In 1936 Dr. Hans-Heinrich Reckeweg founded a company to produce his combinations of homeopathic medicines. He called the company Heel (an acronym of four Latin words: herba est ex luce or ‘Plants come from light.’) Today Heel is the exclusive distributor and marketer of Heel products to health care practitioners throughout the U.S. Heel's most popular products include remedies for headaches, sinus and allergy relief, bronchitis and asthma relief, as well as relief of back pain, inflammation and arthritis pain.