Benefits of Herbal Medicine

Natural healing with herbal medicines has been practised worldwide for thousands
of years – for prevention, maintenance and recovery to health. Herbs make sense
because humans share a synergistic relationship with plants.
Herbs give few or no side effects. They are a safe alternative to modern
pharmaceuticals or can be taken alongside them.

Herbal medicine can help with:
– Chronic, long-term conditions
– Acute illness
– Disease resistance
– Fine-tuning better health
– Boosting the immune system

How formula herbs promote healing

Various combinations of plants create exponentially increased powers for healing.
Science has now demonstrated that in multi-herbal formulas, the healing activity of a
single herb may be enhanced or prolonged, and/or any adverse effects reduced,
when other herbs are added and synergy occurs. The various, complex active
ingredients interact with each other and with systems in the body that need help.

knowledge and our experience allow us to create formulas aimed at helping
specific conditions. Within a formula there may be plants that address unwanted
symptoms alongside those that foster strength and resistance – all working in
harmony for natural healing

“​Plant based medicines have been used for thousands of years in prevention, maintenance and recovery to health. Much can be achieved when healer and patient work together in harmony with nature.”

About our herbs

Healthy plants are good for your health, so our herbs are stringently and ethically sourced. Our formulas contain only superior quality herbs, with no additives, combining plants with time tested knowledge and expertise.
​We ensure high quality through:

– Stringent, consistent standards of safety, quality and efficacy from raw herbal source to finished products
– Extensive scientific analytical testing, recording and traceability
– Screening to ensure product safety with analysis against a certified reference standard herb
– Demanding batch-to-batch product consistency in origin, processing and storage

This knowledge and our experience allow us to create formulas aimed at helping
specific conditions. Within a formula there may be plants that address unwanted
symptoms alongside those that foster strength and resistance – all working in
harmony for natural healing.

Committed to our planet

Our herbal formulas come in recyclable packaging, which is free from plastic.

​As much as 80% of our medicinal herbs are gathered respectfully from the wild.  This protects the environment by conserving areas of natural vegetation and avoiding the need for diverting water resources.  It also supports the livelihood of communities in source countries, allowing them to continue a traditional relationship with the natural world.

The ‘nature’ of the herbs

You’ll see that our herbal formula descriptions mention the ‘nature’ of the herbs contained in them, such as heating or cooling.

These days we are familiar with beneficial food plants being measured for their nutritional value – and some have become Superfoods.  (Interestingly, those plants used in herbal medicine for thousands of years actually include some of our modern Superfoods.) But traditionally, medicinal plants were understood more for the ‘nature’ they possess.

This nature might cool the body, reducing inflammation, or heat it to help digestion. Other natures, like pungent or sweet, stimulate other specific actions, like dispersing infection and building strength. ‘Nature’ simply describes how the herbs work to naturally bring the body’s health back into balance.