by Hannah | Feb 20, 2018 | Family Health, Herbs |
I’d be lost nowadays without my herbal first aid kit. My son’s only 3 1/2 but last time I offered him Calpol at 3am he spat it out and asked for his ‘poorly tea’ (Catnip tea) instead. During the spring and summer, most of our herbal...
by Hannah | Oct 23, 2017 | Blog, Family Health, Herbs |
October is traditionally a month where our ancestors would have prepared for a period of quietness and reflection during the darker months. On 31st of course we now celebrate Hallowe’en (All Hallow’s Eve) which is descended from the Celtic new year...
by Hannah | Sep 14, 2017 | Events, Herbs |
Healthy All Year Part 1 – Winter It’s nice to read about herbs but it’s so much better to get hands-on and start making your own medicines! This is the first of four workshops celebrating the changing of the seasons and how plant medicines can help...
by Hannah | Aug 14, 2017 | Herbs, PKU |
Our son, Jacob, was born with classical PKU, into a family where as a Medical Herbalist I only ever considered mainstream medicine, or anything from the NHS as a last resort. For me it’s been a steep learning curve, forcing me to rethink my attitude towards...
by Hannah | Aug 1, 2017 | Herbs, Recipes |
Why Use St John’s Wort Oil? July is the height of summer, and the countryside is a vast array of beautiful flowers, with butterflies and other insects busily flitting from one plant to the next. On a sunny day, I see so many wonderful herbs crying out to be...
by Hannah | Aug 1, 2017 | Herbs, Recipes |
Why Use Elderberry Syrup? Medical Herbalists use Elderberries to strengthen our bodies against colds and flu. They contain high amounts of Vitamin C, which boosts the immune system in 13 different ways, and a constituent called Sambucol. Sambucol has been shown to...
