Herbalism

You just have to step outside your back door to see herbal medicines naturally growing in your environment. These helpful herbs are often only known as weeds and no longer respected for their medicinal value. You may know some of these pesky weeds very well, like  Dandelion or Nettles. Did you know that both of these plants are very useful as medicinal herbs for blood cleansing, as diuretics, nutritive tonics and much more.

This is a trailer to a movie about herbal medicine.

Herbal medicine is defined as the use of plant remedies in the treatment and prevention of disease. It has been used for thousands of years and is still an integral part of many traditional societies, with over 80% of the worlds population still relying on it as their primary healthcare. In Ireland it has a small following but it is struggling for recognition and unfortunately many people have totally lost their connection with our native plants and how they can benefit our health.

At Satmya we value herbalism and try to impart the knowledge of plants to our clients. We feel that everyone should know a little about herbs and be able to take back their health. Herbal medicine is part of every traditional culture and some knowledge of using herbs to treat common ailments should be known by someone in each family or community. Our modern culture has lost this ancient tradition and now we depend on someone else (GP, etc) to take care of our everyday health. Herbs support the body, mind and spirit and are useful for treating a wide range of ailments from acne to PMT, lethargy, stress, UTIs, digestive problems, sinusitis, migraines, etc etc.

Herbs can be used in a variety of ways from alcoholic tinctures to decoctions and teas. You can have a herbal bath or foot bath, use herbal creams or salves or even as a smudge stick to burn in your home. At Satmya we sell a huge range of herbal medicines in all forms. If you want an unusual herb please contact us and we’ll see if we have it in stock otherwise we’ll try and locate it from one of our herbal suppliers.

Every society, in all parts of the world, has its own herbal tradition, even Ireland…

At Satmya we use herbal medicine when it is needed as part of your holistic Naturopathic treatment. We use tinctures, teas, capsules, creams, etc.

• Our herbal dispensary has an excellent range of herbal tinctures, dried herbs, powders & oils.
• We can dispense in single herb or combination tinctures according to what is required.
• Tinctures are dispensed only with prescription from a qualified herbalist or after a consultation.
• We offer free 15minute consultations at the dispensary
• For chronic conditions we do recommend a full Naturopathic consultation