Aromatic plants and fragrant flowers are some of nature’s most beautiful creations. In the long history of planetary evolution, it was the appearance of flowers that initiated the rapid expansion of biodiversity that has created the world we now live in. Now, fragrances from flowers, leaves, roots, seeds, and woods are an important part of every culture, as medicines, foods, spices, perfumes, and incense. The distillation of essential oils evolved over the course of at least 4,000 years, in the search for health, longevity, and spiritual knowledge. Evidence points to the possibility that simple methods for extracting aromatic principles from plants may have been one of humanity’s earliest refinements of botanical materials, and a major step leading toward later herbal preparations. Medicinal plants, especially the aromatic species, are the key to solving numerous interrelated global issues, including affordable healthcare, sustainable economies, environmental protection, ecological restoration, and preservation of ethnobotanical wisdom. When the full potential and possibilities of these benefits are considered, it becomes apparent that medicinal plants are one of humanity’s greatest natural resources. Botanical medicine is the oldest form of healthcare, and remains the primary source of preventive and curative treatment for 80 percent of people in developing countries. Aromatic plants and their essential oils have an important role in the present and future healthcare systems of the world. Many are strongly antimicrobial, with antibiotic powers that do not promote bacterial resistance. A small number of oils can be used for a large number of common conditions, especially infections of the skin, respiratory, and digestive systems. Many of the common aromatic culinary herbs, spices, and floral essences used throughout the world have significant therapeutic value and are utilized extensively in traditional medical systems such as Ayurveda. Essential oils have a direct and profound effect on the deepest levels of the body and psyche. Because their primary route of absorption is inhalation, they have a strong and immediate influence on the mucous membranes of the respiratory system. Passing through the capillary beds of the sinuses and activating the olfactory nerves, the fragrances of the oils enter the brain, producing systemic effects on the neurological, immunological, and hormonal functions. Essential oils powerfully enhance positive mental and emotional states, and build resistance to pathogens. In Chinese medical terms, essential oils in general are medicines for the shen, the spiritual essence that resides in the heart and governs consciousness. In Ayurvedic medical terms, they enhance the flow of prana (life force), nourish ojas (nutritional / immunological essence), and brighten tejas (mental luminosity). However, the pharmacy of flowers is vast, and it contains highly effective medicines that can either cure, prevent, or benefit every kind of physical and nonphysical illness. FLORACOPEIA provides the highest grade medicinal oils, with superior aesthetic value and therapeutic effects. FLORACOPEIA oils are free of synthetic adulteration, chemical contamination, or botanical substitution. Because we purchase directly from small distillers, FLORACOPEIA oils are not subjected to the processes that affect commercial oils, such as extending, diluting, rectifying, and redistilling. Medicinal plants have provided livelihood for innumerable people in every part of the world for millennia. Now, as demand for medicinal plants increases and supplies diminish, their economic value is rising, making them more lucrative as cash crops. As the global market expands, more communities are beginning to produce herbal and aromatic products as a way of lifting themselves out of poverty; this in turn helps preserve botanical biodiversity. The cultivation of herbs and the production of essential oils are helping to economically revitalize and sustain poor rural areas around the world. Herb cultivation projects protect communities from the destructive trends of corporate agribusiness and allow people to continue living on the land. By supporting organic farmers and distillers, FLORACOPEIA is helping these families and communities continue their age-old agrarian livelihoods. Locally produced essential oils have great potential as cost-effective healthcare commodities in undeveloped and poor countries. Most of the important antimicrobial oils are relatively inexpensive, since the plants grow prolifically and produce abundant amounts of oils. These oils require only simple distillation equipment and methods, and minimal investment is needed to start a local industry. The low cost of the oils, combined with their high effectiveness, offers an important alternative to expensive imported antibiotics in poor countries. By importing directly from distillers and selling directly to the retail customer, FLORACOPEIA is able to offer the highest quality essential oils in the world at the lowest possible prices. Our superior grade oils, attars, and perfumes are significantly less expensive than lower grade oils on the market. In this way, FLORACOPEIA both supports the producers of the oils and makes these aromatic treasures available to those who previously could not afford them. When a community cultivates crops of high-quality organic plants or manages ecosystems that provide secondary forest products such as wild-harvested herbs, the biodiversity of the region is protected, restored, and maintained. Herbs are now being used in numerous projects to make forests and wilderness areas economically viable, and thus protect them from logging and other destructive practices. FLORACOPEIA specializes in essential oils, carrier oils, and attars extracted from organically cultivated and ethically wild-harvested botanical sources. By purchasing directly from distillers of these crops, FLORACOPEIA is supporting sustainable non-toxic agriculture, helping to revitalize small farms, and providing income to agro-forest communities. When communities are supported by plant-based economies that protect ecosystems, ethnobotanical traditions can be preserved. The long history of accumulating knowledge about plants is one of humanity’s most important legacies, and the foundation of culture itself. Ethnobotanical wisdom is intimately linked with ceremony, diet, agriculture, art, and innumerable other aspects of traditional earth-based lifestyles. The knowledge of plants preserved within indigenous cultures is not only the basis of local healthcare, but is also valuable in the development of new medicines and herbal products. FLORACOPEIA offers numerous exotic attars distilled with ancient labor intensive methods. These methods, which produce superior grade products, are being abandoned because of competition from cheaper, synthetic, low-quality products. By purchasing from traditional distillers and their families, FLORACOPEIA helps preserve these endangered lineages of ethnobotanical wisdom.