Coventry's PHA Apothecary

Coventry’s Apothecary offers a variety of natural products to promote health and well-being.

These include natural remedies made into tinctures, balms, oils and loose herbs. Our collection of herbal remedies are all lovingly made with wild-crafted or organic herbs, imbued with love, laughter and healing energy. Contact to order.

Disclaimer

If you choose to take a remedy, you are agreeing to do your research and take responsibility for your own health.

Our treatments and remedies are not created by herbalists.  They are created by regular folks who want to create a collection of herbal medicines for themselves and their loved ones.  Most herbal medicines are very safe, but please do your own research and be aware that toxic pharmaceutical medications can distort normal responses to herbs.

If you are on medications you should seek specialist advice. If you have any concerns about taking herbal medication, you should visit a medical herbalist who will take a full history and can advise you which herbs are best for you and which might be avoided. Some people are hot, some are cold, and some people are dry, and some are boggy: remedies help bring the body into balance, so knowing that matters.

No-one is selling these, there is no-one to blame if you choose to take something that disagrees with you. If you are not prepared to take responsibility for your own health, you are in the wrong place.

Skin Balm

BRUISE BALM
Daisy flowers (Woundwort, Bruisewort, Bella perennis L.) infused olive oil, beeswax and coconut oil.

Action: Vulnerary (heals wounds/inflammation). Acts upon muscle fibres of blood vessels.
As discutient for tumours.

Uses: External use. Tumours resulting from a blow. Injuries, sprains, bruises (externally).

SKIN SOOTHER
Dandelion leaf infused olive oil, chickweed infused olive oil, chamomile essential oil, rose essential oil, coconut oil, beeswax

Uses: External use

Important notes:  side-effects: rare contact skin allergy

INSECT REPELLENT
Adult (Essential oils Lavender, Citronella, Bog Myrtle, Lemon, Geranium, Cedarwood, Tea Tree, Peppermint)

Uses: Insect repellent for adult use only.

INSECT REPELLENT – Child
(Essential oils Lavender, Citronella, Lemon, Geranium)

Uses: Insect repellent for children.

HERBAL CHEST RUB
Petroleum free chest rub for colds. (Coming Soon)

Inhalers

HEADACHE BUSTING NASAL INHALER
(Essential oils of lavender, peppermint and frankincense)

Uses: Inhale deeply for soothing relief

THIEVES NASAL INHALER
(Essential oils of Cinnamon Bark, Clove Bud, Eucalyptus, Lemon, Rosemary)

Uses: Beneficial during the winter months and use to freshen the air

Tinctures

ANTI-DEPRESSANT
(contains – COMING SOON)
Herbal anti-depressant.

Uses:
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ANTI-HISTAMINE (Agrimony, Chamomile, Echinacea, Lemon Balm, Ground Ivy, Nettle)

CAYENNE (Capsicum minimum)
Action: Regarded by the professional herbalists as the purest and safest stimulant known. Opens up every tissue in the body to an increased flow of blood. Encourages the adrenal glands to produce corticosteroids.

Uses: Regulating blood pressure (up or down), bursting normal blood clots, cold feet.

Tincture dose: 1-3 drops per day. Emergency use in case of heart attack or stroke 5 drops inside cheek every 5 minutes.

CHICKWEED (Stellaria media L.)
Action: Alterative (gradually restores health), demulcent (soothes mucous membranes), emollient (softens, soothes, and protects skin), vulnerary (heals wounds/inflammation), anti-itch, anti-rheumatic (good for rheumatism), mild laxative. A ‘cold’ (refrigerant) agent, dispelling excess body heat. Cools, soothes and relieves irritation. Ancient English remedy for chronic skin conditions.

Uses: Lymph cleanse and weight loss (internally). For cooling itchy skin, boils, painful eruptions, varicose ulcers, abscess, etc (internally or externally).

Tincture dose:  2 – 10 ml

COLDS & FLUS (Mixture of Echinacea, Boneset, Red Root, Liquorice, Ginger, Cayenne) Action: Antimicrobial, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, tonic, detoxicant, parasiticide, antibiotic (non-toxic), vasodilator, lymphatic. Does not act directly upon virus but exerts an antiviral effect by stimulating an immune response. Raises white blood cell count and increases the body’s inherent powers of resistance Uses: Tincture dose: 5-10 ml 3x a day.

