Western herbal medicine involves using plants to create medicines which treat and prevent various illnesses. This approach aims to strengthen your natural vitality by ingesting these medicines and promote health and restore balance. These medicines may contain only the flowers, roots, leaves, bark or the entire plant and is dispensed specifically for the individual, either in easy to take liquid tonics or tablets.
Herbal medicine has been used, continuously, in many cultures for over twenty-five centuries and combines the wisdom gained from Greek, Roman, Egyptian and Middle Eastern civilisations. Modern Western Herbal Medicine emphasises the use of European and Native American herbs, however herbs from other parts of the world are also used.
Herbal remedies are used for many purposes, such as improvement or general support of digestive, respiratory, circulatory, immune, endocrine, and nervous system processes. Herbs also remove waste and toxins from bodily cells or topically to promote healing of the skin.
Herbal medicines are able to address a variety of your health concerns simultaneously. They are useful for both acute (intense & short duration) and chronic (long standing) health conditions.
They are helpful for the following problems:
Herbal medicine is a highly safe and effective tool when it is used by a qualified and experienced herbalist.
Disease often occurs when your body processes are out of balance. Well-prescribed herbal medicine rebalances these processes so that not only the symptoms are eliminated, but the underlying cause and imbalance is addressed also.
It’s vital that herbs are prescribed by a trained practitioner who has full knowledge of interactions with other medications and can obtain the optimum desired benefit.
If you are unwell, and tired of being unwell, contact us to find out how herbal medicine can give immediate relief from your symptoms.