Our Roots

Savage Daughters was born from the same soil that raised us.

Long before this apothecary had a name, before there were jars of herbs on shelves or tea blends being packed by hand, there was a little girl sitting at her grandmother’s feet, snapping peas into a bowl and listening.  There were long afternoons in the garden with aunties and uncles, watering greens, pulling weeds, learning the names of plants and the quiet language of the land.  The first lessons in medicine were not written in books.  They were passed hand to hand, story to story, through the everyday rituals of care that kept our families alive.

Those teachings are rooted deeply in Africatown, Alabama, a historic community founded by the survivors of the Clotilda slave ship arrival, the last known ship to bring enslaved Africans to the United States.  After emancipation, the survivors of the Clotilda built their own community just north of Mobile, determined to recreate pieces of the homes and traditions that had been violently taken from them.

Africatown was more than a settlement.  It was an act of resistance.  The founders carried with them language, agricultural knowledge, spiritual practices and systems of care that had sustained their people for generations.  They planted gardens, shared food, practiced herbal medicine and held tightly to cultural traditions that refused to disappear.

As a descendant of that lineage, Savage Daughters carries forward those same values of survival, resilience and community care.

The plants we work with are not just ingredients.  They are relatives and teachers.  The rituals of brewing tea, tending herbs and sharing medicine echo the ways our ancestors cared for one another when formal systems were never built for them.

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Savage Daughters lives at the intersection of those traditions: Africatown memory, Southern Black land knowledge and Indigenous plant wisdom.  It is a continuation of the lessons learned in gardens, kitchens and front porches across generations.

What began with a child learning at the feet of her granny and auntie has grown into a living practice of tending, healing and remembering.

Because medicine has always lived where our people have always been… in the garden, in the soil and in the hands of the daughters who carry it forward.

Savage Daughters Apothecary & Botánica is a Black and Indigenous led herbal business rooted in ancestral plant knowledge, ethical care and cultural integrity.


Our work lives at the intersection of tradition and application. We craft small-batch herbal remedies and educational offerings that support holistic wellbeing while honoring the lineages and lands from which this medicine comes. Plants are approached not as commodities, but as relationships.   Our practice is grounded in respect for ecological cycles, responsible sourcing and intentional formulation.


Savage Daughters was created for those seeking care beyond extractive and impersonal health systems. Our offerings support people navigating grief, stress, chronic imbalance and embodied healing through approaches that recognize the interconnectedness of body, spirit, community and land.


We operate with a commitment to non-extractive business practices. This means prioritizing ethical sourcing, fair labor, transparent processes and reinvestment into community care. Healing is not rushed here. It is practiced with patience, accountability and reverence.


While our work is informed by Black and Indigenous herbal traditions, Savage Daughters is not a museum of the past. It is a living practice shaped by contemporary needs, safety standards and community realities. We honor what has been carried forward while building systems of care meant to endure.


Savage Daughters Apothecary & Botanica exists to support individual and collective wellbeing, grounded in dignity, sustainability and the belief that healing is both personal and political.

Practice & Sourcing

At Savage Daughters Apothecary & Botánica, sourcing is a practice of responsibility, not convenience.

We work with plants as living beings with histories, ecosystems and lineages.

Every herb we use is selected with care for where it comes from, how it is harvested and the conditions under which it reaches our hands.

Our sourcing decisions are guided by respect for land, labor and long-term sustainability.

  • We prioritize herbs that are organically grown, ethically wildcrafted or cultivated through regenerative practices whenever possible. We work with trusted small-scale farmers, growers and suppliers who share our commitment to ecological care and fair labor. We avoid endangered, overharvested or culturally sensitive plants unless we have clear, respectful relationships and consent.

  • Our remedies are produced in small batches to ensure quality, potency and attention at every stage. We work seasonally and allow plant cycles to guide availability rather than forcing consistency through extraction or industrial shortcuts. This means some offerings may be limited or unavailable at times, and we consider that part of ethical practice.

  • Savage Daughters is rooted in Black and Indigenous herbal traditions. We approach this work with humility, accountability and care, honoring the cultural origins of plant knowledge and resisting appropriation or dilution. Where teachings come from specific lineages, we acknowledge and respect them.

  • All formulations are created with attention to safety, contraindications and clear communication. We provide guidance to support informed use and encourage customers to engage herbal care as part of a broader, holistic approach to wellbeing.

  • We are committed to business practices that prioritize reciprocity over profit maximization. This includes fair pricing, ethical labor standards and reinvestment into community and land-based care. We move intentionally, refusing urgency that compromises integrity.

  • Our practice is not fixed. We continue learning, listening and refining our approach in relationship with community, land and the realities of those we serve. Accountability and growth are central to how we sustain this work.

    Savage Daughters Apothecary & Botanica exists to practice herbalism with depth, dignity and responsibility, honoring what has been carried forward while tending what is still becoming.

WHAT WE DON’T DO

At Savage Daughters Apothecary & Botánica, clarity is part of care. These boundaries help ensure our work remains ethical, sustainable and aligned with our values.

  • Bodies respond differently to plant medicine. We honor variability, complexity and personal experience rather than making promises that cannot be ethically upheld.

  • Availability, restocking and timelines are guided by capacity and season, not pressure. We believe sustainability requires limits.

  • Expansion, partnerships and visibility are approached intentionally. We choose alignment over scale and longevity over rapid growth.

  • Our work is rooted in reciprocity with land, community and lineage. Practices that undermine those relationships have no place here.

  • Our offerings are intended to support holistic wellbeing, not to diagnose, treat or cure disease. We encourage customers to work alongside qualified healthcare providers, especially when managing chronic conditions, pregnancy or complex health needs.

  • Healing cannot be expedited without consequence. We prioritize small-batch production, seasonal availability and careful formulation over speed, volume or trend-driven demand.

  • If an herb cannot be sourced responsibly, we choose alternatives. No remedy is worth ecological harm or cultural violation.

  • Herbalism is not aesthetic or trend-based for us. We do not dilute, rebrand or commodify plant knowledge divorced from its cultural and historical context.

Savage Daughters Apothecary & Botánica is built with intention. This section is here to help you discern whether our work aligns with your needs and values.

This Is For You If:

  • You are seeking herbal care that honors both tradition and responsibility

  • You value slow, intentional, small-batch medicine over mass-produced solutions

  • You are navigating grief, stress, burnout or chronic imbalance and want supportive, holistic care

  • You believe healing is relational, cultural and connected to land and community

  • You appreciate transparency, boundaries and clear communication

  • You are willing to engage plant medicine with patience, curiosity and respect

This May Not Be For You If:

  • You are looking for quick fixes or guaranteed outcomes

  • You prefer standardized, pharmaceutical-style solutions

  • You expect constant availability or rapid restocking

  • You are seeking herbal care disconnected from cultural or ecological context

  • You are uncomfortable with the idea that healing is nonlinear and personal

  • You are looking for trend-driven or purely aesthetic wellness products

A Shared Understanding:

Savage Daughters is not about being everything to everyone. It is about offering care with integrity, limits and accountability. When expectations align, the relationship between maker, medicine and recipient is strengthened.

If you’re unsure whether our offerings are a good fit, we encourage you to read our sourcing and practice information and reach out with thoughtful questions.