Herbal Medicine for the family

Herbal Medicine is a traditional system of treatment using plant remedies to help the body back to health. Its origins lie far back in time, and are documented in the works of the Greeks and Romans, as well as the Anglo-Saxons and the Irish monks who brought Christianity to Iona.

By appointment only

First Consultation £30, Follow-up £20

Medicines prescribed cost about £6/week

Dispensing high quality sustainable organic herbal medicines for patients

Coming Events in 2012

Anne's book, Remembered Remedies: Scottish Traditional Plant Lore, published by Birlinn, (right) is out now!

For more information about the Ethnomedica project, see this article,(from The Scotsman), listen to this interview (by BBC Radio Orkney), visit the project's website, or email Anne.

Herb Walk and Wildflower Survey Saturday 10am-1pm, 23rd June, 2012

For NIMH Herbal Medicine Awareness Week, and in conjunction with the Botanical Society of Scotland (BSS) and Plantlife, Anne Barker MNIMH will lead a herb walk and wildflower survey along the cycle paths between Inverleith Row and Victoria Park. BSS specialists will be on hand to help with plant identification. Open to everyone; children should be under adult supervision. Please wear appropriate footwear.  Meet at 10am by the bus stop outside the Science Buildings, RBGE, Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR. For more details please email Anne or ring 0131 553 2057.

Anne representing Ethnomedica at the Scottish Parliament, Holyrood