8-Day Healing Bush - a little bush with big powers!

Lobostemon fruticosus is an amazing indigenous plant belonging to the Borage and Comfrey family. It is a common little shrub in the Cape Floristic Region, with tough hairy leaves and flowers that range from pink through purples to blues, often on the same bush and in the same flower at the same time.
Chew some fresh leaf and you will see why it is also called 'Pleisterbos' - a gummy mass will quickly form!

Tips for Spring

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Spring, when the new growth starts to appear on trees and other plants, is said the be the Wood time of the year, i.e. Spring is governed by the Wood Element (as opposed to Fire, Earth, Metal and Water). Each Element is also linked to a major organ system and in TCM this is the Liver and Gallbladder. Spring is therefore one of the best times to address Liver issues and to ensure that your liver and gallbladder is in optimal health. Now is the time to address this and also to assist the shift in metabolism from the quiet, slow winter mode to the more expansive and active summer mode.

Exciting New Research on Cancer Cells and Homeopathic Medicine

A common criticism of homeopathy is that we use medicines that are diluted beyond the point where any of the original molecules of the substance are left in the prescribed medicine. These 'ultra-molecular dilutions' are controversial to some and often considered to be no more than placebo!  An interesting new piece of research would have us believe otherwise. Published in the International Journal of Oncology in February this year, it shows how ultra-molecular preparations of 4 medicines commonly prescribed for cancer patients had a selective effect in killing cancer cells in test tubes while not affecting normal cells, proving that highly diluted homeopathic medicines can in fact have a measurable effect and are not simply water / placebo.  See below for more information on this study:

What is Homeopathy?

Homeopathy is a complete system of medicine devised in its modern form in 1796 by a German physician—Samuel Hahnemann. Homeopaths work with the body’s own natural healing mechanisms to stimulate a person back to health. This is done by prescribing small doses of substances that would, in a larger dose and in a healthy person, cause symptoms similar to the ones that the patient is currently experiencing.

Geometry in Nature

I have really been struck by this beautiful short video showing how nature uses geometry in its constructions! It is a wonderful display of Fibonacci sequences, The Golden Mean & Phi etc. Have a look and see what I mean: http://www.etereaestudios.com/docs_html/nbyn_htm/movie_index.htm

With the Cape winter on its way, its time to think about ways to protect yourself from winter problems.


The Cape winter is cold and wet and one of the best herbs to to help you through this time is the warming, drying and cheering daisy - Calendula officinalis.

Research in Homeopathy. What's the Evidence?

Research into many areas of homeopathy is continually being done. This is contrary to some reports in the media that there is no evidence that homeopathy works! It is just bad journalism, really - lazy journalists mindlessly repeating misinformation that has been given to them...