Herbalism
Herbal Reality
I am the co-editor of Herbal Reality a platform founded by Sebastian Pole to educate the public on
plant medicines. Herbal Reality is a collective of herbalists, scientists and academics created to be a
voice for herbal medicine. Despite the exponential rise of natural product use not much of the
information found online about natural medicines is written by herbalists, and this is
profoundly misguided. Herbal Reality is part of a wider movement unite herbalists, healthcare
practitioners and researchers, and educate people on the power of plant and fungi medicines. It is a
charity and movement I am very proud to be a part of.
Betonica
I am the pharmacology teacher for Betonica School of Herbal Medicine, a wonderful NIMH
accredited school based in the south of England. I particularly love this school as not only do
students get vigorous training over 4 years, with 500 clinical hours, but they also experience being
with the medicinal plants as there is a herbal farm there. I believe this experiential aspect is
invaluable, as after all herbalism is not simply about pharmacology but also about nurturing our
connection to nature. It brings me great joy to meet the future herbalists of the UK and to be able to
share with them some of the science behind these medicines.
