by James Ruddick | 15 Apr, 2019 | Clinic News, Uncategorised
On Good Friday (Friday 19th April’19) three of Summertown Clinic’s practitioners are dedicating their time to raising money for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Originally an idea born out of Work for Oxfam, the Summertown Clinic team have raised thousands of...
by Lizzie Foulon | 05 Aug, 2018 | Uncategorised
Herbal First Aid Kits for Holidays, Out and About and in the Car Many of us will be heading off for adventures far and wide this summer, or to the seaside or out for a day’s walking. These are the herbal items that I take with me: My tiniest herbal kit for a day out,...
by Lizzie Foulon | 20 Jul, 2018 | Uncategorised
Lavender What can I say about lavender that you don’t already know? I am sure that you already use it in essential oil form as relief for stings, scalds and burns and as a relaxant if you can’t sleep. The first words that come to my mind to describe the herb are:...
by Lizzie Foulon | 15 Jun, 2018 | Uncategorised
A Spot of Herbal First Aid in the Field The trouble with this time of year is that there is so much lush herbage out there when I get out for a walk! While I was trotting down a narrow, overgrown path talking to my botanising friend and admiring the Scrophularia...
by Lizzie Foulon | 01 Jun, 2018 | Uncategorised
Following on from my last post, did you spot the two other herbs in the photograph? I’ve added a photo of one of them, the other needing no introduction. The blue-flowered plant towards the bottom left corner of my verdant photograph is Glechoma hederacea, commonly...
by Lizzie Foulon | 25 May, 2018 | Uncategorised
I’m sure that I would be correct in thinking that you’ve just taken a brief glance at a rather dull photograph? Not so from the Herbalist’s perspective. At this time of year my walks are often amongst an abundance of medicine growing up around my ankles and,...
