Welcome to Glenorchy Herbs and Healing.
My name is Fiona McQueen and as a retired medical practitioner and specialist physician, I have 40 years of experience in the traditional Western medical approach to health and disease. For many years I have also studied alternative healing techniques from a holistic, mind-body perspective and for the last 4 years I have studied herbalism culminating in completion of The Community Herbalist qualification and membership of the New Zealand Association of Medical Herbalists (NZAMH). I incorporate meditation, yoga and naturopathy into my own regular health routine along with mindful eating of a largely organic, wild-food and often plant-based diet.
My focus is now on exploring herbal medicine. The use of plants for the treatment of disease underpins the modern science of pharmacology but its roots (intended pun) are ancient going back to prehistory and recorded by such civilisations as the Sumerians and Egyptians.
Herbal remedies tend to be especially helpful for the treatment of chronic, ongoing conditions and are often combined with dietary and lifestyle advice to improve and maintain health on many levels.
I see patients / clients for holistic health consultations in the setting of a beautiful herb garden surrounded by the breathtaking scenery of the Southern Alps. It is a place of peace and tranquillity and I have set the intention that it also be a focus for healing. Another clinic in Frankton is opening in September 2024 (Align studios, Remarkables Park, see appointments).
What we offer:
- Diagnosis of your specific health condition
- Is there a herb uniquely suited to you?
- Nutritional and lifestyle advice including written checklists
- Herbal remedies such as personalised tinctures and teas
- Herbal creams and salves – made onsite from local and foraged ingredients