Anji Spicer, Dip.Phyt.,MCPP
(Medical Herbalist)

Anji@herbalclinic.org.uk 

My Herbal Education: College of Phytotherapy (Herbal Medicine), East Sussex. 1995 - 2001

Professional Membership:  College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy.

Choosing a Herbal provider is one of the most important decisions you can make. You want someone who is caring, knowledgeable, and accessible. Someone willing to take the time to go over all of your options and treat you as a person, not just a patient. As a practitioner, I pride myself on patient care which is knowledgeable and sympathetic. I use safe and proven procedures, and the latest in Herbal technology to tailor treatment to suit the individual's wants and needs.

WHAT IS HERBAL MEDICINE?

Herbal Medicine, or Phytotherapy as it is also called, is one of the oldest systems of medicine, yet also one of the newest. Plant remedies have been used for over three thousand years and are still the most extensively used treatments world -wide. In the West, herbal medicine has tended to take a back seat to conventional chemical medicine, but at last this is changing. New research has confirmed many of the old practices and introduced new ways of using plants to promote health and enhance healing.

WHAT CAN HERBAL MEDICINE DO?

Herbal Medicine treats the whole person, not just the disease or complaint. It aims to restore the function of all systems, thus helping the body heal itself. This means that Herbal Medicine can be effective for an astonishing range of conditions, anything from Asthma to Varicose veins. Chronic conditions that may resist conventional treatment often respond well to a Herbal approach. Herbal Medicine is a gentle form of treatment, with few if any side effects or long term complications.

WHAT DOES HERBAL TREATMENT INVOLVE?

The first consultation will usually last a full hour. In this time, the Herbalist will take a detailed case history and perform such physical examinations as may be necessary (including blood pressure). She will then discuss with you all options for treatment including any relevant diet and lifestyle changes. Finally she will prepare an individualised prescription for you, using perhaps 4 or 5 different herbs.This combination of herbs will have been chosen specifically for your needs and will be altered as your condition progresses so that your body receives maximum support  during each stage as it heals itself.

Nowadays, plant medicines are usually prepared as individual alcoholic extracts or tinctures which the Herbalist will blend appropriately for each prescription. Teas may also be used, especially if alcohol is undesirable. If required, topical applications usually take the form of creams or lotions.

Follow-up consultations of 30-minute duration will usually be required at two to four week intervals to monitor progress.Visit my website