Cath Couzens, Medical Herbalist

21/12/2025

Come and find me in the Butter Market on Churchside today for the last of this year 🌿

I'll have plenty of last minute gifts as well as lots of winter wellness to keep you going, like scratchy throat sprays and herbal gargles, as well as teas for the festive season.

It's on from 10am until 3.30pm, see you there?

Cath
Medical Herbalist

20/12/2025

19/12/2025

Herbal medicine dispensing 🌿

A busy morning dispensing lots of tinctures, teas, capsules and powders this morning.

I've already made 2 tinctures, 3 teas, packed up balms for skin issues and weighed out a herb root to support digestion.

On the festive countdown...but lots of patients are needing to stock up before Christmas holidays.

What are you up to today?

Cath
Medical Herbalist

19/12/2025

A busy morning of dispensing herbal medicines prescriptions including tinctures and teas

14/12/2025

The best way to round off my herbal events for this year 💚

It was such a fun morning yesterday with the loveliest of groups, making herbal wreaths together!

The group included herb newbies making wreaths for the first time, my oldest pal who I met on holiday when I was 8, friends of my Mum's, new friends who I've got to know over the last few years since becoming a Herbalist, such a gorgeous group of people!

Thank you to all the lovely folk who've come along to events this year...whether Herb Club online, Junior Herbalist Club sessions, Herb School, weekend workshops...I appreciate all the love and support I've received during 2025.

This coming week I have patient appointments and then Treacle Market on 21st December before two weeks off to rest and have some quality family time.

There are plenty of herb workshops already planned and on my website for 2026, but I'd love to hear from you if there's something you'd like to see me create workshop wise for the coming year!

Thank you all for

Cath
Medical Herbalist
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06/12/2025

Off on a very early morning adventure to London and time to catch up on some herb reading by National Institute of Medical Herbalists

I'll share more soon, have a great day,
Cath
Medical Herbalist

05/12/2025

The cosiest of herbal workshops last night to round off Herb School for the year! 🧹

Making festive decorations together and sharing about some of the folklore, scientific and historical associations of the herbs.

Thank you to everyone who has joined me this year for Herb School for Magical Grown Ups, it's been such fun and an honour to meet you and share some herbal knowledge.

I'm excited to share more next year...dates are now live from January through to March when we'll connect with new plants and make remedies together around the table.

Same venue..upstairs at in Macclesfield.

Enjoy your festive season Herb School folk! 🌿

Cath
Medical Herbalist

04/12/2025

Junior Herbalist Club Level One, a special Easter School in Cheshire! 🌿

After the fun of summer school in August, I'm really excited to launch bookings for JHC Easter School coming in spring 2026.

🌿 Running from 9.30am to 12noon from 30th March to 3rd April in Prestbury, children will complete the entire Level One course in a week.

🌿 Each morning we will be learning about the medicinal uses of plants, stories, growing, harvesting, and making something to take home – lavender bags, lip balms, bath bombs, lotions, potions and much more!

🌿 Suitable for children from ages 7+ (children under 8 need a parent/guardian to stay).

🌿 The aim of is to let children learn about the healing and medicinal plants all around them in a safe and supervised environment.

🌿 The course includes:

· Identification of common herbs growing all around
· Safety – which herbs are safe to use and which are poisonous
· Folklore – taught through stories and songs
· How to grow and harvest herbs
· Medicinal uses of common herbs
· How to use a variety of common herbs for first aid
· How to make a variety of herbal preparations to keep and take home
· Respect for all plants and their environment

All classes run by a Medical Herbalist and NIMH registered JHC leader

DM for details and to register! 🌿

Cath
Medical Herbalist

30/11/2025

I'm at Treacle Market in Macclesfield today, find me in the Butter Market on Churchside for all your herbal wellness and gifts!

Cath
Medical Herbalist