Iulia Barta Medical Herbalist in Edinburgh

12/08/2025

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17/07/2025

3 bespoke herbal prescriptions, made by me for my patients.

The herbs have been carefully chosen to help reverse the symptoms caused by PCOS and increase fertility, support relaxation and calm the nervous system and help reduce blood pressure & reduce autoimmunity.

I've also dispensed a tincture mix for threadworms where the standard pharmacy medication hasn't worked and has led to side effects.

And a mix for lifting the spirits while also helping the patient wind down in the evenings and reduce mood swings.

We always look at diet, blood tests and supplementing missing nutrients. I offer a wide range of lab tests such as comprehensive stool tests and urine tests which are always useful.

Keep well, enjoy the sunshine and take your herbs.

Great time for adding fresh herbs into our salads and lemonades.

I will be taking some time off for the next couple of weeks by my calendar is open for August, you can see my availability via my website.

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14/07/2025

Had a wonderful time and attended many useful herbalist seminars at the Power of Plants festival last weekend

It was great to hear about the latest research when it comes to the gut microbiome and how it affects everything else including the effectiveness of the herbs that we use! As certain good bacteria are needed to help metabolise and activate the goodness in the herbs.

Great seminar about food intolerances, how to test and treat, which will enhance they way I can help my patients.

Wonderful talk about supporting babies and children's ailments with effective herbal remedies and dietary advice.

A refresher on dermatology and how much herbal medicine can help with anything skin related.

Hormonal imbalances, PCOS & again how the gut influences all this as well.

Many thanks to NIMH for organising a wonderful event for herbalists and herb enthusiasts.

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The heat was a challenge (32 degrees in the shade..!!) and I also challenged myself by walking for 9.2 miles (15km) on the way back to the train station heavily pregnant!!

Powered by the bramble, damsons and nettle seeds I ate on the way, I chanted mantras and reminded myself that our bodies are wondrous capable things! If I got through a 44 hour labour with my first, and completed the Royal Inca Trail in Peru and the Everest Base camp trekking prior to that, I could certainly walk for 5 hours back to the train station and I did it!

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