Using plant medicine to support your healing journey
What is Herbal Medicine?
What is Herbal Medicine?
What is Herbal Medicine?
Herbal Medicine is a healing system based on the traditional use of plants and plant parts (flowers, leaves, roots, seeds) to support the body to maintain or return to health. It treats the whole person not just the symptoms, and is gentle yet powerful.
Herbal treatments can take different forms including tinctures, teas, powders, capsules, or creams, and is safe for children and the elderly.
Herbal medicine can help with many common conditions, including:
Digestive complaints
Musculoskeletal issues
Colds and Flu
Headaches
Allergies/Hayfever
Sinus congestion
Stress and Emotional Health
Menopause/Reproductive Health
Skin Conditions
Urinary/Prostate Issues
Chronic fatigue
Qualifications
What is Herbal Medicine?
What is Herbal Medicine?
Qualifying as a Medical Herbalist requires undertaking a rigorous course lasting 3-5 years. The subjects studied include anatomy & physiology, pathophysiology, plant phytochemistry, materia medica, nutrition, herbal safety, academic research, clinical examination & diagnosis.
Students are also required to complete at least 500 hours of clinical training, supervised by qualified medical herbalist tutors.
In order to become fully qualified as a Medical Herbalist, a student is required to pass a rigorous examination process conducted by senior Fellows of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (NIMH). This process is a significant part of the curriculum and standards for achieving professional membership with NIMH.
Our Services
What is Herbal Medicine?
Our Services
At Old River Farm Herbs & Healing, we embrace a holistic approach to health that considers the whole person: mind, body, and spirit.
An initial consultation usually lasts around an hour, and involves a comprehensive medical history, including your current complaints, family history, diet, and lifestyle. Following the assessment, an individual treatment plan is developed, that usually includes a herbal prescription, dietary recommendations, and lifestyle adjustments.
Follow up appointments can be booked to track progress and amend the treatment plan as the individual goes through their healing journey and returns to vibrant health.
Consultations are available in-person in King's Lynn, Norfolk, and also on-line. Please get in touch using the contact details below.
The greatest wealth is health.
Virgil
Professional Memberships
Herbal Tea Blends
We also offer a range of herbal tea blends specially formulated by a qualified medical herbalist that are available at the following locations in Kings Lynn, Norfolk, UK:
The Witchy Room: https://thewitchyroom.co.uk/
True's Yard Fisherfolk Museum: https://truesyard.co.uk/
List of herbal teas currently available:
Single herb teas:
Chamomile
Peppermint
Nettle
Hibsicus
Combined herb teas:
Chamomile & Nettle
Peppermint & Nettle
Tea blends:
Flu chaser
Hayfever
Sinus congestion
Cough mix
Travel sickness tea
Digestive tea
Sleep tea
Urinary Tract support
Mood lifting tea
Anxiety tea
Menopause tea
Brain fog tea
Chill out tea
Halloween Witch’s Brew
Yuletide Festive Spice blend
We are registered as a Food Business Establishment with the Borough Council of Kings Lynn & West Norfolk, and have been fully inspected by a Senior Environmental Health Officer for the Food Safety Agency (UK) and have received a 5 star rating.
