MEDICINES
Types of medicines and costs
Types of medicines / Costs
Types of medicines and cost based on a month’s supply. The following prices are an estimated cost from 2023
Powdered Herbs
Cost: £25-£35
The herb is dried and ground into a powder. They can be used internally or externally.
Capsules
Cost: £35- £40
These are simply a powdered formula that I put into vegetarian capsules making them easier to take. Ideal for people who find the taste of powdered herbs unpalatable!
TINCTURES
Cost: £45-50
Herbs are soaked in alcohol so that the beneficial constituents are absorbed. This is believed to be the strongest form of a remedy as it goes straight into the bloodstream and its effects can be felt quickly.
Glycerites
Cost: £45-£50
The non-alcoholic equivalent to tinctures. This makes it great for children or where alcohol is not suitable. They also taste sweet.
Bach Flower Remedy
Cost: £8
A tailor-made remedy that can be added to any drink. I also can add them directly to a tincture or glycerite formula, for an additional charge of £1.
Oils
Cost: £15- £20
Great for rubbing onto the skin for pain relief and to soothe irritated or dry skin. Herbs are soaked in a variety of oils such as almond or olive oil. I tend to use them as a base to my creams and ointments.
Creams and ointments
Cost: £10- £20
Great for rubbing onto the skin for pain relief and to soothe irritated or dry skin. Herbal infused oils or tinctures are added to a base cream or ointment. I make it with local beeswax and organic fair trade cocoa butter. I also make vegan creams from aloe vera and herbal infused oils.
Teas and decoctions
Cost: £15- £20
One of the oldest ways of taking herbal medicine. Dried or fresh herbs are steeped in hot water.
Flowers and leaves are infused in for 5 mins as a tea.
Roots and bark are commonly decocted.
Simmered in hot water for 30mins.
Types of medicines / Costs
Capsules
Cost: £30- £40
These are simply a powdered formula that I put into vegetarian capsules making them easier to take. Ideal for people who find the taste of powdered herbs unpalatable!
Powders
Cost: £20-£30
The herb is dried and ground into a powder. They can be used internally or externally.
Teas and decoctions
Cost: £6 – £12
One of the oldest ways of taking herbal medicine. Dried or fresh herbs are steeped in hot water.
Flowers and leaves are infused in for 5 mins as a tea.
Roots and bark are commonly decocted. Boiled in hot water for 30mins.
Tinctures
Cost: £40-45
Herbs are soaked in alcohol so that the beneficial constituents are absorbed. This is believed to be the strongest form of a remedy as it goes straight into the bloodstream and its effects can be felt quickly.
Glycerites
Cost: £40-£45
The non-alcoholic equivalent to tinctures. This makes it great for children or where alcohol is not suitable. They also taste sweet.
Powdered herbs
Cost: £20-£30
The herb is dried and ground into a powder. They can be used internally or externally.
Oils
Cost: £10- £15
Great for rubbing onto the skin for pain relief and to soothe irritated or dry skin. Herbs are soaked in a variety of oils such as almond or olive oil. I tend to use them as a base to my creams and ointments.
Creams and ointments
Cost: £8- £10
Great for rubbing onto the skin for pain relief and to soothe irritated or dry skin. Herbs are soaked in a variety of oils such as almond or olive oil. I tend to use them as a base to my creams and ointments.
Bach Flower Remedy
Cost: £5
