Herbalism and Herbalists in the UK

Herbal remedies have been in use for tens of thousands of years. To some extent western culture started to move away from these natural remedies in the late 19th century, in the early 20th century with the advent of penicillin the established medical profession stated to dismiss many of the known benefits of herbal medicine in favour of quick fix solutions apparently offered by modern technological advances.

During the late 20th century many had come to see that modern medicines had serious side effects and did not necessarily get to the root cause of illness, but rather treated the symptoms.

There are many branches or Herbalism and indeed many herbal remedies and approaches across the world, from English to Chinese Herbalists and beyond. Each country or perhaps continent has grown up over many centuries to lean about the properties of the natural environment in healing disease...

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