Despatches from Malta:
When I travel, I am always delighted to come across my leafy friends. In this case, we are travelling through Malta, visiting the many and fabulous ancient temples on the island. Besides being a very…
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Sickness and Diarrhoea Bug:
Sickness and Diarrhoea Bug: On the 30th of November this year, the NHS website reported that the number of patients in hospital with norovirus last week was almost triple the number during the same period…
Corn Silks:
These pretty corn silks are usually the parts that we throw away, but do you know what you are throwing out?
Sugar – the white death:
It's Christmas time, and wherever you look, there are temping sweet treats available to nibble on. At this time of year, commonly, our consumption of sugar raises dramatically, and with that comes increases in both…
The Claws
Winter brings not only viruses, but also aches and pains in the joints tend to make themselves known in the colder months. Two of my favourite herbs for arthritis are Cat’s Claw and Devil’s Claw.
What to do if you get Covid, or any other virus
I have been inundated with people ringing me for herbs to help against Covid or other flu-like viruses. This is the advice I give people to start immediately until their herbal medicines arrive the next…
Two little herbal miracles
Many of my South African patients tell me that they or a close friend has used a herb called Sutherlandia to cure their cancer. Now, this is not making any claims, of course, but I’d…
Rowan berry butter
This is one of my favourite autumn rituals, and it produces a divine tart but sweet fruit butter which is perfect with either fatty meat or strong cheese.
Of rosehips and spiders
Don’t you just love autumn? There is something so nostalgic about those last gentle rays of summer, and the chilly mists which descend in the evenings. I love the early-morning dewy spider webs strung like…
Come with me on a tour of my herb garden
Spring and summer are very busy times of year for me, as I race around trying to catch up with the abundance of Nature while she provides wonderful herbal medicines.