Category: Herbalism
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Perimenopause & menopause. Can herbal medicine help?
Perimenopause and menopause affect women in different individual ways. A herbalist will identify the specific symptoms affecting the patient and work towards reducing and alleviating the discomforts and improving life enjoyment. These may include irregular bleeding, hot flashes, vaginal dryness or atrophy, urinary incontinence, mood changes, sleep disturbance, pain and aching joints, brain fog, memory…
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Dysbiosis vs SIBO
Just thought I’d share this here. I’ve been using social medias mainly to share my work lately but thought I would revive the newsletter with some useful information. Today I tackle the digestive upsets of dysbiosis and SIBO, read below for a short introduction. Dysbiosis is a broad term that signifies an imbalance or disruption…
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Mini Monograph of the Month, turmeric
It’s a thing!This is Curcuma Longa, better known as turmeric. From the Zingiberaceae family. The part of the plant used is the rhizome. It has a long history as a therapeutic in Ayurveda and Chinese medicine to aid with digestion and liver protection, considered cornerstones of good health. Turmeric is a powerful anti-inflammatory which may…
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Heart medicine from the hedgerow
I fell down the rabbit hole with hawthorn! It started popping up everywhere with such verve, apparently that’s what happens when a plant is meant for you. I already intuitively felt it as a medicine I needed and started taking a cuppa here and there, now a tincture. What I learnt was so rich from…
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Elderberry Fae
So it turns out I’ve been walking with quite a few plants this month, this with essays to write and research to process and Materia Medica to study and the plants that visit me of their own accord making their voice loud enough to be heard and seen (love you longtime Rose). Earlier in the…
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The Three Cauldrons
In the belly sits The Cauldron of Warming, low in your gut, as a visceral energy at your base. It encapsulates the wellbeing of your body and could be linked to the lower chakras from Ayurveda or the lower tan tien of Chinese medicine. It rules your sense of being grounded, centered, safe and vital,…
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