Mission Statement

Chrysalis Botanicals is a company dedicated to creating potent, pure herbal tincture formulas to support people’s health and wellness. All of our plant and mushroom medicines are grown, gathered and procured with the highest standards in mind, for both plant medicine and the ecosystem. Each ingredient is processed at peak potency, using gluten-free organic cane alcohol and pure spring water to convert raw material to potent tincture form. Small batches ensure freshness and optimum quality at every step.  Chrysalis Botanicals places a high premium on sustainability & regenerative practices, making sure to the best of our ability that every ingredient is gathered with the highest integrity, with the heath of all populations and ecosystems always and firmly in heart & mind.

Our Team

Chrysalis Botanicals team is a small group of like-minded herbalists and environmentalists with a passion for nature’s medicines in all its diversity. We work with awareness of the need for compassionate and sustainable practices for all beings and at every level – from micro to macro — For helping people connect with themselves and the land through supporting community health and individual health through the gifts of nature & connection to nature.

Chris Marano, RH (AHG), MA, BS, is a highly regarded herbalist with over 25 years experience in the field, as a practitioner, educator and product maker. He has time-tested each of these formulas for decades, improving and perfecting them over the years. Chrysalis Botanicals is the culmination of this dedicated practice, making these potent remedies available to the larger public.

Laura Torraco has been a student of the natural world for most of her existence, in a bigger sense their work is to connect people to place, to land. Bringing over a decade of experience working with the cultivation and regeneration of the plant world from gardening, restoration work and herbalism. They have studied with herbalist all over the country and bring a multifaceted approach to their work


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