KIM CRESWELL Words Jo Denbury Photography Katharine Davies
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t’s a typical summer’s day: rain tips down and windscreen wipers flap as I jolt my way over obscured potholes along a tiny lane in search of medical herbalist Kim Creswell. Mercifully Kim is ready and waiting to greet me with a mug of homegrown chamomile tea. We stand in her barn, drinking our tea and wait for the rain to pass. It doesn’t, so we venture out, heading for the consulting room and dispensary that Kim built herself, using local and recycled timber. Jars of dried herbs and foraged plants line the wall and I take in the views across the botanic garden. ‘It’s very important that people see the plants themselves when they visit,’ she explains. Kim spent five years studying herbal medicine and is a fully qualified Medical Herbalist and member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists. Kim has long practiced what she preaches, using medicinal plants herself for many years. In person Kim positively glows with well-being and is a living testimony to her approach to life. >
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