Today, Ellen Kamhi PhD, RN, AHG-RH interview Nicolette Perry PhD to discuss Nicolette’s book, YOUR BRAIN ON PLANTS.
Nicolette Perry has a PhD in pharmacognosy from King’s College London and has researched and published on medicinal plants for the brain. Her research into sage for Alzheimer’s disease triggered a move to research central nervous system plants at Newcastle University. Her long-term interest, beginning with a degree in biology on health and disease, is in the science behind the use of plants for health, with a particular focus on aromatic plants for the brain. She is director of Dilston Physic Garden (in Corbridge, Northumberland, UK) , a nonprofit established for education in medicinal plants, where she runs workshops, organizes talks on plants for health, and teaches on the Foundation in Plant Medicine. She is keen to convey the science behind plants as herbal medicines, particularly for their preventative role and as an adjunct to mainstream medicine.
About “Your Brain on Plants” book
Expert authors and mother-daughter team Elaine and Nicolette Perry have mastered an ever-growing body of scientific research (some of which they themselves pioneered) on how medicinal plants can help you sleep soundly, reduce stress, improve your memory, and simply feel better—in body and mind.
Organized to easily steer you toward the best remedies for your individual needs, Your Brain on Plants presents:
- Calming Balms
- Cognition Boosters
- Blues Busters
- Sleep Promoters
- Pain Relievers
- Extra Energizers
- Mind-Altering Plants
- Plant Panaceas
Within each of these chapters are detailed entries for the medicinal plants and herbs suited to the task, including what scientists know about them, their active ingredients, and guidelines regarding their safe use.
Contact: nslperry@gmail.com or Dilston Physic Garden’s contact page
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