HERBAL MEDICINE
Herbal Medicine - using herbal remedies to treat many acute and chronic conditions
 Herbal medicine is the use of whole plant preparations to treat illness and disease and to restore health. Herbal medicines treat the person as a whole not just the symptoms and tends to support the body's natural healing processes rather than just attacking the disease.
Herbal preparations are made from parts of the whole plant (eg. leaves, flowers, berries, bark, root) and contain many constituents, some of which are more active in restoring health within the body and other which, Herbalists believe, help with absorption and prevent any side effects. Herbal medicines may take many forms - tinctures, dried herbs, juices, tablets, creams etc.
Medical herbalism may be used for a wide range of conditions with complete success and there are very few cases in which it cannot offer some help. It can be applied at any stage in life; newborn babies, children, adults and elderly people can by helped with Herbal Medicine.
Commonly seen conditions include:
- Digestive eg. indigestion, ulcers, colitis, irritable bowel syndromes
- Respiratory eg. asthma, coughs, colds, bronchitis, ear infections
- Hormonal eg. menstrual, menopausal and thyroid problems
- Psychological and emotional eg insomnia, anxiety, depression
- Skin eg. psoriasis, eczema, acne
- Immune system eg. reduced immunity, recurrent infections
- Circulatory eg. high blood pressure, angina, varicose veins
- Urinary eg. cystitis, thrush
Herbal medicine is safe and effective - this has been proven over thousands of years of use. It may be taken in conjunction with orthodox medicine and in such a situation, ideally, the Herbalist will work alongside the doctor.
Each person is assessed individually for treatment, taking into account past medical history, diet, lifestyle, stress etc. and usually a number of herbs are put into one individualised prescription. There is no one specific remedy for eczema, headaches etc., as different people with the same illness will need different medicines.
The initial consultation takes 1 hour after which it is agreed between herbalist and patient what is to be treated and a herbal mixture is made up for the patient to take away. At follow up appointments, at 2-4 weeks and usually lasting ½ hour, progress is reviewed and any necessary adjustments to the herbal prescription are made.
The initial consultation costs £30.00; subsequent consultations
cost £20.00.
Average cost of medicine is £5.00 - £8.00 per
week.
Dried Herbs, tinctures, creams and herbal remedies for some
common complaints
available without a consultation
Vouchers always available for all treatments
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