Finding a herbal practitioner
To find a qualified herbalist near you, contact the professional associations listed below, or check with your local complementary therapy clinic.
Association of Master Herbalists
01452 730 745
www.associationofmasterherbalists.co.uk
The College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy
01323 484 353
www.phytotherapists.org
The International Register of Consultant Herbalists and Homoeopaths (IRCH)
01594 368 443
www.irch.org
National Institute of Medical Herbalists (NIMH)
01392 426 022
www.nimh.org.uk
Unified Register of Herbal Practitioners (URHP)
07539 528 857
www.urhp.com
Suppliers
You can find most of what you need in grocery and hardware stores. Here are a few suppliers who carry some of the harder-to-source supplies you might want.
G Baldwin & Co
020 7703 5550
www.baldwins.co.uk
Mail order and shop: Brown glass bottles, lanolin, beeswax; also dried herbs, essential oils.
Lakeland Ltd
01539 488 100
www.lakeland.co.uk
Mail order and shops: Jam- and jelly-making supplies, kitchen equipment.
Just Botanics
01291 635 525
www.justbotanics.co.uk
Mail order for tinctures, oils, dried herbs, gums, resins, powders and empty capsules.
The London Teapot Company
0845 230 4566
www.chatsford.com
Mail order, manufacturer: Chatsford teapots with basket strainers for loose teas.
Workshops
Hedgerow Medicine
www.hedgerowmedicine.com
The authors’ website, offering workshops, short courses, newsletter with seasonal recipes etc.
Plant information
Henriette Kress
www.henriettesherbal.com
Herbal information website, with texts of many older herbals.
The Herb Society
0845 491 8699
www.herbsociety.org.uk
Promotes interest in all aspects of herbal use, runs a national herb garden at Sulgrave Manor and publishes Herbs magazine.
Plantlife International
01722 342 730
www.plantlife.org.uk
The wild-plant conservation charity.
The Wildlife Trusts
01636 677 711
www.wildlifetrusts.org
Local groups, nature reserves.
Seeds and plants
Many nurseries now sell wildflower seeds and plants. We’ve listed our two favourite mail-order companies.
Poyntzfield Herb Nursery
01381 610 352
www.poyntzfieldherbs.co.uk
Seeds and plants.
Suffolk Herbs
01376 570 000
www.kingsseeds.com
Seeds of native plants.