herbdoctorphil

11/08/2025

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Simon is one of the most experienced and grounded medical herbalists I know. It is an absolute delight to hear him share his wisdom so eloquently

Is the root of every illness your gut? Could 5 simple herbs replace your medicine cabinet? Natural remedy expert Simon Mills reveals the herbal medicines tha...

09/05/2025

Delighted to be working again with editor Guy Waddell and the lovely team at Aeon Books to use archival illustrations and lettering created by Non Shaw to reimagine a composite cover image for the superb companion volume to Christopher Hedley’s ‘Plant Medicine’ due to be published later this year.

https://health.aeonbooks.co.uk/product/very-generous-things-plantswe-don/95364

09/03/2025

Exhausted but happy! Another fact-packed, full-on, no-holds-barred clinical skills empowerment weekend at the Herbarium with our amazing herbal learners. Phil & Joy do Prod & Poke - yay!

08/03/2025

In the local hostelry with our fabulous gang of learners after a long day of prodding and poking

27/02/2025

Is observing the jugular venous pressure giving you the jitters? Are the Korotkoff sounds driving you crazy? or maybe you’re having difficulties telling your Lub from your Dub?

We’ve all been there! Join Phil & Joy at Sheffield Herbarium on 8th and 9th March where we can supply you with the perfect antidote and a nice cup of tea…

Just say hello to us at joylizzy08@yahoo.com to find out all about it

12/02/2025

🩸An insight into the world of haematology🩸
There are essentially three groups of things in a full blood count; red cells, white cells, and platelets. Each one can be measured in different ways to reveal a surprising amount of information about health, illness and wellbeing.

Learn about the typical components of a full blood count and some perspectives on what they might signify.

https://www.herbalreality.com/herbalism/western-herbal-medicine/interpreting-the-full-blood-count-what-could-it-all-mean/

06/02/2025

Fabulously practical, packed with useful information, and still plenty big enough to stand a teapot on…

The 2025 print run of ‘blood tests and some other stuff - an introductory guide for herbalists’ is now hot off the press and up for grabs at £20 plus postage and packing

To get your name on a copy just email herbdoctorphil@gmail.com and all will be made clear

03/02/2025

The team at Herbal Reality have very generously just published a piece I wrote recently about interpreting the full blood count

This is just one example of the many types of blood tests used by both herbal and conventional practitioners to help clarify and monitor the health issues our patients may bring to us

Blood tests are valuable investigation tools. Dr Phil Deakin demystifies the full blood count, offering guidance to its interpretation.

02/02/2025

Huge thanks to all you wonderful herbal learners who joined us this weekend for our clinical skills empowerment sessions. Together we managed to find time between tea breaks to explore the full clinical examination routine. Yay!

Need more Prod & Poke in your life? Phil and Joy can help you with that…

Just email joylizzy08@yahoo.com to find out more