Clinic
Herbal Medicine can deliver support and effective treatment strategies to people experiencing a wide range of health problems. The Herbal Barge Clinic offers professional and confidential consultations, in person and via zoom.
Follow the links below to find out more about what herbal medicine can treat, what to expect from a consultation, pricing and information about the practitioner.
What can Herbal medicine treat?
Herbal medicine practitioners can treat many condition that patients might take to their GP.. Sometimes herbal medicine will be an alternative and sometimes it will be an adjunct to prescribed pharmaceutical medicines.
Trained herbalists will be aware of any possible herb/drug interactions. If you are currently taking conventional medication, you will only be prescribed herbal remedies that ...
Prices
The thorny question of fair pricing!
There is no system that easily balances the tension between an aspiration that quality, skilled herbal medicine care is accessible to those who need it, and the aim for the herbalist to earn a living. The goal of this is beyond the reach of an individual practitioner – but it is good to be mindful of the objective!
For now, this is the sliding scale I am ...
What to expect from a consultation.
The first consultation may last up to two hours (online an hour and a half), so that a full case history can be elicited. You will be asked about your current symptoms, your previous medical history, previous and current medication, your general health, diet, and lifestyle. If the consultation is in person, it may include a physical examination. When the consultation is in person, medicines wil...
Herbal medicine training Clinic
Please consider the online training clinic if you would like to benifit from a thorough , multidisciplinary input , and are happy to share your health journey so that future herbalists can gain clinical expereince
Herbal Barge online clinic students are all currently attending professional herbal medicine practitioner courses
As in all herbal consultations , confidentiality and other ethical pr...
Medicines
Herbal remedies may be given in the form of tinctures (plant preparations in alcohol), herbal teas, powders, capsules, pills, syrups, ointments or creams.
Some medicines are sourced from sustainable and ethical suppliers; others are hand made from plants harvested by the practitioner and helpers.
Remedies are usually personal - tailor made to suit each individual's unique circumstances. Thi...
Practitioner
I am a Fellow of the National Institute of Medical Herbalist, and have been in clinical practice since 2000
Such is my privilege that this herbal practice has been varied and diverse. In the early days I was based at a mental health and arts project in Hackney; I have worked on traditional medicine projects in Ecuador and in Peru; first aid posts at Glastonbury and other festiva...