Silent reflux in a 5 week old baby "Really lovely lady who took a lot of time by phone and in person, to get the right diagnosis and treatment for my then, 5 week old baby who was suffering with silent reflux. After feeling let down by my local GP, I approached Nadia at Brookfield and the improvement in my little girl was immeasurable. We have just come to he end of our herbal tincture and I believe my baby to be good as knew. I would 100% recommend this service." (Kerri, October 2015)


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Recent scientific research includes: Diabetes: Forty patients, aged 25-50 years, with type II diabetes and on stable medication were randomized to receive milk thistle (Silybum marianum) (dried extract, 140mg tid) or placebo for 45 days. Milk thistle was shown to significantly increase superoxide demutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and to significantly reduce high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) compared to placebo: hence improving antioxidant activity and reducing inflammation (see abstract). Diabetes: A placebo-controlled randomized...


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Recent scientific research includes: One hundred and sixteen post-menopausal women with symptoms of vaginal dryness, itching or burning were allocated to oral sea buckthorn oil or placebo oil (3g daily) for 3 months. The integrity of vaginal epithelium was significantly improved in the sea buckthorn group, indicating a beneficial role in vaginal atrophy (see full text). Ginger (Zingiber officinale) was shown to be effective at reducing heavy menstrual bleeding in a placebo-controlled randomised controlled trial of 92 young women (see full text). A small placebo-controlled randomized clinical...


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Recent scientific research include: Clinical trials Warts: Fifty patients with multiple common warts resistant to treatment were randomised to receive topical lipid garlic extract or saline (placebo) control. Treatments were applied to single warts or the largest wart in multiple cases, until the lesions had completely cleared or for a maximum of 4 weeks. Garlic extract was shown to have a significant therapeutic effect, with 96% of cases completely clearing and without recurrence (see abstract). Diabetes: Frankincense or Olibanum gum resin (Boswellia spp.) was shown have anti-oxidant...


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Recent scientific research include: Clinical trials Fifty patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) were randomised to receive daily supplements of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) (2 capsules, 750mg each) or placebo (2 capsules) for 12 weeks. In addition, all patients were given advice on implementing dietary and physical activity change. Those of cinnamon showed significant improvements in NAFLD characteristics, specifically, fasting blood glucose, total cholesterol, triglyceride, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, gamma glutamine transpeptidase, homeostatic model...


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Recent scientific research include: A combination herbal drop (Lamigex) containing clove (Syzygium armoaticum), lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) and herb robert (Geranium robertianum) essential oils, was found to be as effective as ciprofloxacin 0.3% drops in the treatment of acute external otitis, in a randomised controlled trial of seventy patients (see abstract). One hundred and twenty women, 18-44 years old, diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis were randomly assigned to receive garlic tablet (Garsin) or oral metronidazole for seven days. Therapeutic effects were similar for both garlic...


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I will be at Breckles Wholefoods, Leek on Saturday July 12th between 1pm and 3.30pm. Drop-in and say hello, find out more about herbal medicine, and see how herbal medicine could help you.


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Recent scientific research include: In a placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial of 72 patients with subclinical/recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI), a standardized Cranberry extract (Vaccinium microcarpum) containing Proanthocyanidin-A was shown to reduce the occurrence of UTIs and associated symptoms and signs (see meeting abstract). Dill (Anethum graveolens) was reported to be as effective as mefenamic acid at decreasing pain severity in women with moderate to severe primary dysmenorrhea in a placebo controlled randomised controlled trial involving 75 female students (see full...


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Recent scientific research include: LaseaⓇ, Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) oil capsules, reduced some anxiety related symptoms, sleep disturbance and psychomotor agitation in a small retrospective case series of eight psychiatric patients with major depressive disorder and symptoms of anxiety, insomnia and psychomotor agitations found. In combination with anti-depressants there was an overall improvement in depression (see abstract). A placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial of 96 women with primary dysmenorrhea reports a significant reduction in symptoms with Lavender (sesame...


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Recent scientific research reports: Valerian (Valeriana officinalis)(100mg) given 1 hour before dental surgery to remove wisdom teeth, under local anaesthetic, reduced anxiety with patients being calmer and more relaxed during the procedure compared to placebo (see full text). A small clinical study found that relatively non-anxious volunteers given American skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)(350mg, 3 times a day) for two weeks showed a marked improvement in mood, without affecting cognition or energy levels (see abstract). Hericium, hedgehog mushroom, was shown to be effective...


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