I started offering online Chinese herbal medicine consultations at the start of the Covid 19 pandemic. This has proved an invaluable way to safely support people to deal with a wide array of health concerns.
In the UK, only registered practitioners can prescribe Chinese herbal medicines. I am registered with the ATCM (Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine) and am on their Covid 19 expert working group. I have been working with Chinese herbs for 25 years, qualifying in 1996.
My online consultations involve taking a full medical history – and I may also use mindfulness techniques to help you to feel more calm, settled, supported and well resourced.
Having someone listen to your symptoms and think about them from a different perspective can, in itself, be very helpful and bring new insight into health issues. After the consultation I will be able to provide you with herbs through an accredited pharmacy service, which will be delivered by post.
An online consultation, which can be any online platform you wish, or over the phone, will take 30-60 minutes.
The cost of the initial consultation is £45 or £30 – students, unwaged, NHS/care home staff – and this includes a free 15 minute follow up/check up. I want to make sure you are happy with the herbs I have prescribed. Further consultations after this to review your progress and prescribe more herbs are £35 – or £25 for students/unwaged. Each time a free 15 minute check up is included in the consultation cost.
Payment can be by bank transfer or Paypal.
The cost of the herbs is £25 per 100 gms including postage – approximately 14-18 days worth of herbs.
Please make sure you also consult with your GP/primary care physician/hospital etc – please do not use Chinese herbs as an alternative to conventional medicine.
Client experiences of the Online Service
Chinese herbs for eczema
“During the COVID-19 lockdown I had a flare up of eczema on my face, hands & neck. It wasn’t the first time I’d had a stress-related flare up, and this one was extremely itchy, sore, inflamed and hot, making it hard to sleep at night and challenging to focus on anything but my symptoms during the day.
Chronic health issues
Sylvia is a lovely, thoughtful and intuitive person who makes a very careful diagnosis and prescribes a holistic treatment. The herbs she prescribed for me arrived in the post the day after my appointment and are very gentle and actually taste good! I can feel them gradually working for me already. With Chinese herbal medicine, the prescription is individual and is adjusted as you improve, dealing with every aspect of a condition until full health is restored, with no nasty or frightening side effects. I thoroughly recommend Sylvia and her online appointment service. Talking to her on Skype was almost like being in her clinic”. – Catherine T, Kirkudbright, Scotland