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herbactive Clinic -
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BOTANICal
CENTRE OF MEDICINE

Struggling to find the right herbal medicine for you?
You've come to the right place!

We offer the Web's largest source of key information about herbs and medical herbalism on the Net -- with nearly 30 years of experience and over 1000 pages and links to more than 500 herbs and herbal tonics.

"One of the oldest and most respected herbal information sites on the web."

ALAN HOPKING MA MNIMH MRCHM FINEH

British Herbal Health Practitioner - Member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists for 30 years

"I can help you to enjoy better health." Watch Alan's welcome video

5 reasons why we are proud to serve you

<1> You can use our freephone* to speak to our herbalist ** for FREE advice - one to one
<2> Our services are FREE throughout your treatment
<3> Your herbal medicines are tailored for your individual needs
<4> Our herbal medicines are organic and made in our own dispensary for you
<5> You get your money back if you are not completely satisfied with our service

If you have any questions click here for answers to Frequently Asked Questions

* You can phone now on our freephone 0500 90 96 97
** Alan Hopking MA MNIMH MRCHM FINEH has been a consultant herbal practitioner for 30 years

We can help you, click here
If you are new to our site and would like to see what other people think of our service and treatment, see their comments

Dear Alan,
This just a note to say thank you for all the treatments which Always WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kind regards,
Roberta. Hampshire

Dear Alan, I am very happy with the vitality of the bulk herbs you sent me last week. we did energy testing on them, and we could both feel the energy moving in different ways in my body with each herb. Then we compared them to the same herbs that I have been buying here in Portugal, and yours were so much more powerful. And they smell so good too. I am glad I have found you.
Susan. Portugal.

The last bottle was very good and the ABC powder is fantastic! Thank you for doing such a great job.
Shannon H, Australia

Hello there Alan, I wanted to write a testimonial for your website, if you see fit to publish it, here goes;
'I have been a regular customer of Alan's for nearly two years. It was a godsend that I came across his website after having read an article he had written in a magazine. Through every possible scenario I have encountered in the last two years, Alan's herb tonics and powders have provided an answer. I am more and more convinced everyday that Alan is the best at what he does. He is a lovely man who is genuine and who I enjoy conversing with. I am in great admiration of his work and feel he is playing such a huge role in facilitating numerous people back to their natural state of good health. Alan inspires me and it would be my greatest dream to be able to do what he does at some stage in the future.
Thank you Alan from Gemma and Rosaleen, Northern Ireland. 2011

"Hi Alan,
It's nice talking to you on the telephone. Thanks so much for your time and explaining things to me. I very much appreciate it.
I cannot wait to receive the order to start off immediately.
I have gone through your site and am quite impressed of what I saw. I have really found a source for my subsequent orders.
I have more confident that I will beat this disease and I trust you will help me do that.
Thanks and remain blessed
Clara" London. 2011

Rebuilding and Enhancing your Immune System

I'll not beat about the bush! I'll summarize what I've said about the advantage of the Herbal Tonics Health Maintenance Programme. How good can your immune system be (taking all the supplements and health foods you want in the world) if your colon is impacted with old faecal matter? How much benefit can any supplement have if your liver is 80% shut down and absorption from your digestive system is choked like a sieve that has most of its holes blocked whereby more toxins are reabsorbed than nutrients and your blood and intestines are filled with parasites, bacteria, viruses, and sludge?
The bottom line is that there is no "magic bullet" (no cure) so long as you have not optimized all your major body systems. You can do this most effectively and safely using specific herbal health tonics e.g. LiverDetox, LymphCleanse, WormLess for parasites, LungShield, Total Detox, KidneyShield, HerbShield, BreastShield, BloodCleanser, CatarrhLess, etc. All our systems need to be regularly cleansed for optimal function so that the food we eat and the exercise and sleep we take is properly utilized for our health and happiness.
I have outlined (in detail!) an month by month programme for you to optimize your health and vitality whatever your age. Find out all about it. It is called PROST.

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We want you to enjoy unbelievable health (and happiness). We know, and thousands of our customers and clients can testify, that our herbal health tonics can greatly improve your energy, immunity and overall health, see their comments

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Testimonial:
Dear Godshaer Herbalist,
I just wanted to say how happy I am with the consultation I had with you and herbal products I buy from Godshaer Herbalist! I know you must hear this a million times over but I sincerely mean it, I am thrilled with your follow-up treatment and the specialist herbal health tonics that I have from Godshaer Herbalist - they have saved me plenty of money because they are very strong and effective, therefore this has saved me paying money out on cheaper, unreliable products, or more expensive products that are less effective from the USA for instance, as we have all done, I'm sure!
I am truly happy and very satisfied with the level of quality that goes into all Godshaer Herbalist products and I am looking forward to buying other Godshaer Herbalist products. I am sure everyone who looks at your list wants to try almost every one of them!
I also regularly buy your delicious Stevia, it just makes such a difference to my life to know that your Stevia is totally natural with zero calories and zero glucose, and yet 20 times as sweet as sugar. I love Godshaer Herbalist products and I'm determined to keep healthy by taking them regularly.
I think your website is very clear and everything is in order, and very informative – better than anywhere else on the web! The range and the service of Godshaer Herbalist is 5 star! Godshaer Herbalist has given me so much free advice that I feel humbled by your dedication to natural health and wellness. Whatever the weather, Godshaer Herbalist have products to please everyone and this, I believe, is how a business should be! So thank you very much for everything you do for us herby health lovers - it's in your nature! Keep up the fabulous work!
With admiration and thanks, Susanna Blake (and my longsuffering but grateful family!)

