Redbridge Central Library – Second Floor (Hub Central), Clements Road, Ilford, IG1 1EA

Join Deborah for this hands-on workshop if you’d like to start your own at-home natural medicine cabinet or take control of your family’s health.

You will learn and practice the basics of creating herbal tinctures.

If you want to start a tincture you will need to bring with you:

• A Cafetière (size doesn’t matter)
• Enough dried or fresh herb to fill the cafetière (please see herb suggestions below)
• Some plain alcohol to fill the cafetière (vodka is a good choice, 45% proof)
• A way to carry your tincture safely home!

For Respiratory conditions/colds:

Echinacea spp

Elderflower or Elderberry (Sambucus nigra)

Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) Sage (Salvia officinalis)

For Heart & Circulatory Conditions:

Hawthorn (Crataegus spp) – leaves or berries

Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)

Lime Flower (Tilea europaea)

A couple of good sources for dried herbs:

Etsy Shop: Caleysapothecary

https://starchild.co.uk/

If you would like to discuss your choice of herb or have any other questions about the workshop please email Deborah directly on Medical.Herbalist@ntlworld.com

The workshop is suitable for adults aged 18+

The suggested donation for a ticket for the workshop is £5 per person. Non-refundable.

About Deborah Syrett

Medical Herbalist, BSc (Hons)

Natural Health Teacher

Deborah trained in herbal medicine at Westminster University and was Resident Herbalist at The Forest Farm Peace Garden Community Garden for 5 years. She also studied ‘Gut & Psychology Syndrome’ with Dr Natasha Campbell-McBride and Endobiogeny with Dr Jean Claude LePraz.

She conducts foraging walks, talks and workshops covering a wide range of traditional healing methods designed to give people the confidence to take back control of their health without the need for pharmaceutical drugs or doctors.