What is Herbal Medicine

In common with the rest of the world we have a long history in Europe of using medicinal plants as medicine. A recent resurgence in the use of herbal medicine has demonstrated that it is still a very popular and safe form of medicine. As with conventional medicine, best results are achieved by consulting a practitioner who is skilled and experienced in the art of prescribing herbs that are patient specific.

Phytotherapy combines a traditional approach to healing with a scientific understanding of disease and treats each person as an individual.

The Herbalists Approach

A medical herbalist is trained to gather information using the same diagnostic skills as your doctor and has an approach to treatment that is person specific rather than disease specific.

Herbal medicines are prescribed only when all aspects of your physical and emotional health have been evaluated, including your nutrition. By incorporating empirical knowledge of herbal medicines with good science and a modern understanding of disease, a therapeutic strategy is designed around the patient to encourage the body’s ability to heal itself. In this way Phytotherapy is truly holistic.

Herbal medicine can be used to great effect in treating the following:

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Digestive:
IBS, INDIGESTION, PEPTIC ULCERS, COLITIS.

Circulatory:
ANGINA, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, VARICOSE VEINS.

Gynaecological:
PMS, MENOPAUSAL PROBLEMS, FERTILITY ISSUES, MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITIES.

Respiratory complaints:
COUGHS, COLDS, FLU, HAYFEVER, BRONCHITIS, SINUSITIS, TONSILITIS, ASTHMA.

Skin problems:
PSORIASIS, ACNE, ECZEMA.

Joint problems:
ARTHRITIS, BURSITIS, SPRAINS, STRAINS.

General:
INSOMNIA, STRESS, MIGRAINES, HEADACHES, CHRONIC TIREDNESS.
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