Twisted Thistle Apothicaire

Twisted Thistle Apothicaire Herbal Teas, Herbal Smoking Alternatives, Fire/Glow/Flow Toys, Party Alternatives, Addiction Solutio

At both of our TWO locations in San Francisco & Berkeley, we have a heart-felt desire to help people to help them discover the amazing variety of herbal products to help fill their lives with EVEN MORE Happiness, Health, Vitality and Aliveness!! There really are so many great (and fully natural) herbs to help lift that smile, fight off the anxieties of life, fill the bedroom with magic, take back control from an addiction, reduce the physical, emotional and mental drain of a night out, and an abundance of herbs to help prevent and combat most health challenges! In addition to our beloved herbs, you'll find crystals, tarot, books, essential oils, fun and challenging flow toys, nose-tantalizing incense, and the list goes on and on!!! Take a moment to stop in and have a chat with one of our Herbies! If you take the time, there's no doubt you'll be delighted!!

08/28/2026

Izzy’s been at it again — and this one’s staying in the fridge all week.

Fresh lemon balm and peppermint from the garden, goji berries from the shop, steeped overnight and poured over ice. That’s it. That’s summer.

Lemon balm and peppermint are actually from the same plant family — you can see it in the leaf shape, and you can taste it in what they do. Both cooling, both traditionally loved as digestive allies, both made for the kind of hot day where your whole body just wants to exhale. Lemon balm also has a long history of being reached for when the mood needs a little steadying.

The goji berries steep in overnight, lending a gentle sweetness and all those antioxidants along with it.

To make it:
Bruise your herbs and pack into a mason jar. Pour over boiling water, let steep, then strain. Add goji berries and refrigerate overnight. Serve cold over ice. Keeps up to a week.

We carry both the dried herbs and the seeds if you want to grow your own. 🌿

08/19/2026

If you live in California, you already know what these months 🔥 feel like.

Hot. Dry. The air goes heavy.

Izzy’s sharing two plants we keep reaching for this time of year — Sea Moss🌊 for deep moisture (it works from the inside out — smoothies, skin, both work beautifully) and Mullein🌱, long loved in herbal circles for lung support on the smoky days.

Both in the shop. Both on the shelf right now. 🌿

08/12/2026

Five plants 🪴. Five aromatic worlds 🌼🌎💗. One very mistable little collection.

Meet our new Botanical Mists — pure botanical waters distilled from Rose 🌹, Sweetgrass 🌱, Ylang Ylang, Helichrysum🌼 + Sandalwood🪵.

Made for face + field: use them as a refreshing botanical toner, a makeup-setting mist, a state change or vibe reset, or for a little space clearing when you want to shift the feel of a room.

Each plant brings has its own unique properties for face and field, we’ll share all the deets soon on that.

And a couple of these beauties even wander into the kitchen — ready to floralize a favorite drink, dessert or recipe with a mist or two. 🌿

Each one carries its plant differently — floral, grounding, bright, soft, earthy, golden.

Find the one that calls to you.

Now available in the Apothecary + online.

08/12/2026

What makes it sexy?

Cacao, Blue Lily, Damiana, Maca, Muira Puama, Catuaba + Rose — layered together into one rich, warming cup.

Earthy. Dreamy. Juicy. Softening. A little exuberant.

Our Sexy Hot Chocolate is cacao with a botanical entourage — made for sipping slowly and seeing where the evening takes you.

Sexy Hot Chocolate is available in-store and online.
A botanical hot chocolate for turning the temperature up a degree or two ❤️🔥🍯.

Small Batch · Herbalist Formulated

07/31/2026

There’s a version of you that lives below the neck. The one that wants to dance before it wants to talk about it, move before it thinks about it. This is the drink we make for that part of you. 🌙

• Sexy Hot Chocolate• is cacao and rose 🌹 and a pinch of mischief 😈, softened into something you can actually drink.
Blue Lily for dreaminess,
Damiana: for a subtle elation and softening
Muira Puama & Catuaba: for warm activation
Maca: for that low, steady kind of vitality, and vanilla esk yum 😋.
— herbs long reached for in traditions that understood the body wants to be invited, not instructed.

