrier to take other herbs and nutrients to where it is needed in the body quickly. (Ginger is a good companion to take the combos all the way to the end of the capillaries.)

Red raspberry leaf (Rubus idaeus) 

    organic iron, blood, uterus, and nervous system.