Liniments, plasters, soaks and compresses, applied to the part of you that hurts. External use only — nothing is taken internally, so nothing here interacts with the medication you are already on.

Watercolour of a practitioner pressing a warm cloth herbal compress onto a woman’s upper back, with more compresses and a bowl of dried herbs beside her.

What we use it for

Joint pain

Knees, elbows, wrists, ankles

Old sprains

Aches in the cold or after use

Swelling

In the days after an injury

Stiff hands & feet

Where a hot soak reaches

Four ways we use herbs

Liniment

Rubbed into sore joints and old sprains.

Plaster

Pressed onto one stiff spot and left on while you rest.

Soak

Hot herbal water for stiff hands and feet.

Compress

A warm bundle of herbs held on the back or shoulders.
Book a visit

Herbs round off a visit. Tell us what hurts and we’ll say whether they fit.