Herbalist in Brisbane?

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Hi All,

I wondered if any of you could recommend a herbalist in Brisbane Australia.? One

urgently needed.? It seems that they aren't listed anywhere but there are lots

of naturapaths and I'm not really sure the difference.

I need someone who is very good with emotional support.? My ex husbands wife had

a wee baby four weeks ago, however immediately after birth she haemorraged and

almost died.? To save her life they had to perform a hysterectomy, after a five

hour surgical ordeal and 20 units of blood transfusion.? As you can imagine, she

is pretty shocked.? This is their first child and now their only child.? She is

exhausted and from what my ex says, very emotional, up and down and the medics

want to give her anti-depressants.? She wants to follow a herbal path.? If

anyone can recommend someone I'd be very grateful.

Thanks

Jean

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Hi Jane

The Nattional Herbalists Association of Australia. www.nhaa.org.au

is a good source of practitioner lists, and in this case I suggest

Zam

5th Floor Towers

149 Wickham Terrace

Brisbane QLD

+61 7 3839 1077

Zam practices in the centre of Brisbane, and has a solid background

in counselling as well as herbal medicine. She will also be able to

refer for other support if appropriate (not clear if the patient is

Australian or British/settled here/ well hooked in to the resources available).

On the other note - the professional boundaries between Western

herbalists and naturopaths in Australia are not fixed. Naturopaths

usually have training in two or three of the following disciplines -

herbal medicine, nutrition, homeopathy and tactile therapies. Many

practitioners who call themselves herbalists use homeopathy and

tactile therapies regularly, and of course most herbalists give

dietary advice. A study a few years ago of Western herbalists and

naturopaths in Australia, found that 76% of practitioners use more

than one professional title, 61% use herbal medicine as a title, 76%

use naturopathy as a title. I have found that some practitioners use

titles based on what they perceive the market to prefer, and this

varies between states, and on whether they think their herbal

knowledge is sufficiently specialised to call themselves herbalists.

(Comments like 'oh when I am more experienced I will call myself a

herbalist, but for now I call myself a naturopath')

Of course we all think that what goes on in our neck of the woods, or

our country, is 'right'. UK practitioners I have spoken to have

appeared horrified that naturopaths should use herbal medicine -

certainly Australian practitioners visiting the UK are completely

mystified at the rigid demarcation there.

best wishes

sue