Interpreting Ancient Plant Wisdom
A message from our Founder, Peter Francis;
My time in India working with and learning from Dr. Uniyal and Dr. Katiyar over four years was one of my most enlightening and important pivotal moments of my formulating career. There combined understanding of the unique combination of Botany, Ayurvedic Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicinal use of plants inspired and influenced me vastly. Together they changed my way of interpreting ancient Ayurvedic plant use and practices into modern scientific cosmeceutical formulating, and I will forever be grateful to have been afforded the honour of working so closely with them".
"My education in Ayurvedic Medicinal plants during my time in India taught me to view all plants through the eyes of a Botanist and a Pharmacologists. Prior to this exposure I viewed plants as whole plants... sounds a little obvious... however, I mean that I viewed them as a complete item."
"For example; Argan Oil was excellent for such-and-such a purpose, and Jojoba Oil was good for another purpose, Rosehip all was good for so & so, and Eucalyptus was good for X,Y,&Z!"
"Not necessarily so...the first, and most important, thing I was taught by my illustrious colleagues was that this is only true of plants grown organically, or wild-harvested.
A lifetime of plant-based research
Dr. Ramesh Chandra Uniyal (Ph.D. Botany, Medicinal Plants) and Peter Francis (Our Founder) traveling together through India sourcing certified organic Ayurvedic plants.
"My good friend, colleague, and mentor, Dr.Ramesh"
Botany, Ayurvedic Traditional Medicine and Modern Medicinal use of Plants
"My time in India working with and learning from Dr. Uniyal and Dr. Katiyar over four years was one of my most enlightening and important pivotal moments of my formulating career."Peter Francis
Why organic agriculture for plant-actives?
Mother Nature is a complex chemical laboratory... she needs all the correct soil conditions, microbial companions in the soil, and in many cases the environmental challenges that life throws at the plant to survive in its native habitat in order to build the natural chemistry. Certified organic agriculture produces these plant actives in their most potent form.
Plants function as our laboratory
The wonderful medicinal, healing, nurturing, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, protective actives found in plants are called Secondary Metabolites.
They are produced as a direct effect of the plant defending itself from environmental challenges such as intense UV exposure, extreme heat, extreme cold, fungal attack, insect attack, drought, animal grazing, etc...
These challenge-events in a plant's life have caused the plant to evolve over the millennium to produce the various chemicals to protect itself and flourish in a particular environmental setting.
The Abaché Organics Promise
The certified organic auditing process underpins the legitimacy of every raw ingredient we use in our formulations.
This way when we mark an ingredient on the label of any of our products, you can be 100% assured that it was sustainably sourced, true to the plant origin and will have the active secondary metabolites that we expect to benefit from.
Dr. Ramesh Chandra Uniyal
With more than 24 years of experience in Bioresources Management and Development. Worked with Herbal Industries, Government departments, International Organisations and University. Published 3 books and more than 70 papers along with 1 Documentary film. Prepared Strategy for Sustainable Development of Medicinal Plants Sector in Uttarakhand under UNDP-GEF-MoEFCC project. Prepared and successfully implemented number of funded projects on mapping the ideal locations in India to grow all varieties of Ayurvedic plants for the Indian Government.
"A man of inspirational knowledge of Ayurvedic plants, and their medical use. We traveled extensively through out India evaluating and sourcing certified organic growers together." Peter Francis