Botanical Medicine
Botanical medicine is rooted in the ancient tradition of humans utilizing plants for their therapeutic properties—a practice that transcends various cultures and civilizations throughout history. It involves using different parts of plants, such as the leaves, roots, flowers, and seeds.
Plants comprise a wide spectrum of bioactive compounds, including alkaloids, flavonoids, and essential oils, with diverse therapeutic potential. These natural compounds can be used in various forms, such as teas, tinctures, capsules, or topical applications. Herbal treatments can be tailored to an individual's specific needs, considering their unique health concerns and constitution.
My approach
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Assess your overall constitution.
I will take an in-depth look at your health history, diet/digestion, sleep, energy, stress, and physical movement
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Select botanicals that work in harmony with your symptom picture.
I choose botanicals based on how they pair with your individual needs and their synergistic effects to maximize your healing potential.
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Create clear assessment check points to ensure health goals are met.
We will have follow-ups to assess if we need to adjust/change treatment. I will continue to track progress for our short and long term health goals.
I want to learn more
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Yes. A trained and licensed naturopathic doctor will be able to take a comprehensive health intake and understand your condition to provide instruction for the safe usage of botanicals.
We have the ability to customize a botanical prescription that will be safe for your condition.
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Yes, they are regulated by Health Canada.
Many regulations are in place to ensure that botanical/herbal medicines and natural health products sold in Canada are safe, effective, and of high quality. This regulatory framework where products are issued a natural product numbers (NPNs). Products that been rigorously assessed and found to meet safety and efficacy standards.
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Yes. There are many botanical medicines that can be used, however always check with your health care provider to ensure it is safe for your specific case.
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An extract of the medicinal plant properties in alcohol.
The alcohol breaks down the cell walls of the plant and the medicinal components of the plant is released and suspended in the alcohol.
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In a cool dark place.
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This is a method of extracting where the medicinal components of a botanical are released in heated water. Patients will drink the warm decoction based on the doctor's prescription.