Meet Nicola
​Herbal medicine along with its relationship with our society is my passion, and has been for over 20 years. I am a qualified Medical Herbalist (University of East London and Betonica School of Herbal Medicine) and trained in areas such as Clinical skills, Botany, Anatomy & Physiology and Herbal Materia Medica, register member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists, insured with Balens and currently practice online and at 3 clinics in person.
Currently I am training in Functional Immunology.
For the past 11 years I have worked for Neal's Yard Remedies Head Office as their Herbal Advisor and as Tinctures & Herbal Advisor. I run the Herbal Tincture Unit where fresh, organic herbs are grown, harvested and tinctured from 5 acres of Soil Association certified land. These tinctures are used in Neal's Yard Remedies beauty products and dispensed for health and wellbeing in Neal's Yard Remedies stores. As part of my role I work out formulas, help write & research herbal documentation and all things tincture related. More information on my work at Neal's Yard can be seen here:
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Through professional training, work and travel I have explored the practice of being a herbalist in my kitchen, on site, within varied clinical settings, apothecaries, dispensaries, at Whipps Cross NHS dermatology department & in the fields, festivals, forests and occasional jungle.
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​I would like to share the herbal knowledge and experience that I have gained and continue to develop to be effectively incorporated into daily life.
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​I'd also like to encourage that in you.
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Previously I trained in Psychology and worked specialising in addiction and harm reduction with sex workers, adults and vulnerable young people which was the making of me - I learnt so much from everyone I worked with. This was when I really began to comprehend the capacity of control we have over our own physical and mental health and how to optimize that no matter how small it may be. After working for a harm reduction project 'Lifeline' in Manchester for several years, I took a sabbatical in Peru working on a children's herbal medicine project and in Cuba with sex workers using a harm reduction approach towards health and wellbeing. The combination of Psychology and Herbal Medicine allowed me to find a rounded approach to physical health & emotional wealth through herbs and other autonomous practices.
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Health in its many forms is a right for everyone.
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Mental, Emotional & Physical Health is an individual & community responsibility.
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Nicola Bradshaw BSc (Hons), MNIMH
Education
Betonica School of Herbal Medicine, Diploma in Medical Herbalism
University of East London, Diploma in Western Herbal Medicine
Manchester Metropolitan University - BSc Hons Psychology
Ongoing: Functional Immunology Cogence
Professional Membership
MNIHM Member of National Institute of Medical Herbalists
Herbal Medicine is accessible for everyone
LEAVES + FLOWERS + ROOTS = MEDICINE
Herbal medicines are plant-based medicines made from differing combinations of plant parts e.g. leaves, flowers or roots. Each part can have different medicinal uses and the many types of chemical constituents require different extraction methods. Both fresh and dried plant matter are used, depending on the herb.
Herbal Medicine is suitable for people of any age, including children and the elderly.
Each patient is treated as an individual – a Medical Herbalist recognises that no two patients are the same.
So many symptoms and areas of health can be addressed including the following:
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