How we make it: 🍫
• Heaping tbsp of Sexy Hot Chocolate +
• 6–8oz milk of your choice (we used almond).
• Heat and froth together, or throw both straight in the frother and let it do everything at once.
• Wiz until smooth — no powder clumps hiding at the bottom.
Taste before you sweeten. Ours didn’t need a drop of honey, but yours might.

PRO TIP: One thing that matters more than people think: get your powder-to-milk ratio right ✨. Too thin and you lose the point. Scale both up together if you’re making it for two — and honestly, you probably are. 👀

BEST FOR OCCASIONS: Sip it before you go out. Share it with someone you trust with your softness and sensuality. Or just have it on a Tuesday when your mind needs an invitation back into your body. Nothing dramatic — just a little lift, a little loosening, the kind of exhale that shows up in your shoulders before you notice it in your head.

Tastes: perfectly delicious, with notes of rose and lotus… sooooo freakinnn yuuuummmmmmm!

Save and share with whoever gets the second cup. ☕

07/29/2026

She’s been growing along every country road since before anyone thought to sell her.

Queen Anne’s Lace — Daucus carota, wild carrot, the original before we domesticated her into something more cooperative and orange. You’ve driven past thousands of them. That white lacy head, sometimes with a single dark floret at the centre — though not always, and not something to rely on for ID. The whole plant smells faintly of carrot if you crush a leaf. That’s the one you can trust.

We don’t carry her on our shelves — but she’s part of why we do what we do. This is what plant literacy looks like before it becomes a product: learning to read the roadside, knowing what’s been growing quietly in plain sight. There is a wealth of beauty, and plant medicine all around us outside, all you need is some curiosity, some plant id books, and call that Herbie friend that’s always picking up plants in strange places to begin your learning journey, and to open your eyes to the abundance that lies all around us.

One important note if you’re foraging: Queen Anne’s Lace has a dangerous lookalike in Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum), which also grows roadside and can look similar at a glance. Learn to tell them apart before you touch either — hairy stems vs. smooth purple-blotched stems, the carrot smell test, habitat differences. This is exactly why plant knowledge matters. The land is generous, but she asks that you pay attention. Make sure you always do your research before picking and consuming anything.
What grows wild near you that most people walk straight past?

07/09/2026

Staff picks hit different when they’re this good.
Emily’s current favourite in the apothecary: Gut Feelings — our bloat and belly calm tea. Peppermint, Fennel, Chamomile, Lemon Balm, Lavender, and Licorice for the moments when your belly needs a little extra kindness.

After a big meal, a long travel day, or just a stressful one — this is the cup.

Now in the apothecary: Gut Feelings | 50g 🌿

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06/15/2026

Fresh peony season is fading. Ours is just getting started.

Our whole dried Peony flowers unfurl slowly in hot water, opening into a delicate floral cup that feels as beautiful to watch as it is to drink.
Traditionally appreciated as a gentle, cooling herb with a graceful, softening calming quality. The Peony flower is more delicate in its botanical affects, than strong medicinal herb.
Lovely for an afternoon pause, evening wind-down, or steeped cold into a summer iced tea.

Mixes beautifully with the following herbs for an iced summer refresher:
• Tulsi
• Lemon Balm
• Peppermint
• Rose

Now in the apothecary: whole dried Peony flowers in a 30g jar.

SummerTea

05/28/2026

Peony season has arrived 🌸
Big petals, brief beauty, and that lush, all-at-once kind of bloom.

We’ve been feeling especially taken with peonies lately — in the garden, in the season, and now in the shop too.

This long weekend = the perfect excuse to romanticize your healing era 🍵📖🕯️🌸We expanded our SALE section and it’s overfl...
05/23/2026

This long weekend = the perfect excuse to romanticize your healing era 🍵📖🕯️🌸

We expanded our SALE section and it’s overflowing with goodies for your mind, body & space ✨

From skincare rituals to crystal tools, cozy candles, books, jewelry, cute motivational stickers & so much more — there’s a little magic waiting for everyone.

Come treasure hunt with us before the best pieces disappear 👀🛍️

In-store only • Oakland

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4156 Piedmont Avenue
Oakland, CA
94611

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Monday 11am - 6pm
Tuesday 11am - 6pm
Wednesday 11am - 6pm
Thursday 11am - 6pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

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