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Lhasa Karnak Herb Company

Also known as: Lhasa Karnak

Berkeley's senior herbal apothecary — founded 1970, two East Bay locations (San Pablo Ave + Shattuck Ave). Bulk dried herbs (leaves, roots, flowers, bark), house-blended teas, culinary spices, cold-pressed essential oils, herbal supplements, medicinal mushrooms (Chaga, Reishi, Lion's Mane), extracts, and books. Self-described as carrying *'ethically-sourced herbs, teas, and remedies from around the world.'* 55 years of continuous Berkeley herbalism.

What they do

Lhasa Karnak Herb Company is [[berkeley|Berkeley]]‘s senior herbal apothecary — founded 1970 and now operating two East Bay locations:

  • 2506 San Pablo Avenue — [[berkeley|Berkeley]] (main store, 7 days)
  • 1942 Shattuck Avenue — [[berkeley|Berkeley]] (Mon–Sat)

Inventory: bulk dried herbs (leaves, roots, flowers, bark), house-blended teas, culinary spices, cold-pressed and steam-distilled essential oils, herbal supplements and capsules, medicinal mushrooms (Chaga, Reishi, [[lions-mane|Lion’s Mane]], Cordyceps), extracts and tinctures, and herbalism books. The shop’s stated commitment: “ethically-sourced herbs, teas, and remedies from around the world.”

Why it’s listed

55 years of continuous Berkeley herbalism is the load-bearing fact. Lhasa Karnak opened in 1970 — the same generation as the [[ecology-center|Berkeley Ecology Center]] (1969), Chez Panisse (1971), and the broader counterculture moment that built the Bay Area’s contemporary natural-foods and herbal-medicine economy. The shop has held two East Bay storefronts through every wave of commercial pressure that closed comparable West Coast apothecaries; the bulk-herb-and-house-blended-tea model the founders built is exactly the practice the directory’s [[knowledge-care]] tier exists to recognize.

See also

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  • Instance of: [[herbalism]]
  • Member of: [[business]]
  • Contained by: [[berkeley]] · [[san-francisco-bay-area]]

Sources

A listing in the 0mn1.one [[directory]]. Filed under [[san-francisco-bay-area]] in [[directory|the directory]].

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