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What is a Medical Herbalist?

Self Heal Clinic Shop, Greytown New Zealand

A Medical Herbalist is a trained professional with an in-depth knowledge of the way the human body works, and a current up to date knowledge of how to use natural medicine to address the imbalances in the body that result in ill health.

Because everything in the body is linked, a medical herbalist will look at what is happening in every body system which means that the problem which has been driving your health issues is identified and addressed, as well as the symptoms.

The symptoms you have are simply your body’s way of telling you something needs to change.

A medical herbalist may use medical tests and other tests such as live blood analysis and urinary indicans testing, plus iridology and a detailed understanding of the signs you present with to determine the best course of action for you.


Sarah Beesley is a highly qualified, registered medical herbalist with 5 years of training in the field of herbal and nutritional medicine. Her passion is actively working with people towards better health. Sarah owns and operates The Self Heal Clinic, a busy multi-practitioner practice in Carterton which is supported by one of the most comprehensive herbal dispensaries in the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand.

She is trained in nutritional and herbal medicine, has a special interest in digestive, immune and endocrine disorders, knows how to work with medications, will take the time to listen to you, and is down to earth in her approach. Her training includes a detailed knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, chemistry, biochemistry, plant pharmaclogy, nutrition and product manufacturing.

Sarah Beesley Dip. Med. Herb. (Hons), Dip. Herb. Awarded for excellence in Nutrition. Advanced Certificate in Herbal Medicine. Advanced Certificate in Natural Fertility & Reproductive Health. Bach Flower practitioner. Specialises in working with Adrenal fatigue and Thyroid disorders. Quantum Reflexology Practitioner.