The fabulous herbalist and astrologer Marcos Patchett is a long time friend and colleague of ours. We met whilst studying at Middlesex University on our Phytotherapy degree. Marcos supported us with his feedback when we Read more…
Herbal help – Uterine Fibroids
Herbalism We are passion about drawing on the magic and medicine of the plant world to support our bodies in healthcare and in our many years of clinical practice we have seen all manor of Read more…
Community Herbalism
We met Rasheeqa a few years back through the Radical Herbalism movement, she is a wonderful passion herbalist who is involved at the heart of community herbalism, within this article she mentions several people and Read more…
Wild Rose
Rosa Canina aka Wild Dog Rose This most wonderful of plants is called the dog rose due to the old belief that the rose roots could be dug up and applied if bitten by a Read more…
Herbal Help for Hayfever
Hayfever Are you dreading having itchy eyes, a tickly throat, streaming nose and sneezing? Those that suffer with hay fever know why they call it a fever. The foggy head associated with hay fever season Read more…
Natural Plant Dyes
Flora is a natural dyer, grower, and forager who loves to create inks, pigments, and dyes from plants for textile and paper, demonstrating how we can create a diverse and vibrant spectrum of colours from Read more…
Foraging Salad
Delicious foraged salad filled with herbal delights – The glorious activity of Foraging is seeing a revival and many many people are enjoying finding, gathering and harvesting their local wild foods, reconnecting with the natural Read more…
White Dead Nettle
White Dead Nettle (Lamium alba) – from the Greek ‘laimos’ meaning ‘throat’, referring to the shape of the flower. This jolly and super prolific herb is part of the Mint, or Lamiaceae botanical family which Read more…
Harvesting Herbs for medicine – Teas & Decoctions
Harvesting Herbs for medicine – creating Dried Simple Herbal Teas Check list – Choose a plant you are 100% sure of and can positivity ID – Look for healthy, vibrant plants growing away from sprayed Read more…
Molluscum contagiosum
Lots of parents get in touch regularly about Molluscum Contagiosum, which is a common viral infection a member of the poxvirus family, like small pox. It looks horrific but in truth isn’t anything to get Read more…