Herbal Products with Real Quality from Godshaer Herbalist
Welcome to Godshaer Herbalist, the home of fine herbal products and health tonics. We stock a wide range of high quality herbal products specific for a wide range of requirements. We’ve got health tonics, herbal powders, herbs from around the world, green Stevia powder and Stevia extract, teas, oils and so much more.
At Godshaer Herbalist we pride ourselves in only producing our own elite, unique, botanicals. We have drawn on our own long clinical experience to create products that combine specificity, systemic support and ease of use. You’ll notice immediately when receiving your Godshaer Herbalist products just how much detail and expertise has gone into producing such a superior range.
We have extensive experience and knowledge of our industry and this is reflected through our level of innovation and new product developments. We offer free advice on all our products so that you can be sure that you will receive only the highest product specification when purchasing from our Godshaer Herbalist Range.
Looking for a specific herbal health tonic?
Look no further. Look through our range. Phone us for free advice. And be sure to check back to our regularly updated website to access new products online to support your health and wellness, subscribe to our newsletter service and check out our new information section. Contact us for more information on our freephone 0500 909697 or email our medical herbalist with 30 years clinical experience - Alan Hopking MA MNIMH - for FREE advice

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Niomi made a comment on Video of Herbalist Alan Hopking: "OMG How do you get all of those herbs? Your shop is amazing, I would love to do what you do for a living."
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On this site you will find information about:
how to get a consultation with Alan Hopking
the treatment of women and men
A to Z of herbal treatment of specific illnesses
index of herbal treatment
we sell stevia leaf sweetener - what's it all about
index of herb actions and uses
a history of herbalism down the centuries
herbs and drugs
what the godshaer herb stands for and does
And a whole lot more - see our index of contents.

What's news?

* May you have a Happy and Healthy Herby New Year!

* A 2011 review study concluded that Stevia sweeteners would likely benefit diabetic patients, says the International Journal of Food Science. see Stevia

* Dupuytrens Contracture is a condition with an unknown cause, but it has a link to sugar and alcohol. Find out more about herbal treatment for Dupuytrens

* The dark afternoons have already begun to draw in! What about your vitamin D? Eat more fish, or if you suffer from SAD (Seasonal Adjustment) Syndrome we can help with herbs...see SAD

* Constipation can be the cause of spots, eczema, depression, hair loss, sexual dysfunction, no energy, poor sleep... read about the two types of constipation

* Moisturize your skin with our Wheatgrass Moisture Cream, made with fresh wheatgrass juice - wheatgrass moisture cream

* Did you know you could claim up to £30 of FREE tonics every time you refer a patient or custumer to us? see details free-tonics

* September already, and the worst summer since 1972! But there are still lots of berries to collect from Mother Nature! Or get them fresh in our AgeLess Tonic

* Need I say it's summer? Some may not believe it! But already there are abundant wild foods to collect to eat in salads and cooking. Take a look at our selection to get your mouth watering! Wild herbs to eat

* Take a look at an 800 year old sculpture of "nature as the physician" in our photogallery

* Oxygen therapy using H2O2 kills unfriendly microbes, fungus, viruses, parasites, blastocystis hominis, giardia lamblia, entamoeba histolytica that can cause symptoms from acne to serious diseases - oxygen therapy H2O2

* The Dukan Diet that keeps Kate Middleton and her sister slender and healthy. Follow the Dukan Diet

* Due to popular demand we now supply white stevia powder and clear stevia drops - 300 times as sweet as sugar

* Have you considered a Water-Detox? See our specific programme for 14 or 30 days. Water-Detox

* Blood Root (Black Salve) Ointment for skin tags, moles, skin growths, nasal polyps. Bloodroot

* Are you under-weight, too thin, can't put weight on no matter how much you eat? WeighMore

* Do you get spots, pimples or acne? See the latest info about this condition, spots and acne

* Have you read the 12 practical ideas to help improve a bad memory

* I'm very pleased to announce that on 16 February 2011, after over 10 years of consultations, the government has given the go-ahead to Statutory Regulation of Medical Herbalists from April 2012. This ensures greater safety to the public. I want to thank all of you who wrote to your MP in support of SR. This is a very big day. Thank you all. Find out more about Statutory Regulation.

* Good news for women with fibroids. We have sourced an important anti-oestrogenic herb called Prunella (Self heal). This is now included in our FibroidsLess Tonic, as well as in BreastShield for cancer. See Fibroidsless

* Layrinthitis, a viral infection of the inner ear. Herbal treatment of Labyrinthitis

* I have made improvements to HerbShield (it now includes Cancer Bush Herb - Sutherlandia) and to BreastShield Tonic - this is now reformulated as anti-oestrogenic to help cancer resistance with additional herbs specific for breast health and protection.

