Natasha is an experienced and qualified medical herbalist in Western herbal medicine, a forager and mycotherapist. She practises remotely at Napiers CLAID (Covid, Lyme and Infectious Diseases) clinic and the Napiers Edinburgh clinic within Herbal Medicine general practice.

Natasha qualified from University of East London after the course was transferred from the School of Phytotherapy in Battle.

Based in the heart of the Cairngorms where deer are plentiful as are ticks.Mountains and beautiful surroundings for walking and all outdoor pursuits. Natasha has been practicing here since she qualified in 2013.

Her passions are plants, people, food, nutrition and foraging.

Having grown up learning herbs from her Mum, their family allotment and a well thumbed copy of A Modern Herbal. It felt a natural progression to study herbs to an academic level. During her studies she was working and living on a croft, later a small holding. Now finds herself rather than cultivating plants she is to found be out foraging with her dog for plants and mushrooms for food, and medicine. As well as teaching through walks and workshops as the in house forager for The Fife Arms in Braemar.

QUALIFICATIONS
BSc (Hons) in Herbal Medicine

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Medicinal Mushroom practitoner member of UKPMPR (UK and Ireland Mycotherapists Practitioner Register).
Member of the AOF (Association of Foragers).
Member of NIMH. Recently appointed as a director of NIMH.