herbalist

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herbalist

1. a person who grows, collects, sells, or specializes in the use of herbs, esp medicinal herbs

2. (formerly) a descriptive botanist

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She also doesn't like my practice as herbalist and worship of Ogun deity.

My herbalist-husband threatens to kill me, please separate us -Woman

The workshop will provide an overview of psychometric assessment and its relevance to herbalists and naturopaths in clinical practice, and discuss how to choose suitable assessment tools.

Using psychometric assessment tools in the clinical management of mental health

THE course tutors are qualified medical herbalists Ross Menzies, Jill Schnabel and Anne Larvin.

COURSE TUTORS HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Sue recommends ready-made herbal teas from companies such as Heath & Heather or Pukka because their formulations have been accredited by medical herbalists.

Herbs help a hangover

Jill, who runs the Heaton Herbalists medicine clinic, teaches herbalism and gives talks on her passion.

COUNTRYSIDE CURES

As an aspiring herbalist, you can decide what components are important in your herbal education depending on the type of herbalist you want to become.

So you want to be an herbalist? Clinical herbalist and herbal educator Bevin Clare breaks down what you'll need to know to get started working with medicinal plants

Because Hobbs is a practicing herbalist, he has also included personal anecdotes on use of this herb based on his and other herbalists' experience.

Vitex: The Women's Herb, Christopher Hobbs

Mrs Tarbuck, married to contracts manager David, 38, and mother of Ashleigh,14, Thomas, 10, and Daisy, two, bought the Shou Wu Wan tablets from the Dr & Herbs Chinese herbalist store in Liverpool's St John's market.

I thought these herbal tablets would be natural way to stop my hair loss. Instead I nearly died; A city woman tells Kirsti Adair how 'remedy' tablets almost killed her

As herbs and supplements enter the mainstream, big companies are trying to cash in, said herbalist Sherri Brown, but people can grow their own herbs and turn to local herbalists for advice and help.

Health fair has a twist of green

In 1597 herbalist John Gerard wrote of sage: "It is singularly good for the head and brain and brain and quickeneth the nerves and memory.

Sage oil boost to memory

Meanwhile, Xinhua separately reported that two herbalist doctors from the Chinese mainland are now in Hong Kong providing assistance on cure measures against SARS.

SARS claims 5 more lives in H.K

Trudy Norris, medical herbalist and spokesperson for the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, adds that product labelling will be clearer and more accurate, as "it will be written by independent experts rather than the manufacturers".

Health people: Herbs: What now?; Confused about herbal remedies? Will they be banned? Are they safe? And do they work anyway? RACHEL SHARP has the answers to all the big questions..