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"Herbal Medicine"
Herbal Medicine is the oldest and most
natural
form of medicine,has been practiced by man for over 2,500 years in
every country in the world and includes famous practitioners like
Hippocrates
and Dioscorides.
In days gone by, everybody was in tune
with nature and used
herbs and plants to treat a great many diseases themselves, as
knowledge was handed down from grandmother to mother to daughter to
treat
their own families. The right ingredients to good health are growing
all around us. People
also had a more basic diet, fresh air and exercise. All these things
are
very important in maintaining all round health.
In this day and age a lot of knowledge of
how to look after our body in a holistic way has been lost or simply
forgotten.
Adding preservatives, additives, colour
and
artificial sweeteners puts a great strain on the body as it is unable
to
utilise these chemicals and ultimately it is unable to excrete some
poisons, overloading the body with toxins and creating a state of
imbalance leading to disease states.
This leads the person to the doctor, who
more than likely will prescribe more chemicals, further upsetting the
balance within the
body.
The only way in which to address this
chronic
condition is by looking at the person as a whole, finding the root
cause
of the problem and using herbs to finely re-tune the body back to best
possible health.
Herbal remedies consist of the leaf, the
flower, fruit, seeds, roots or bark of a plant. Herbs are naturally
balanced
in their contents of a wide variety of vitamins, minerals and
phyto-chemicals.
Herbal remedies may be antibacterial,
antiviral,
antifungal or anti-microbial.
The taste may be bitter, thus stimulating
the digestion, sweet as in Liquorice, acting on the adrenal glands,
mucilaginous
to soothe an irritated mucus membrane or contain tannins to astringe
and
heal, they may have hormonal action, useful during the time of the
menopause
or if suffering from PMT or delayed menstruation if this is not due to
pregnancy. The remedies may be taken in either tea-or tincture form,
applied
as a cream or poultice.
What happens in a consultation
Your first consultation will last 1 hour
and the follow-up consultation 1/2 hour.
We will take your name, address, date of
birth, marital status and profession as well as enquiries about the
current problem the patient
is seeking help with.
We will then explore the extent of the
problem
by asking various questions related e.g. first onset of symptoms, what
makes it better / worse, how long does it last, amount of pain etc.
The next step will be to trace the health
of the patient from childhood onwards, childhood diseases,
inoculations,
accidents, broken bones, operations, foreign travel, stress at work or
at home, allergies to certain things e.g. smoke, dairy, gluten, pollen,
house dust mites, chemicals.
The diet will also be carefully
noted.
Then various questions will be asked
about
prescription drugs being taken and natural supplements.
Quality of sleep is also enquired about.
Questions about the health of the rest of
the body with heart and circulation, lungs, digestive tract, urinary
tract,
reproductive organs and menstrual cycle are asked. Blood pressure and
pulse
are taken and if necessary the chest listened to.
We will then work out a treatment plan
together.
A change in diet, lifestyle, or exercise
may be recommended or other helpful hints given as appropriate.
Everybody is unique and must therefore be
treated as such.For people with serious medical conditions,
herbal treatment can support the treatment by the doctor, but must be
in
conjunction with a qualified Herbal practitioner and should not be
self-medicating.
Most herbal remedies are quite safe, but
there are some that are very potent and could potentially be harmful.
A prescription most ofteny consists of a
tincture
made of a variety of herbs and a standard dose is 5 ml taken three
times
daily in water. Where appropriate the alcoholic tincture is substituted
by a herbal tea taken 1 cup three times daily.
Conditions which 'Glemore Park NaturalTherapy' can help with
High blood pressure, angina, water
retention,
varicose veins, arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, anaemia, headaches
and
migraine, irritable bowel disease, Crohn's disease, constipation,
diverticulosis,
diverticulosis, indigestion, heart burn, liver and gall bladder
problems,
painful periods, heavy periods, PMT, menopausal symptoms, cystitis,
thrush,
enlarged prostate gland, bed-wetting, ME, Rheumatoid- and
Osteo-arthritis,
gout, sprains, strains, colds and flu. Allergies, asthma, hay fever,
eczema,
psoriasis, urticaria, athlete's foot,Candida.Nervous disorders: stress,
anxiety, insomnia,
depression. There are also herbs to increase / decrease mothers milk
production.
Herbal remedies are gentle enough to be given to babies and very ill
and
debilitated people.
For more
information regarding Herbal Medicine or how
Glenmore Park
Natural Therapy may be able to assist you, email us today.
