Did you know…?

As a Herbalist in the 15th Century I would heal with herbs and pray for the person too. Both herbs and prayer were equally important.

As the village herbalist, I would have been the first person to try and heal the sick person. My learning came from my mother, who learnt from her mother, who learnt from her mother…you get the picture!

I would most likely have been illiterate, as only 5 - 10% of the population could read and write, so my knowledge was not recorded anywhere, unless it was passed down to my daughters it would have died with me.

Thankfully, today we are finding out the reason why the herbs worked, we’re finding out the science behind them, and more and more people are looking for natural alternatives to prescription drugs.