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Earlier this year Herbal Medicine students & staff from Lincoln College visited Herbal Apothecary, which is based within the premises of its parent company Nature’s Laboratory in Whitby, North Yorkshire. The college visitors spent 4 hours in groups being shown...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that mental health conditions are rising worldwide. Mainly due to demographic changes, and lifestyle changes there has been a 13% rise in mental health conditions and substance use disorders in the last decade (to...

Medicinal plants and their extracts have been used since ancient times for prophylactic and therapeutic disease management. Vaginal and rectal routes have been extensively investigated for phytotherapy of local conditions, including genital infections, inflammatory conditions, cancer of reproductive and lower...

Tulsi, also known as Tulasi in Sanskrit, or holy basil in English, is a culinary and medicinal aromatic herb. It is indigenous to the Indian continent and highly revered for its medicinal uses within the Ayurvedic and Siddha medical systems....

Curcuma longa, commonly known as turmeric or as Haridra in Ayurvedic medicine, is a perennial herb which has a very long history of medicinal use, dating back nearly 4000 years. It is also used as a culinary spice and as...

Sambucus nigra L. is a plant of European origin and popularly known as elder, elderberry, black elder, European elder, European elderberry, and European black elderberry. Nature’s Laboratory is proud to supply this herb which has pharmacological multipotential for healthcare management. We...