herbal medicine & food based supplements

My upbringing in Mexico primed me for a curiosity and interest in traditional remedies. The older women in my life, from my grandmother to the many women who cooked and cleaned for my family, carried with them an arsenal of herbs and practices for all kinds of common ailments, passed on to them by generations of women before them. My mother, although not from that tradition, was inclined to natural medicine and homeopathy as well.

As an adult, I’m interested in both science and traditional ways of healing. I have informally studied Traditional Chinese Medicine and I’m currently formally studying Herbal Medicine for Women, mostly rooted in Western herbalism.

Women’s history has always been woven with plants and the healing arts, particularly botanical medicine and midwifery. In virtually every culture, without exception, women maintained knowledge of herbal healing for the prevention and treatment of common maladies that afflicted their communities, including herbal treatments for women’s concerns.

Dr. Aviva Romm, Botanical Medicine for Women’s Health