Learn Plant Medicines

Learn Plant Medicines A page for people who would like to learn how to use plant medicines to support their health

I'm Maggie Haworth, now a retired Medical Herbalist, Emotional Therapeutic Counsellor and Spiritual Healer living in the UK, on the beautiful East Devon coast. Plants have been a constant thread running through my life, in fact after graduating and starting to work with patients, I thought they were the whole of my life. I realised quite quickly though that healing doesn't come solely from taking

a medicine, there is deeper work that needs to be done, and working with people on an emotional, and grounded spiritual level seemed to fit well with the energy of the plants, with a little backup from their phytochemical content of course :-)

I named this page Learn Plant Medicines because plants (thankfully) still manage to hold me tightly in their grip. I'm a long time horticulturist who moved very quickly from petunias to perennials, and then on through nurseries, garden centres, allotments, and finally to television research, and teaching. Since moving to the coast I've been leading plant medicine walks for Wild East Devon, and have more recently led a series of herbal workshops at Natural Worx in Seaton. It was through this teaching experience however that I came to realise how difficult it was going to be for students to safely incorporate herbal medicine into their lives without either a long apprenticeship or degree level training, and I wondered about another way of learning. It seemed I had been overlooking one very important part of how we, as human beings have learned about things throughout history. When I led medicine walks, while I spoke about the traditional use of plants, I felt I needed to major on the scientific research, so I only tinkered around the edge of intuitive work. I would explain the intuitive process to people and send them off with pen & paper to tune in with the chosen plant, and see what came back. The sharing after was often astounding, with several of the group having 'received' the same knowledge from the plant, and that knowledge being confirmed by modern day use. That this method of learning about plants would work shouldn't have been a surprise to me as I was brought up to follow my heart, and I have always used this method myself when choosing plants for my own health. Last year I decided to devote some time to expanding my knowledge of the ways humans have worked with plants in this way, starting with the importance and meaning the Celts attributed to trees growing around them, and finishing with writing a series of workshops on how we can 'learn' to become our own, safe, intuitive herbalist. Intuition, I believe, is the most important sense we have, and using it, is the work I feel humanity needs to do now.

I bought my copy of 'How to draw a Tree' today as I can't make this Saturday's launch. It's beautiful, full of informati...
17/07/2025

I bought my copy of 'How to draw a Tree' today as I can't make this Saturday's launch. It's beautiful, full of information, inspiration and Alex's very special connection with the natural world 🌳

https://wildeastdevon.co.uk/event-detail?eventid=53401 🌳 just over a week until the 1st Celtic Magic of the Trees worksh...
09/05/2024

https://wildeastdevon.co.uk/event-detail?eventid=53401 🌳 just over a week until the 1st Celtic Magic of the Trees workshop at Seaton Wetlands, exciting, hello hawthorn 🌳

A series of workshops of myth, magic, medicine and meaning, led by Medical Herbalist Maggie Haworth.This magical history of trees will be interwoven with stories, traditional and modern day medicinal uses and will also teach how to make and use Ogham casting sticks for divination. The Celtic tree ca...

Sluggish digestion? Lingering catarrh? this little plant could be just what you need. I found a patch growing in Seaton ...
08/05/2024

Sluggish digestion? Lingering catarrh? this little plant could be just what you need. I found a patch growing in Seaton Wetlands today, hidden amongst the cowslips and plantain - it always makes me smile 😊

Garden Plant Medicines

For everyone who came on the Medicine walk in Holyford wood last Saturday, you may remember I mentioned the Herbal Medic...
23/04/2024

For everyone who came on the Medicine walk in Holyford wood last Saturday, you may remember I mentioned the Herbal Medicine training offered by Betonica well, as if by magic they've got an open day on May 13th! A great opportunity to get your new career going 😊

Are you interested in finding out more about our Professional Herbal Medicine Training course?

Come along to our Open Day!

On May 13th we will be welcoming you to come and get a flavour of all we offer. You can meet teachers and talk to some of our graduates. We will start the day at Elder Farm and then go to Hemyock in the afternoon to see the centre where lessons take place. Snacks and herbal teas provided 🤩

** Please note - booking is essential **

Email admin@betonica.co.uk to register.

