Author Archives: Robyn James
Lincoln conference of Herbal Medicine
We have now confirmed details for an exciting programme of talks and workshops at the Lincoln conference of Herbal Medicine at Riseholme campus from 9th to 10th July. This two day conference will explore the complexities of herbal medicine therapeutics. … Continue reading
Lincoln conference of Herbal Medicine
We are just putting the finishing touches to our programme for a herbal conference this summer, with the theme ‘Medics or Magicians?’ at the beautiful Riseholme campus in Lincoln. Keep the weekend of 9th-10th July free! The conference is open … Continue reading
Galenic Constitutions
In History and Philosophy of Herbal Medicine over the last couple of weeks, we have been looking at the Galenic concepts of constitutions: the choleric, sanguine, melancholic and phlegmatic temperaments. These constitutions are based on the classical idea that you … Continue reading
Herbal remedies for anxiety
You may have seen some of the publicity last week about a new study published in the peer-reviewed Nutrition Journal suggesting that herbal and nutritional remedies could be effective in the treatment of anxiety and anxiety-linked disorders. The study concerned … Continue reading
The Emperor’s New Drugs
Are conventional antidepressants simply placebos? On Wednesday 6th October the Lincoln Academy hosted a talk by Irving Kirsch, professor of psychology at the University of Hull, in which he suggested exactly that. His meta-analyses of the published and unpublished trials … Continue reading
Japanese garden trip
As is Lincoln tradition, we took the new students on a trip to the beautiful Japanese garden in North Clifton on the Friday of Freshers week. The weather was rather cool, but as it had been tipping down the previous … Continue reading
NSS scores success
Just bragging this week – the Complementary Medicine (Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture) team were very proud of our excellent results in the National Student Survey. Our graduates gave us an average score of 4.42 out of 5 over the 22 … Continue reading
Elderberry Rob
It’s not really a good year for Elderberries in Sheffield. Nevertheless, I was determined to make some Elderberry Rob this weekend because I haven’t had any the last couple of years and it’s such a lovely recipe. And I’ve already … Continue reading
Researching the history of western herbal medicine
Earlier this year, I attended a couple of seminars on researching the history of western herbal medicine, organised by Middlesex University. They were both fascinating events, which brought together classical and medieval historians, medical herbalists and other academic and independent … Continue reading
Research into art and science
So, I always imagine that I will have time free in the summer to get on with lots of ongoing projects. In semester time, I blithely pictured myself updating this blog weekly, in between long afternoons of lazing around in … Continue reading