Professional Practice

As a medical herbalist and a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, I am trained in conventional medical sciences alongside the therapeutic use of medicinal plants. This includes education in clinical assessment, examination, and diagnosis, combined with a thorough understanding of herbal treatment and prescribing.

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Medical herbalists typically undertake extensive degree-level training and complete over 500 hours of supervised clinical practice. This provides a comprehensive grounding in human anatomy, physiology, pathology, and pharmacology, in addition to in-depth knowledge of medicinal plants and their safe and effective use.

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Herbal prescriptions may include a range of preparations such as teas, where active constituents are extracted in hot water; tinctures, in which constituents are extracted using alcohol; and capsules, containing dried herbal material that is digested in the gut. Different herbs can be combined within a prescription to create an individualised treatment plan, and multiple preparation methods may be used together to achieve broader therapeutic support.

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Where appropriate, medical herbalists are happy to work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals, including doctors, to ensure safe, integrated, and well-coordinated care. As with all healthcare practitioners, patient confidentiality is treated with the utmost importance.