Chelsea D - Tutor in Summer Greens
I am currently a final year student at the University of the Western Cape pursuing my Honors in Complementary Health Science, specializing in Phytotherapy. I have 6 years of experience in tutoring various school and University subjects. I am enthusiastic and able to adjust to the different needs of people.
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Online
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Chelsea speaks English
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Private Tutor
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Education
BCM Phytotherapy - University of the Western Cape
Phytotherapy or professional medical herbalism is synthesis of age old wisdom of traditional use medicinal plants from around the world as well as modern medical biosciences and phytochemistry. Phytotherapists use whole plants and their extracts for the prevention and treatment of disease as well as the promotion of optimum well-being. Every prescription is tailor made to fit the particular patient. Lifestyle and dietary counselling are also critical to meeting therapeutic goals. To specialise in Phytotherapy senior students do: Herbal Pharmacology - Medicinal plants have an effect on body functions because of the various chemical constituents they have. For example the opium poppy has sedative and analgesic effects because it contains alkaloid constituents morphine and papaverine, and the white willow has analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects because it contains an aspirin precursor. In herbal pharmacology the constituents of medicinal plants, their biological effects and mechanisms of action are studied. Materia Medica - deals with the practical understanding of medicinal plants that has been gained over time through traditional use and clinical practice. The student becomes familiar with the various categorisation of medicinal plants according to taste, energetics and systemic affinity. Clinical Phytotherapy - gives the student an understanding of how various medical conditions are viewed in Phytotherapy as well as how they are addressed. Herbal Pharmacy - equips the students with practical skills on the compounding of different herbal medicines. Phytotherapists compound and dispense their own medicines from several raw materials. They make mixtures of teas, tinctures, syrups, capsules, creams, salves, ointments, etc.
BSc Complementary Health Science - University of the Western Cape
Natural Medicine can be simply defined as any system of medicine that complements and enhances the body's natural capacity to heal by restoring balance without the use of synthetic drugs or chemicals. Natural medicine generally falls under the umbrella term of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). The various disciplines of natural medicine are highly diverse in foundations, philosophies and methodologies. However, although heterogenous, the major systems of natural medicine have many common central characteristics that provide a clear distinction from the mainstream medical ethos. These core tenants include a focus on individualising patients from the disease, hence individualising treatments, treating the whole person (as opposed to the disease process a separate entity), promoting self-care and self-healing and recognizing the core psychological and spiritual nature of each individual. In addition, many systems focus on good nutrition, lifestyle and preventive practices. Although natural medicine is associated with less scientific investigation, this knowledge gap is being addressed with an explosion of scientific research into natural medicines and the various principles on which they are based. It is estimated that one third of natural medicines have some published literature supporting their use. In many European countries and America, many, if not most, practitioners of natural medicine systems are registered medical physicians. Therefore, the differences between the numerous natural medicine modalities and conventional medicine are increasingly blurred and are constantly changing.