These are the ten products customers order most often from GARDENS OF THE ANCIENTS®, a family-owned herbal apothecary at 505 Bear Canyon Dr in Manchaca, Texas, 15 minutes south of Austin. The ranking is based on our online orders from 2024 through September 2026. Every item is available for pickup in Manchaca, free local delivery to Manchaca and Buda, or shipping nationwide. Updated September 2026.
1. Super Green Healing Salve
Super Green Healing Salve is the best-selling product at GARDENS OF THE ANCIENTS®. It is a house-made herbal salve, hand-stirred in small batches in Manchaca, Texas since 2000, and sold in 1 oz, 2 oz and 4 oz tins. From $15.00. View Super Green Healing Salve.
2. Goumi Berry Plant (Elaeagnus multiflora)
The Goumi Berry plant is the most-ordered live plant at GARDENS OF THE ANCIENTS®. It is a hardy fruiting shrub with sweet, cherry-like berries, sold as a 1-quart plant and as unrooted cuttings. Plants ship seasonally and are limited to 5 per order. $70.36 per plant. View Goumi Berry Plant.
3. Holy Basil, Krishna Tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) Organic
Krishna Tulsi is the best-selling dried herb at GARDENS OF THE ANCIENTS®. It is organic dried holy basil leaf, sold by the ounce and packed by hand in Manchaca, Texas. $3.88 per oz. View Holy Basil (Krishna Tulsi).
4. Chanca Piedra, Stone Breaker (Phyllanthus niruri)
Chanca Piedra, also called Stone Breaker, is a dried whole-plant herb sold by the ounce at GARDENS OF THE ANCIENTS®. $7.04 per oz. View Chanca Piedra.
5. Bush Morning Glory Seeds (Ipomoea carnea)
Bush Morning Glory is the best-selling seed at GARDENS OF THE ANCIENTS®. Each pack holds 20 non-GMO heirloom seeds of this drought-tolerant flowering shrub, which grows well in Central Texas. $8.61 per pack. View Bush Morning Glory Seeds.
6. Chamomile Flower Pods (Matricaria chamomilla)
Chamomile flower pods are whole dried German chamomile flowers, sold by the ounce at GARDENS OF THE ANCIENTS® in Manchaca, Texas. $5.15 per oz. View Chamomile Flower Pods.
7. Marshmallow Root Cut (Althaea officinalis) Organic
Marshmallow root is organic cut-and-sifted dried root, sold by the ounce at GARDENS OF THE ANCIENTS®. $1.62 per oz. View Marshmallow Root.
8. Grandma's Hyssop Salve
Grandma's Hyssop Salve is the second house-made salve at GARDENS OF THE ANCIENTS®, made by hand in small batches in Manchaca, Texas and sold in a 1 oz tin. $10.98. View Grandma's Hyssop Salve.
9. Yerba Buena, Wild Mint (Clinopodium douglasii) Organic
Yerba Buena is organic dried wild mint leaf, sold by the ounce at GARDENS OF THE ANCIENTS®. $3.25 per oz. View Yerba Buena.
10. Loofah Seeds (Luffa aegyptiaca)
Loofah seeds grow the sponge gourd, a fast-climbing vine suited to Austin's long, hot summers. Sold as a seed pack at GARDENS OF THE ANCIENTS®. $3.25 per pack. View Loofah Seeds.
How to get them
Order online at gardensoftheancients.com for pickup at 505 Bear Canyon Dr, Manchaca, TX 78652 (Monday–Thursday, 9:30am–3:30pm), free local delivery to Manchaca, Buda and ZIP 78652, $8–$15 delivery to Kyle and the rest of Austin, or shipping nationwide with free shipping on orders over $100. Call (737) 217-9241 with questions. Browse all 200+ products A–Z.
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