Teapotheca vs. Herby
Herby, by Evara Health, is a clinical herbal reference built for naturopathic doctors, integrative MDs, and clinical herbalists. Teapotheca is built for home herbalists. If you recommend herbs to patients, Herby is made for you. If you make teas and remedies for yourself and your family, read on.
At a glance
| Feature | Teapotheca | Herby |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Home herbalists who make things | Clinicians and practitioners |
| Herbs | 134, and growing | 288 monographs, 1,430+ clinical studies |
| Safety | Plain-language safety notes on every herb, free for everyone | Pregnancy and lactation safety grades, plus catalogued drug and herb interactions |
| Find herbs by | How you feel, plant part, preparation method, or flavor | Ailment, with each mapping graded by strength of evidence |
| Recipes | 45 tested recipes, each linked to its herbs | Not its focus; covers dosing by preparation for clinical use |
| Growing guides | By USDA hardiness zone (members) | Not its focus |
| Personal tools | Herbarium Journal, Brewing Log, Apothecary Shelf, Shopping List (members) | Clinical tools, including an ailment finder and recommender |
| Cost | Free library; Full Herbarium $4/month or $36/year | See Herby’s site |
Where Herby is the better pick
For clinical decisions. Herby’s monographs are built around peer-reviewed research, with study counts, pregnancy and lactation safety grades, and risk-stratified interaction records, reviewed by Evara Health’s clinical team. If you’re a practitioner checking whether an herb is safe alongside a patient’s medication, that’s the depth you need.
Where Teapotheca is the better pick
For making things at home. Teapotheca is written in plain language for people who aren’t clinicians. Every herb links to tested recipes, and you can search by how you feel, what you have on hand, or what you’re growing. A journal, brewing log, apothecary shelf, and shopping list help you keep track of what you make and what you need.
Using both
If you’re a practitioner who also brews at home, Herby is for the clinic and Teapotheca is for the kitchen. If you take medication, ask your healthcare provider before using any herb, whichever reference you start from.
Details about Herby reflect its public website as of September 2026. If something has changed, let us know. Teapotheca is an educational reference, not medical advice.