Jaja Herbals

If you head down Old Post Office Road in the Cantonment area, you'll find us at No:7a. Jaja Herbals is where we spend most of our time dealing with different types of dried plants and traditional mixes. It’s an old building, but it works for what we do. We don't have a big marketing team or anything; it’s just a few of us here. People usually find out about us through word of mouth or because they live nearby and see us working. The smell of herbs is pretty strong the moment you walk through the door, which we’ve mostly gotten used to by now. We spend a lot of the day sorting through stock and packing things up for people who come in. The street outside can get a bit noisy with all the traffic, but inside it’s usually just the sound of us moving boxes around. We’ve been at this address for a good bit of time. It’s a straightforward business. We source what we can and make sure it’s available for those who prefer the herbal route. We don't make big promises, we just show you what we have on the shelves. It’s a local setup, nothing too fancy. Sometimes we run out of certain things because the seasons change, but that’s just the nature of working with plants. We try to keep the shop tidy, though it’s hard when new shipments arrive with dusty bags that need sorting immediately.