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Herbal Medicine by Gemma Wild Bsc. (Hons.) MCPP

• What is a medical herbalist?
• When should a medical herbalist be consulted?
• What does a consultation involve?
• What form does the medicine take?

What is a medical herbalist?

Someone bound by a strict code of ethics, who has completed a four year full time B.Sc. (Hons) degree, in standard medical diagnosis and the treatment of illnesses with scientifically validated plant medicines.

When should a medical herbalist be consulted?
Whenever you have anything you would consult a GP with, but want its root cause, as well as symptoms, determined and treated with plant based medicines, for lasting results.

What does a consultation involve?
First consultations are an hour long. Relevant past and present medical and drug histories are taken. Lifestyle and diet are discussed. System (lungs, joints, heart etc.) enquires are made, which may require a physical examination, e.g. blood pressure check. Everything is documented and filed in total confidence.

What form does the medicine take?
Any combination of teas, tinctures* and creams of plant based ingredients, with lifestle and diet recommendations where necessary.
*Alchohol extracts of plants' medicinal constituents, where the alcohol can be 'burned' off, if this is not desired, tolerated or allowed.

Gemma Wild practices Herbal Medicine at the Haelan Clinic. For more information see www.wildherbalist.co.uk

For Clinic times, contact details and information about the Haelan Clinic practitioners see The Practitioners page.

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