Lhasa Karnak Herb Company

It’s a funky herbal shop in downtown Berkeley. The people who work here are genuinely into herbal medicine and are super-knowledgeable. They carry a great assortment of hydrosols, which are lovely little bottles of flowery water. They’re the output from the essential oil processing, and they can be used as fragrances or refreshing face sprays. Their dried herbs are about half the price of some of the trendier brands, especially for the adaptogenic herbs such as ashwagandha and rhodiola. They also sell resins, which are used in compounding fragrances and are hard to come by—they even have jasmine!