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✦ Welcome to our new clinic
Do you want to:
- understand what's going on in your body
- stop getting confused about endless supplements
- go beyond managing your symptoms
We’re here to support you!
What we’ll talk about in a session:
what you want to change
your current symptoms + past medical history
your digestion, stress, sleep, food + daily habits
What you’ll receive after the session:
unique treatment plan to support your health condition
(if relevant) herbal medicines in the form of teas, tinctures, powders
Optional support always included:
advocacy and assistance accessing other forms of healthcare
ongoing text support throughout the month
advice on other medications and supplements
Hey there,
I’m Maria Fernandez Garcia, NIMH
I’m qualified to treat a range of conditions using herbal medicine, but I’ll always be honest about when herbal medicine is not right for you.
I will also advocate for you to get the right support from your GP / other health professionals, contributing to a wider team of care in your health journey.
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One month of medicine (tincture + tea) is usually around £50, on top of your consultation fee. We’ll always work together to balance everything to be as affordable - and effective - as possible.
Healing Weeds Clinic holds one bursary place at any given time, offered at a reduced rate for the full course of a patient's treatment plan. For this, we prioritise applicants from refugee, asylum-seeking and racialised backgrounds; global majority patients; trans and non-binary people; frontline activists; and anyone experiencing or recovering from trauma.
[See details here for our bursary policy and apply here]
Join our new Friday clinic
Where to find us
📍 70 Prince Street, BS1 4QD
Our clinic is held in the same space as Helen Rideout, an incredible herbalist and friend - and someone I trained with for some of my 500 clinical hours. I’ve learned so much from her practice so I’m really grateful to be sharing this beautiful space. Helen’s clinic is open on Tuesdays - Thursdays.
What if I don’t want a full consultation?
We always want to suggest what’s best for you, so you can:
book a free 10 min chat; to ask any questions, learn about our treatments and find out if herbal medicine is right for you
book to discuss one specific issue; we can sign-post you to the right support and/ or suggest things you can try at home
Types of treatment we can provide for you
Herbal teas
A unique blend of loose leaf herbs, I will likely advise around 3 cups daily + I try my veryyy best to make them actually tasty!
Additional support always available
Lifestyle, diet + supplements
So you can begin connecting with and noticing these abundant plant medicines growing all around you!
We really want to be part of a wider health team supporting you!
If you need help accessing your local NHS health service, want us to write to your GP or you’re curious to learn about further support, such as green social prescribing or talking therapy, we’re always keen to sign-post you to our expansive professional network in Bristol.
A personalised mix of alcoholic plant extracts, usually taken with water as they can be bitter, dose is around 2 x 7.5ml daily
Wild food + foraging
Advice to support you in all areas so the plants can work their best; nothing in our bodies happens in isolation
Herbal tinctures
If you’re still scrolling, yay! Here’s more behind our ethos + wider strategy with our herbal medicine treatments
Enough with the endless pills!!!
Since I started learning about herbal medicine, and throughout my medical herbalism degree (which took 4 years to complete), I’ve come to understand how herbs are so different from pharmaceutical medicines; they always treat the root cause of disease, instead of just masking the symptoms.
Howeverrrr, recently I’ve noticed so many people think that herbs are just another way to find a quick fix for their symptoms - like a one pill solution to a long-term problem. I am so determined to break this cycle.
I want to show you how plants can heal the WHOLE body and how they affect entire systems inside of us, not just on isolated symptoms
This is why, in our consultations, I’ll ask you all about your bodys movements, your pains and strains, things that are easy and things that have been hard; all this information gives me a real insight into which plants will support your unique situation. We’re aiming for a time where you don’t need any herbal medicines anymore and your body regains it’s own balance.
We’re so lucky to have access to herbal medicine that can support your:
immune system
digestive system
nervous system
+ the list goes on…
If you’re unsure whether herbal medicine can support you, get in touch for a free 10 min chat before booking a consultation - we can discuss if this is the right path for you or if you need a different kind of support.