HERBAL MEDICINE

Mankind has depended upon plants for all aspects of our life since we first walked this earth. Today, 80% of world cultures still use herbal medicine as their primary medicine. Hippocrates, known as the father of Western medicine, was an herbalist. Modern science is now able to explain the complexity of plants and the mechanisms by which they encourage the body’s innate healing capacity (why they do what they do).

An appointment with an herbalist involves a comprehensive review of your health history, your lifestyle and dietary choices, and the use of traditional diagnostic techniques including “the reading of pulses, the tongue, skin and nails”. Medical lab reports are important to include, along with a complete list of medicines and supplements before any suggestions are made. Initial consultations can last from 90-120 minutes. Follow up visits may be 45-60 minutes. 15 minute email or phone consults are billable in 1/4 increments of her current clinical fees. You can expect compassionate listening, and a protocol that you can manage within your time, lifestyle and budgetary constraints. Recommendations will include specific herbs and therapeutic doses and may be offered as teas, in tinctures or glycerin, in powder form, in tablet or capsule form, or as a culinary experience. Topical forms include salves, creams, linaments, oils, baths, poultices or compresses. Consultations between your medical doctor and your herbalist are recommended and welcomed, when appropriate or requested.