CRAMP BARK (Guelder Rose) Uses: muscular cramp, spasmodic pains in abdomen, womb, ovaries, back, stomach, intestines, bladder. Convulsions in children. Epididymitis, painful menstruation, flooding menses of the menopause. Polymyalgia. Nervous irritability. Heart cramp (angina), intermittent claudication, arteritis, palpitation. Earache. Acute bronchitis, asthma. Muscular rheumatism. Bedwetting. Tincture dose:   5-10ml 3x a day

ELDERBERRY ELIXIR
(Elderberries, Cinnamon Bark, Orange zest, Rosehips, Root ginger, Star Anise pods, Honey, Brandy)

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GENERAL PAIN TINCTURE 

(Mixture of Jamaica Dogwood, Hops, Valerian)

Uses:

Tincture dose: 1.5ml 4x a day

GINGER (Jamaican Ginger) Uses: Travel sickness, flatulent colic, irritable bowel and diarrhoea where no inflammation exists; colds and influenza – to promote perspiration and thus reduce body temperature. Uncomplicated stomach and intestinal problems; appetite loss; hiccups; to promote secretion of gastric juices in the elderly and in achlorhydria. Suppressed menstruation from cold. Improves sex life. Loss of appetite. Jet lag, general weakness. Nausea and vomiting. Morning sickness of pregnancy. Sickness of chemotherapy and after surgical operation. Tincture dose: weak tincture 1.5 – 3ml; strong tincture: 3-10 drops in water. Important notes:  contra-indicated in kidney disease. Best taken with food.
HORSETAIL (Equisetum arvense) Uses: Blood in the urine, prostatitis, bed-wetting, dropsy, chronic bladder infections, incontinence in the aged, catarrh of the urinary organs, gravel, urethritis of sexual transmission with bleeding, stricture, severe pain in the bladder unrelieved by passing water, constant desire to pass water without relief. Carcinoma of the womb: cure reported. Foetid discharges of STD. Arteriosclerosis.  Its cleansing properties rapidly remove urates, uric acid and cellulites from the system. Hastens repair of tissue after lung damage of tuberculosis or other diseases. Tincture dose: 1-4ml (15-60 drops) Important notes:  Horsetail has a heavy mineral content (silica, selenium and zinc) therefore treatment is best staggered so as to avoid kidney strain – one month followed by one week’s break.
IODINE Uses: Tincture dose:


LOBELIA (Lobelia inflata L.)

Uses: Asthma

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Important notes: contra-indicated for feeble pulse or nerve response, pregnancy, shock, paralysis. Large doses induce vomiting.

MEADOWSWEET (Filipendula ulmaria) Uses: The original aspirin. Tincture dose: 2 – 4ml


MILK THISTLE

Uses: Help detox and regrow your liver

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NETTLE LEAF (Urtica dioica) Uses: Cure all Tincture dose: 2 – 6ml in water 3x a day
PINE NEEDLE (contains) Uses: Tincture dose:
PNEUMONIA (Echinacea, Boneset, Osha, Red Root, Liquorice, Ginger, Cayenne) Uses: Tincture dose:

ROSEHIP [HEDGEROW VITAMIN C] (Rosa canina)

Uses: For its vitamin C content, poor resistance to infection, absorption of iron, control of blood cholesterol. Anti-stress, antihistamine effect. Healthy tissues of blood vessels, bones, skin, teeth, gums, cartilages and collage. Growth factor in children. Health of spleen and reproductive organs.

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SERENITY (Lemon Balm, Skullcap, Passiflora, Avena Sativa, Hops) Uses: To aid sleep Tincture dose: Important notes:  contra-indication in depression. Important notes:  contra-indicated in cases sensitive to gluten.

WORMWOOD (contains)

Uses: Parasite cleanse

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WTAF (contains)

Uses: Calming

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YARROW (Achillea millefolium L.)

Uses: Gut fixer

Tincture dose: 2-4 ml

Important notes:  Large doses may cause headache.

Vinegar / Cider

DRAGON’S BREATH FIRE CIDER (Horseradish, Onion, Garlic, Ginger, Cayenne, Organic apple vinegar)

Uses: To ward off any cold

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GINGER GUT SETTLER (Contains)

TINCTURE OR VINEGAR???

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HORSETAIL VINEGAR (Contains) Uses: For hair and nails Dosage:

MINERAL MIX (Young nettle, Plantain, Chickweed, Dandelion, Organic apple vinegar)

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