How are the herbs prescribed and prepared?
No two patients are alike, even if they appear to be suffering the similar symptoms, so no two prescriptions are exacly the same. Jeanette prescribes and prepares the herbal remedies for each individual. She formulates the prescription and compounds the herbal preparations in her dispensary.
She does not use any animal or mineral materials in her prescriptions, nor does she prescribe or employ any orthodox pharmaceuticals.
At the end of a consultation, Jeanette prepares an herbal blend unique for each individual's needs. Herbs that are to be taken internally are dispensed in either a tincture format, in which the raw plant material has been extracted in an alcohol medium, or in a dried format to be prepared as a tea. Occasionally she dispenses in capsule format, where a blend of dried, powdered herbs has been packaged into a capsule.
When treating children, the remedies are often flavoured with herbal syrups to make them more palatable. If a topical preparation is required, she will also make that up based on what the condition calls for, be it an ointment, cream, lotion, pessary or capsule, utilizing a relevant range of essential oils, herbal infused oils and decoctions or tinctures.
Does Jeanette prescribe supplements?
Jeanette is also trained in nutriton medicine and often recommend supplements where she feels it is necessary. She always looks to adjust the diet where relevant so that the maximum nutrition is being supplied; however, in some cases the level of certain minerals, vitamins or essential fatty acids required cannot be easily obtained from diet alone and therefore needs to be supplemented.
