August 21st 2011 Maxine Haigh-White - Kitchen Medicine - Herbal medicine Is the oldest and still the most widely used system of medicine in the world today. Made exclusively from the roots, bark, leaves, seed or fruit of plants, each culture has its own traditional base in phytotherapy. Modern day western herbal medicine draws on centuries of knowledge from the time of Hippocrates to todays increasing interest by the scientific profession with regard to the efficacy of herbs such as St Johnons Wort, Echinacea, Hawthorn extract and of course the new antioxidants. There was a time when simple medicinal habits were passed down from mother to daughter. These are long by gone days, the 'olden times' as my daughters like to call them. Being a medical herbalist and passionate about simple remedies that are reliable, safe and more to the point in these days of recession, inexpensive and easily to hand. Maxine Haigh-White practises as a Medical Herbalist, a full member of the National Herbalists Association of Australia and The Australian Traditional Medicine Society, Maxine has a clinic in Balgowlah on Sydney's Northern Beaches. As well as coordinating the natural pharmacy and complementary health practitioners for the rest and recovery areas at events such as Sydney Big Day Out and the Peats Ridge sustainable music festival www.pinkroom.com.au. Maxine provides functional, easy to understand grassroots kitchen medicine courses at Mosman community college http://www.mec.nsw.edu.au/ and has recently joined the faculty at Nature Care College in St Leonards www.naturaltherapypages.com.au/therapist/kitchenmedicine/29614         The opinions expressed by the various authors contained within this website are their own and not necessarily of the Committee and Members of the Dowsers Society of NSW. No responsibility will be accepted for anyone acting or failing to act upon any information offered. Please contact the respective authors for all enquiries and not the society.