Cold Care

An organic herbal formula that liquefies mucous, boosts immunity and supports respiratory function. 

Dosage: 
Mix 1/2 TSP with 1 oz cup of warm water. Or mix with 2 TSP of raw honey to make a soft pill. 
Dimensions: 
Materials: Mint, Ginger, Licorice and cinnamon  

Ayurvedic Elements Apothecary
(Ravenswood)

Cristina Raquel Gutierrez, is a mother of 2, a Certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor, herbalist, and educator born and raised on the south and northwest sides of Chicago. She is the founder of Ayurvedic Elements Apothecary (est. 2014), a Latina owned and operated holistic wellness brand rooted in sustainability, accessibility, and collective care. She makes small batch, user friendly, organic herbal formulas centering sustainably and locally sourced herbal allies for people of all ages, and at all stages of centering and remembering.

When she is not making herbal formulas, Cristina specializes in helping folks ”Learn the Language of the Body” in consultations and courses both in person and online by connecting them with the food, herbs, and rituals that have special medicine for their individual needs. Cristina has an arsenal of tools to facilitate deep transformation through commitment to radical acts of self love and collective care. Her wish as both a practitioner of holistic medicine and a person who has deep respect and love for the earth and all living things, is to provide resources and empowerment for the collective liberation of all peoples. "Nobody is free until everybody's free." -Fannie Lou Hamer