Cath Couzens, Medical Herbalist

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Cath Couzens, MNIMH
Award-winning Medical Herbalist
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Fun festive herb wreath workshopThere are a couple of spaces available for my wreath making workshop - with herbs - on S...
05/09/2025

Fun festive herb wreath workshop

There are a couple of spaces available for my wreath making workshop - with herbs - on Saturday 13th December at Prestbury Village Hall.

Join me for a relaxed, festive morning learning about the herbs we're working with to create a gorgeous wreath, made with traditional foliage and herbs for you to take home.

There'll be mince pies, festive treats and warmed spiced apple juice and my Yuletide tea blend to enjoy too.

It'll be a fun morning and you may get to meet my Mum (ex florist!) who has offered to be my herb helper that day!

DM to book or find the booking link in my bio, there's just a couple of spaces left.

I hope to see you there,

Cath
Medical Herbalist

The Hawthorn hedgerows have turned red...In Celtic mythology this wonderful tree is associated with protection and love....
04/09/2025

The Hawthorn hedgerows have turned red...

In Celtic mythology this wonderful tree is associated with protection and love. It's also a tree of fertility for Pagans and Hawthorn is strongly associated with the festival of Beltane on 1st May, or 'May Day'.

Hawthorn is cardioprotective, a peripheral vasodilator and is indicated in hypertension, I've created herbal prescriptions containing Hawthorn to support patients with hypertension, anxiety and arrhythmias and it's one of my favourite herbs to harvest.

Hawthorn is full of oligomeric proanthocyanadins (flavonoids) which can repair the linings of blood vessels.*

Energetically Hawthorn is also associated with boundaries - something you can't help but notice when you're picking the berries and trying to avoid the sharp thorns...

The flowers have the highest levels of flavonoids, but I like to use the flowers and leaves together, combined with other herbs such as Tilia Cordata (Linden/Lime) in a tea or tincture.

Last year I made an incredible winter brandy with the berries and you can then add flowers to the brandy in the spring to double the effect.

Have you ever harvested Hawthorn flowers or berries?

Cath
Medical Herbalist

*Don't forget to see a medical herbalist if you're going to start taking medicinal herbs


I'm back at Crewe Library today doing children's summer workshops sharing about medicinal herbs;Cath Medical Herbalist w...
21/08/2025

I'm back at Crewe Library today doing children's summer workshops sharing about medicinal herbs;

Cath
Medical Herbalist
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Growing herbal medicine 🌿The Hops are ready for harvesting and drying. Hops aka Humulus lupulus, are a member of the Can...
18/08/2025

Growing herbal medicine 🌿

The Hops are ready for harvesting and drying. Hops aka Humulus lupulus, are a member of the Cannabis plant family.

This is my third year growing Hops. This incredible plant has antispasmodic and sedative actions, often being called on to aid sleep. But they're also bitter which supports digestion.

A lot of us don't eat as many bitter plants anymore and in fact the bitterness has been bred out of many common foods such as lettuce, as we simply don't have a taste for bitter foods these days. Hops are one of several bitter herbs I may think of for some digestive issues.

Hops also have oestrogenic compounds which can be really supportive as we journey through perimenopause.

Often sleep can be disturbed when oestrogen decreases (my sleep has certainly changed and yes, I do take herbs to support my sleep!) and Hops are one of an array of herbs to support sleep.

The key is selecting the right herb for the right person as Hops might not be suitable for you as an individual and that's why we have years of training to be a medical herbalist.

So if you're experiencing digestive or sleep issues, or journeying through the transformative times of perimenopause or menopause why not book a call to say hello?

It would be lovely to see you,

Cath
Medical Herbalist

09/08/2025

Checking in on the Artemisia absinthium aka Wormwood on the allotment

Back to the garden 🌿The most perfect few hours on the allotment, harvesting apples, blackberries, beans, potatoes and l...
06/08/2025

Back to the garden 🌿

The most perfect few hours on the allotment, harvesting apples, blackberries, beans, potatoes and look at the Marshmallow!

Looking beautiful in the sunshine, Althea officinalis is a very important herb in my dispensary.

I've posted lots about this lovely herbal medicine so will just leave these here for today to remember my time in the sunshine 🌞

Cath
Medical Herbalist

This was a very busy and fun day at Crewe Library 😊
05/08/2025

This was a very busy and fun day at Crewe Library 😊

02/08/2025

I'm at The Wizard Tearoom until 4pm with products and making herb fairies with the kids!

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Macclesfield

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
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Hello! I'm Cath, welcome to my page as a Neal’s Yard Remedies Organic consultant. Since going back to college to study herbal medicine in 2017 I've become passionate about organic skincare. I've always loved Neal's Yard Remedies, from the bath oils and aromatherapy blends, to the skincare and herbal teas. This new page will celebrate everything Neal's Yard Remedies with all the latest promotions and skincare offers. To make an order either go to my personalised website, or call me to chat through your personal skincare needs. I’m now taking bookings for Zoom skincare parties - for details get in touch 💙