Penn Herb Company
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Penn Herb Co. Ltd. is a commercial company in Pennsylvania that sells herbs, herbal remedies and food supplements, as well as related products. Founded in 1924 by Dr. Konstanty Kalkosinski, a chiropractor and naturopathic physician. Family owned and operated since 1962 by the Betz family. The company has a store at 603 North Second Street in center city Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and also conducts business by mail order and over the Internet from the company's headquarters at 10601 Decatur Road, Philadelphia, PA. It is a popular source of ingredients not only for cooks (especially for foreign or ancient recipes) but also for users and practitioners of herbal medicine.
According to William Betz, Jr., one of the owners, Penn Herb Company has over 400 varieties of dried medicinal herbs that are available in tea, powder and capsule form. The founder, Dr. Kalkosinski, blended many unique herbal formulas for a variety of common ailments. Many of these formulas are still available today. Also featured is a large selection of pure essential oils. Specialties include Nature’s Wonderland Herbs, Vitamins, and Supplements, and Olbas Herbal Remedies from Switzerland, a natural Swiss essential oil formula for relief of colds and flu.
