Herbal Medicine Hielan Hands, Pitlochry, Perthshire, complementary therapists Heilan hands

Acupuncture is an ancient system of medicine developed in China and the Far East over the past two to three thousand years, which is increasingly being recognised as effective by Western health professionals and patients.

Aromatherapy is a gentle therapy using essential oils which have beneficial properties

A RELAXING THERAPEUTIC FOOT MASSAGE TO BENEFIT THE WHOLE BODY.

CranioSacral Therapy is a safe, effective treatment involving light touch. By Karen Downie

CranioSacral Therapy, by Mary Macdonald

Indian Head Massage is a very popular therapy which stimulates circulation to the scalp and releases tensions from the neck and shoulders

Homeopathy - Over two hundred years ago, a German doctor, Samuel Hahnemann developed a different way of healing, which he called homeopathy. Like Hippocrates, two thousand years earlier, he realised that there were two ways of treating ill health, the way of opposites and the way of similars.

Kinesiology is a touch therapy that links traditional Chinese acupuncture, meridians, and energy balancing with Western muscle testing and anatomy and physiology

Lymph Massage helps reduce fluid retention (oedema) and encourages the lymph drainage of toxins to be more efficient

Massage is defined as the manipulation of the soft tissue for theraputic purposes

Reflexology - therapeutic foot massage

Reiki translates as universal life energy and is a natural, non-invasive method of energy balancing that releases stress and promotes relaxation.

Shiatsu techniques involve palming stretching pressure on points in the body With hands thumbs fingers sometimes elbows and feet

Educational Kinesiology and Brain Gym®

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What is Herbal Medicine?

Herbalism is one of the oldest systems of medicine in the world, with a wealth of knowledge that has been passed down through the centuries. Today this age-old wisdom is supplemented by our knowledge of anatomy, physiology and pathology. The advancement of science also enables the modern herbalist to have a deeper understanding of a plants medicinal actions, through pharmacological studies.

The medicines used are prepared solely from plants- leaves, roots, barks, berries and oils - and are dispensed as tablets, tinctures, creams, ointments and herbal teas.

The Herbalist's approach

A medical Herbalist will have the initials MNIMH or FNIMH after their name. This lets you know that they have undertaken a four year diploma or degree course in herbal medicine, studying orthodox medical sciences as well as botanical therapeutics. Although herbalists are trained with the same skills as GP's they take a holistic approach to treating illness and prescribe very different remedies.

The underlying cause of the problem is sought and it is this that is treated instead of the symptoms alone. A medical Herbalist will want to know about your medical history, your diet, lifestyle and family history as well as your current health complaint. By building up a complete picture of your individual constitution your medical Herbalist can then help to steer you on a course of good health. The most common method of taking herbal medicine is in the form of a tincture. A tincture is made by steeping a medicinal plant in pharmaceutical grade alcohol and water for three weeks to three months.
It becomes highly concentrated and has a long shelf life. A herbal prescription can be one simple herb but most commonly a herbalist combines four or five herbs in a prescription
which are presented to the patient in a bottle to be taken at a specific dosage e.g 5mls 3 times per dayfor a period of time.

Herbalists know each herb they use very well and expect specific improvements to be attained by each herb's use. After three to four weeks of beginning a course of herbal medicine, herbalist and patient meet again to discuss what aspects of their health and outlook have improved and what needs further work.

A typical consultation based process with a herbalist may last from three to six months.