Rene Harris is a Clinical Medical Herbalist trained in the philosophies, principles and practice of Western herbal medicine and medical science. Rene Harris Health prescribes in a safe and effective manner to gently encourage your own body’s healing. A confidential case history will be taken to allow for personally prescribed therapeutic herbal medicine.

Herbal Medicine’s work by gently stimulating and encouraging the body’s own healing process and can act slower than conventional medicine. It is therefore important to be patient and compliant with your treatment.

Brief history
Herbal Medicine is the use of medicinally active plants to heal the body.

It is the oldest and most widely used system of medicine in the world today. The first written record of herbal medicines, is the Pen Ts'ao by Shen Nung written in 2800BC. The first Greek herbal was written around c400BC by Hippocrates who developed principles of diet, exercise and happiness as the cornerstones of health.

Among the healing agents isolated from herbal remedies today are salicylic acid (aspirin), derived from white willow bark, the vincristine series of anticancer agents, derived from periwinkle, and several analgesics and paralytics such as morphine from the opium poppy.

For a consultation please book on 09 630 0067 or email René at consult@reneharrishealth.com