Phytobrief
Easing nausea naturally
Posted: January 2025Author: Hannah Leech, Naturopath | Medical Herbalist | BNat, NMHNZ Nausea is an unpleasant sensation in the stomach, often accompanied by the urge to vomit. It is not...
Easing nausea naturally
Posted: January 2025Author: Hannah Leech, Naturopath | Medical Herbalist | BNat, NMHNZ Nausea is an unpleasant sensation in the stomach, often accompanied by the urge to vomit. It is not...
From foggy to focused: How to supercharge your ...
From foggy to focused: How to supercharge your mental performance The human brain is hailed as the most complex organ in the body. It orchestrates every conscious thought, action, and...
From foggy to focused: How to supercharge your ...
From foggy to focused: How to supercharge your mental performance The human brain is hailed as the most complex organ in the body. It orchestrates every conscious thought, action, and...
Tōtara: Nature’s answer to modern challenges
Posted: November 2024Author: Hannah Leech, Naturopath | Medical Herbalist | BNat, NMHNZ In the lush forests of Aotearoa, New Zealand, the tōtara tree (Podocarpus totara) has long stood as a...
Tōtara: Nature’s answer to modern challenges
Posted: November 2024Author: Hannah Leech, Naturopath | Medical Herbalist | BNat, NMHNZ In the lush forests of Aotearoa, New Zealand, the tōtara tree (Podocarpus totara) has long stood as a...
Migraines: More than just a headache
Migraines are a common and often debilitating form of headache. They affect 1.16 billion globally. (1) They can severely disrupt daily life, and understanding the causes, triggers, and treatment options...
Migraines: More than just a headache
Migraines are a common and often debilitating form of headache. They affect 1.16 billion globally. (1) They can severely disrupt daily life, and understanding the causes, triggers, and treatment options...
Menopause and Phytotherapy
Around 85% of women experiencing perimenopause and menopause, face uncomfortable and challenging symptoms.
Menopause and Phytotherapy
Around 85% of women experiencing perimenopause and menopause, face uncomfortable and challenging symptoms.
The Well-Being Effect of Sleep
Sleep affects more than energy levels; it impacts the entire well-being of the body.
The Well-Being Effect of Sleep
Sleep affects more than energy levels; it impacts the entire well-being of the body.
Kawakawa: Use as a Tonic Herb
Kawakawa is one of our most popular native plants, widely used in both Rongoā Māori and western herbal medicine for a wide range of applications.
Kawakawa: Use as a Tonic Herb
Kawakawa is one of our most popular native plants, widely used in both Rongoā Māori and western herbal medicine for a wide range of applications.
Finding the right balance for hormone support
Many of our female hormonal conditions are strongly linked to poor reproductive or infertility issues such PCOS and endometriosis.
Finding the right balance for hormone support
Many of our female hormonal conditions are strongly linked to poor reproductive or infertility issues such PCOS and endometriosis.
Herbal Tonics - The Importance in Health Care
Herbal tonics are unparalleled in pharmaceutical medicine and provide an array of actions highly appropriate for maladies of the modern world.
Herbal Tonics - The Importance in Health Care
Herbal tonics are unparalleled in pharmaceutical medicine and provide an array of actions highly appropriate for maladies of the modern world.
New Zealand Horseradish: A powerful winter immu...
New Zealand grown horseradish is a great ingredient to include in a winter immune tonic.
New Zealand Horseradish: A powerful winter immu...
New Zealand grown horseradish is a great ingredient to include in a winter immune tonic.
The Detoxification and Mental Health Connection
Posted: February 2024 Author: Katie Donnelly, Adv Dip HSc Naturopathy Although the body itself has extensive detoxification mechanisms, it is common for organs to require additional support. Growing evidence...
The Detoxification and Mental Health Connection
Posted: February 2024 Author: Katie Donnelly, Adv Dip HSc Naturopathy Although the body itself has extensive detoxification mechanisms, it is common for organs to require additional support. Growing evidence...
Harakeke: a strong digestive medicine
Posted: January 2023 Author: Phil Rasmussen | M.Pharm., M.P.S., Dip. Herb. Med.; M.N.I.M.H.(UK), F.N.Z.A.M.H. Harakeke (Phormium tenax) sometimes known as New Zealand flax, is a common native plant of Aotearoa New Zealand....
Harakeke: a strong digestive medicine
Posted: January 2023 Author: Phil Rasmussen | M.Pharm., M.P.S., Dip. Herb. Med.; M.N.I.M.H.(UK), F.N.Z.A.M.H. Harakeke (Phormium tenax) sometimes known as New Zealand flax, is a common native plant of Aotearoa New Zealand....
Post Viral Recovery, Fatigue and Exhaustion
Posted: February 2022Author: Sharlene Bennett | BHSc, AdvDip Nat, AdvDip Med Herb The importance of acute treatment We often treat acutely when clients are unwell with infection. This is an essential approach...
Post Viral Recovery, Fatigue and Exhaustion
Posted: February 2022Author: Sharlene Bennett | BHSc, AdvDip Nat, AdvDip Med Herb The importance of acute treatment We often treat acutely when clients are unwell with infection. This is an essential approach...
Coptis chinensis: a more sustainable alternati...
Posted: March 2021Author: Phil Rasmussen | M.Pharm., M.P.S., Dip. Herb. Med.; M.N.I.M.H.(UK), F.N.Z.A.M.H. Due to its declining habitat in the wild, Golden Seal is listed under the CITES (Convention on...
Coptis chinensis: a more sustainable alternati...
Posted: March 2021Author: Phil Rasmussen | M.Pharm., M.P.S., Dip. Herb. Med.; M.N.I.M.H.(UK), F.N.Z.A.M.H. Due to its declining habitat in the wild, Golden Seal is listed under the CITES (Convention on...
Antiviral Herbal Approaches
Posted: March 2020Author: Phil Rasmussen | M.Pharm., M.P.S., Dip. Herb. Med.; M.N.I.M.H.(UK), F.N.Z.A.M.H. The outbreak of a new human form of coronavirus (COVID-19) in December 2019 in Wuhan in China,...
Antiviral Herbal Approaches
Posted: March 2020Author: Phil Rasmussen | M.Pharm., M.P.S., Dip. Herb. Med.; M.N.I.M.H.(UK), F.N.Z.A.M.H. The outbreak of a new human form of coronavirus (COVID-19) in December 2019 in Wuhan in China,...
KOHEKOHE: For post-viral recovery
Posted: July 2022Author: Phil Rasmussen | M.Pharm., M.P.S., Dip. Herb. Med.; M.N.I.M.H.(UK), F.N.Z.A.M.H. There are so many phytomedicines within our reach that we can prescribe and dispense to our many patients and...
KOHEKOHE: For post-viral recovery
Posted: July 2022Author: Phil Rasmussen | M.Pharm., M.P.S., Dip. Herb. Med.; M.N.I.M.H.(UK), F.N.Z.A.M.H. There are so many phytomedicines within our reach that we can prescribe and dispense to our many patients and...