Consultant medical herbalist offering herbal medicine courses, nutritional advice, allergy / food intolerance testing, kinesiology, herbal medicine for children and babies, herbal medicine consultations and remedies.

Ross Menzies Medical Herbalist - What is Herbal Medicine?

Humans have always used plants for medicine.  In recent times however we have begun using manufactured medicines produced by the pharmaceutical industry. Although these medicines have been clinically tested they have not had the many millions of years of use that herbs have had and it seems that we are now realising that many of the chemical medicines being used are actually creating all sorts of side effects and imbalances. For this reason many people are rediscovering the many wonderful medicines to be found in nature.

Herbs contain a whole array of chemicals that have a direct effect upon the body. They can be relaxants, tonics, stimulants, diuretics anti depressants and much more. As well as containing chemicals plants also have specific energetic qualities, gently affecting our own state of energetic balance. Traditionally many healers also work with plant spirits and enter into a communication with a plant to facilitate healing.

In my 8 years as an herbalist I have witnessed the many benefits of herbal medicine and its incredible ability to restore health and vitality.

Most of the medicines I use are organic and biodynamically grown, or are collected from the wild unspoilt countryside of Northumberland. I use mainly native plants. All my medicines are prepared individually and with great care. I believe the medicine used has to be of the highest quality if it is to have the desired effect.