* WormLess is still doing its wondrous work of literally eliminating worms from the system. Read the latest remarkable testimonial about round worms eliminated with WormLess Tonic

* Heard of Chai? If not you soon will! It's the 'new' tea that's taking America by storm. Yet Chai has been a spicy favourite in tea rooms in eastern Europe for generations. Try our unique Chai - tea of dreams

* Migraines have been reduced to nothing. Read Catherine's testimonial

* Yohimbe bark the sexual stimulant has recently had an official assessment

for the archive of our news go to our sitemap

or email me for more information

28 Years as a Medical herbalist specialising in herbal medicine and Tonic remedies

More and more people are turning to herbal medicine as the first alternative to mainstream medicine with its pharmaceutical products and frequent side effects. After 30 years of clinical experience I know that patients want safe effective treatment. And when treatment is wanted no-one wants to wait for an appointment.

If you have a loved one who needs help, consider herbal medicine; it could make a vital difference to the regaining of their health.

Who is Alan hopking?

Alan Hopking MA graduated from the School of Herbal Medicine (England, UK) as a herbal practitioner in 1981 and was accepted into membership with the oldest professional body of practising herbalists in the world, the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (UK). He now carries the letters of his qualification and membership MNIMH. This guarantees that he is fully insured and adheres to a strict professional Code of Ethics. These letters are a guarantee that patients place themselves in safe, trained and caring hands.
Then after two years of post-graduate training, Alan graduated from the London School of Chinese Herbal Medicine, and was elected to Membership of the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine (UK), MRCHM.
Alan has been in continuous practice as a professional herbal practitioner since 1981. Find out more and read his statement.

herbal medicine, Medical herbalist

As a medical herbalist I specialise in herbal medicine for a whole range of illnesses and health maintenance.
We also sell Stevia as a natural unadulterated sweetener.
Please see our links at the right hand side for more details.

Godshaer ABC has become one of the UK's leading herbal health care centres and is dedicated to the best of health and wellbeing through the use of herbal medicine.
Godshaer ABC clinic and shop was first opened in Bournemouth and Christchurch UK in 1981 by Alan Hopking. We moved to Lymington in 2008. Read the full History of Godshaer.

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Alan N Hopking MA MNIMH MRCHM
HERBACTIVE ABC
Advanced Botanical Centre of Medicine
5 Station Road
New Milton
Hampshire
BH25 6HN
UK

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+44 (0) 1425 839280
Freephone UK 0500 909697

alanhopking@herbactive.co.uk
for general information: info@herbactive.co.uk

Road and Rail

HERBACTIVE Clinic and Shop is near the New Milton Train Station
Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth, Poole or Weymouth and get off at New Milton; turn left at Station Road; 2 mins walk to Herbactive.
Buses from Bournemouth or Lymington take Wilts and Dorset X1 or X2 to Whitefield Road, New Milton (2-3 minutes walk over the rail bridge).
Buses from Winchester and Salisbury take Wilts and Dorset X3 to Bournemouth Hospital then take X1 or X2 to Whitefield Road, New Milton (2-3 minutes walk over the rail bridge).
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Disclaimer and pledge

As a professional herbal practitioner I am in practice in conformity with the laws of England and the 1968 Medicines Act. The UK legislative provisions for herbal medicine are to be found in the Medicines Act 1968, Section 12, paragraphs 1 & 2, and Section 56, paragraphs 1 & 2.

Section 12:1 specifies exemption for herbal medicines from licensing provided that they are supplied subsequent to private personal consultation. Section 12:2 exempts herbal medicines provided that they are produced according to standard traditional, non-industrial methods. It also specifies that no written claims may be made for the use of the remedy.

Therefore at Godshaer Herbalist no claims about any medical condition regarding the herbal medicines prescribed by Alan Hopking are made. Indeed, be it a doctor, surgeon or herbal practitioner, the successful outcome of our treatments cannot with any certainty be predicted, let alone guaranteed. Further, following UK and EU law, the information on this web site attach no medical claims and no claims concerning the medicinal herbs mentioned relating to any medical conditions listed. All the herbal prescriptions are unlicensed and made by Alan N. Hopking at the address of Godshaer Herbalist for patients of Alan N. Hopking.

I pledge that, I shall do all I can, using my knowledge of herbal medicines and natural treatment, to help you regain your deserved health.
Alan Hopking MA MNIMH MRCHM FINEH

All our herbal medicines are made from the raw herb at our dedicated clinic and dispensary at Godshaer Botanicals. We collect the fresh herbs, or import the dry herb. They are organic if at all possible. We only use whole herbs. We are against the use of standardized extracts, or the concentration of herbs by adding more of the active constituent. We recommend you do not use such products in any form (dry, in capsules or as tincture extracts). To use our herbal tonics you should follow the prescribed dose. Any side effects or problems should be reported to us.