Herbal medicine treats YOU as an individual.
It is a natural, thoughtful and a holistic form of medicine. It does not just treat the isolated signs and symptoms of disease but treats the WHOLE of you – physically, mentally and emotionally. Healing cannot be fully achieved unless all three are addressed.
Your body has great potential to naturally and safely heal itself – herbal medicine will help to harness this potential in order to bring the body back to an optimum state of balance and harmony.
Herbal medicine is all about the promotion of health and the prevention of disease and so a treatment may not only include the medicine but also consideration of possible dietary and lifestyle changes too.
Because plant medicines are natural they are very compatible to our own bodies so are readily absorbed and rarely cause side effects.
Herbal medicine works well alongside other complementary therapies and many conventional treatments too.
Herbal medicine is the oldest form of medicine and has been tried, tested and trusted throughout the ages and even today it is still used by many cultures as their only form of medicine.
A herbal consultation will give you time to talk – as important to the healing processes as the medicines.
There are a lot of people who do use herbal medicine as their primary form of medicine but it can also be very helpful as a supportive and complementary medicine working alongside conventional treatment. Herbs are not only used in the direct treatment of symptoms but also to enhance recovery by, for example, supporting other vital systems like digestion, adrenal and other hormonal functions and by gently calming the nervous system. In addition, herbs can provide alternatives – women who need support at the menopause and do not want to take HRT and patients with long term chronic problems such as eczema, psoriasis, asthma and hay fever may all benefit from herbal medicine. Women’s health issues in general are another area where herbal medicine can prove very useful.