See you there!

And check out our website (https://www.betonica.co.uk/about-the-professional-programme) for more info on the course & application - the deadline is May 31st

🌿🪻A lovely Medicine walk in Holyford Woods today for the Wild East Devon Bluebell day, full sun, carpets of bluebells an...
20/04/2024

🌿🪻A lovely Medicine walk in Holyford Woods today for the Wild East Devon Bluebell day, full sun, carpets of bluebells and nettle soup, nettle & cheese muffins and delicious tea & cake to round it off. During the walk I mentioned Tree-Harvest a local supplier for all things herbal, so I just wanted to make sure you had their details 😊 https://www.tree-harvest.co.uk/ hopefully see you all again sometime 🌿🪻

🌳Would you like to be able to identify trees at this time of year? Yes? Then this FREE online talk is for you 🌳 Thank yo...
03/04/2024

🌳Would you like to be able to identify trees at this time of year? Yes? Then this FREE online talk is for you 🌳 Thank you Devon Wildlife Trust for the Saving Devon's Treescapes project 🌳

Do you want to improve your tree ID skills? 🌳

Join DWT's Saving Devon's Treescapes team for a fascinating online talk that will delve into the wonderful world of trees in spring.

You'll learn about the different buds, leaves and blossoms of some of the common, native tree species in Devon - and some unusual ones!

📅 Monday 8 April, 18:30 - 19:30
Get your free tickets here 👉 https://buff.ly/4af7Bmg

📷 Chris Lawrence

🪻🌳Myth Magic and Medicine in Holyford Wood, come & enjoy a lovely FREE day including a guided Plant Medicine walk with m...
08/03/2024

🪻🌳Myth Magic and Medicine in Holyford Wood, come & enjoy a lovely FREE day including a guided Plant Medicine walk with me at 11am
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✨ Bluebell Day - Saturday 20th of April ✨

Join us down at our Holyford Woods nature reserve for a day of guided walks including Bluebell walks guided by one of our Rangers. And a Plant Medicine walk guided by the lovely Herbalist Maggie Haworth 🌿 (pre-booked via our website). There will be tea and cakes for sale 🧁 (for a small suggested donation) and the chance to enjoy some Nettle soup around our campfire 🔥

For more information please see our website https://www.wildeastdevon.co.uk/event-detail?eventid=51401

11/02/2024
There's still time to register for this free webinar tomorrow. If you have an hour to sit down and watch I can guarantee...
01/02/2024

There's still time to register for this free webinar tomorrow. If you have an hour to sit down and watch I can guarantee some very valuable herbal insight 😊

Which herbs can support immune health?🌱

Herbalist and bestselling author Thomas Easley answers this question and more in our latest webinar on how herbs can support immunity.

In this webinar Thomas also addresses...
🌼Whether antiviral herbs actually exist
🌼How to use echinacea and astragalus for immune health
🌼How thinking about your immune system like a house plant can improve health

Reserve your spot here: https://bit.ly/4945GQy

[Image description: a closeup photograph of a patch of echinacea flowers growing. The flowers are pink.]

01/02/2024

HAPPY IMBOLC – LIVING WITH NATURE'S RHYTHMS

As we move from January into February, the first bright green shoots of the spring bulbs poke through the soil.

"Hazel catkins glow in the welcome sunlight and everywhere there is the feeling that life is stirring. Seen from a distance, some of the native trees have taken on a coloured hue, caused by the gentle swelling of their buds, faint at first, but increasing as the increase in the day’s length begins to influence the plants. There is a sense of rebirth in the air, of new beginnings waiting for their right time to come."

Observing Nature's rhythms and celebrating the changes in light, energy, growth and life, is a great way to connect to Mother Nature.

Glennie Kindred has spent most of her life entwined with Nature, and here she shares how she celebrates Imbolc, and how you can too.

https://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/living-in-tune-with-the-seasons-imbolc-january-into-february

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