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The relevance of traditional ecological knowledge for modern herbal medicine

Indigenous people hold valuable wisdom when it comes to managing their natural environment. We...

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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES): Safeguarding wildlife for a sustainable future

CITES is an international treaty that serves to protect endangered species. This article shares...

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Herbalists and sustainability: Letā€™s work together

The Herbal Alliance has the aim of promoting and supporting herbal medicine and herbalists....

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Is using herbal medicine for health political?

We explore a harmonised approach to human, economic and ecological health. Find out here...

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The WildCheck Platform: In pursuit of responsibly sourced medicinal wild plants

Wild harvested plants are the ingredients to many different products across many different industries....

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Crap food leads to crap health: Why do we put up with it?

We know that good quality, nutritious food optimises health and prevents disease but we...

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Nature Deficit Disorder: What is it and what can we do about it?

Humans are a part of nature. Unfortunately in modern life many of us are...

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Can GP practices become hubs for transition?

People are supposed to live in a community, connection is fundamental for so many...

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Forest Schools and how they can help support the planet

Forest schools are not only wonderful for childrenā€™s wellbeing and learning, but they could...

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Forest School and childrenā€™s wellbeing

Forest school nurtures children and allows them to live in harmony with nature. It...

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Should I self treat at home or consult a herbalist?

Herbal self-care is a life skill we believe everyone should have. However sometimes seeing...

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Essential oils and sustainability: Challenges, opportunities, solutions

Essential oils are brilliant medicines, but problems in industry mean that they are not...

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How climate change is affecting medicinal plants: A phenological, physiological and phytochemical analysis

Climate change is having a dramatic effect not only on plant harvesting times, but...

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Herbal quality and safety: What to know before you buy

We explore what to look out for when buying good and safe herbal products.

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Is there hope after Cop26?

Herbalist Sebastian Pole explores how we, as herbal organisations, suppliers and herbalists, can stand...

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A brief history of herbal quality assessment: From ancient Rome to 21st century mitochondria

Quality control has been an issue for as long as humans have used herbs...

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Environmental sustainability of medicinal plants

Roy Upton explores how traditional healing systems have developed in developing countries compared to...

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First do no harm: A call for sustainable herbalism in clinical practice

Josef Brinckmann explores what it takes to make a herbal medicine practice part of...

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The Jade Screen Project

The Jade Screen Project (JSP) offers immune-enhancing and anti-viral herbal formulae for front line...

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Do you know where your herbs come from?

Do you know how herbs for herbal medicine are harvested and by whom? Paying...

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Healing the Whole

How herbs are changing the face of the world through a holistic approach to...

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The story of life: People, plants and planet

However hard we might try not to be; we are all interconnected. Each living...

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Plants: Love ā€™em or loathe ā€™em, we canā€™t live without ’em!

Plant foods, herbs and spices, are all about information. Our bodies use the information...

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Fair for plants as well as people

Pat Thomas discusses how we can meet the ever-increasing demand for herbal medicines in...

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