About me

I graduated from Napier University, Edinburgh, in 2007 with a BSc Hons (1st class) in Herbal Medicine (Phytotherapy). Alongside herbal medicine, I also work as a freelance translator and previously spent several years as a university researcher.

I am also a qualified instructor in the Lissim self-help pain relief technique, and live and practise in south-central Edinburgh.

Details of charges are given below.

Proud to be one of a growing number of people carrying on the long tradition of herbal medicine in Scotland and the UK, I also follow new developments in herbal medicine research with keen interest. Good quality, appropriate research can add a new dimension to the empirical knowledge that has been gathered throughout the centuries. This will not only expand the evidence base for herbal medicine but also provide new insights to enhance its therapeutic applications. Benefits to our patients will increase as a result, and it will help to ensure that respect for herbal medicine and confidence in its effectiveness and safety continue to grow among the public and the medical profession alike.

An important and growing area of my work is promoting herbal medicine in the community by running courses and workshops for adults and children. Up to the second world war, knowledge about plants and how to use them to help ourselves was widespread in the UK not only among doctors and pharmacisits, but among ordinary people (just ask your (great-)granny!). Few people in the UK today know much about plant remedies, although in other European countries this knowledge has continued to thrive alongside (and sometimes within) the modern health service. Modern medicine is undoubtedly amazing - new drugs and procedures have saved countless lives and brought improved quality of life for many people with potentially life-threatening conditions. Much of doctors' time, however, is spent dealing with illnesses that would not arise if we knew how to eat well and live well, and look after ourselves when ill. Many other ailments we take to our GP's surgery can be easily treated or managed using a combination of diet and lifestyle changes, and plants that are widely available - including many that we think of as weeds! I believe every person has a right to this knowledge, and the ability to take care of his/her own health. In this sense herbal medicine is community medicine: helping people to reclaim this knowledge, inspiring and re-skilling them to look after themselves and use plants safely and sustainably to provide cheap, nutritious foods and the basis for everyday remedies and cosmetics.

Charges:

• First consultation (1 hour): £40 
• Follow-up consultations (30 mins): £25 
• Herbal medicines cost approx £7.50 per week (reduction for returned bottles!)
• Home visits (within 3km radius of central Edinburgh): £50 (follow-up £35)
• Workshops by negotiation (approx £40 per hour plus expenses and materials)

Concessions may be available - please ask!

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I am also available to give talks and practical demonstrations on aspects of herbal medicine, plant science, sustainable health care, and on Lissim therapy. For courses, forthcoming events and downloads click here.

 

Contact me:

 07790 885969  mail@floramedica.org