Australian Grown Fresh Plant Tinctures

Posted on April 28, 2020

Herbal Medicines and Herbal Remedies

Modern medicine has benefited greatly from discoveries made through use of botanical extracts. The history of botanical medicine has a rich history and goes back in time over many hundreds of years if not thousands of years.

Australia has a wealth of information on the use of botanical extracts and tinctures and with a very active community of Herbalists and Naturopaths, the knowledge base of use and therapeutic outcomes are well studied by these practitioners.

The past President of the NHAA Leah Hechtman provides a very succinct and informative overview of herbal medicine

“There are many different “types” of herbal medicine that spring from different cultures around the world. All these have the use of medicinal plants in common, but they vary in the plants they use, the way they prepare and use medicines from these plants, and the philosophy of their treatment approaches. Different cultures may also use the same plants but differ in how it is used, or the part they use.  

In Australia the most commonly found cultural types of herbal medicine are Western, Aboriginal, Chinese and Ayurvedic (Indian), although there are also many other cultures represented in Australia that utilise their own unique and traditional herbal treatments.

The National Herbalists Association of Australia represents the practice of Western herbal medicine, which is based on European herbal medicine traditions. We also have an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) membership category. These members work in their local communities using traditional Aboriginal bush and Western herbal medicine.  

Herbal medicine is increasingly being validated by scientific investigation which seeks to understand the active chemistry of the plant. Many modern pharmaceuticals have been modeled on, or derived from chemicals found in plants. An example is the heart medication digoxin derived from foxglove (Digitalis purpurea).

Using plants as medicine provides significant advantages for treating many conditions. The therapeutic activity of a plant is due to its complex chemical nature with different parts of the plant providing certain therapeutic effects.”

https://www.nhaa.org.au/public/information-resources/what-is-herbal-medicine

Australia also has one of the most extensive ranges of Fresh Plant Tinctures available for use in practitioner medicine and consumer remedies. PPC Herbs works in collaboration with Marleen Herbs Tasmania which has allowed the company to bring to market over 125 tinctures which are Australian grown and certified organic.

Australian grown and certified means practitioners now have an amazing range of therapeutic extracts and tinctures to choose from.