The story begins in 1982 with the owner Eileen Malloy having back pain. She had been going to doctors with no relief. When she went to a chiropractor who told her it was her kidneys not her back. He asked how much water she was drinking. She wasn’t drinking water; she was drinking iced tea. She started drinking water and the dandelion tea that he recommended, and her back pain was gone. That is how the Dande-Lion Shop got its name.
In 1982 she started selling bulk herbs at the Glen Burnie farmer’s market. In 1986 she got her store Dande-Lion Herb Shop on Ritchie Highway next to the Honey Bee Restaurant. In 1996 she moved to 604 S. Crain Highway, Glen Burnie where the store continues to this day. She has been in business for 42 years.
Eileen has studied and taught herbology through all these years to become a Master Herbalist and Doctor of Naturopathy from the Trinity School of Natural Health in Winona Lake, Indiana. She has studied with many natural healing master’s from all over. Traveled to learn to teach classes in Natural Herbology. She has studied personally with Dr. Bernard Jensen from California. Her bulk herb blends in the gallon jars were developed by trial and error and thanks to the loyal customers that buy them to this day. Now 88 years old no health issues or medications same with husband who is 96 years old and both Retired. You can say that she was an herbal pioneer.
She leaves her business to her son Richard Malloy who has been by her side all these years.
Richard is trained and certified in Herbology, Kinesiology and many other modalities.
Association and has a certificate of completion from the Natural Health Business School.
We look forward to helping all our customers!