About

David Cypher BSc Hons., PGdip., PGCE., ITEC., DBTh., MIRCH. 

David comes from a family of botanists and horticulturalists. His great mother was a herbalist in both Wales and the South West of England.

David has long had an interest in medicinal plants, and has been growing and working with such plants for over 30 years.

In addition to herbal medicine, David has studied education and teaching, massage and psychotherapy and counselling methods.

After discovering The International Register of Consultant Herbalists (established in 1960), David studied 9 years to achieve their degree level diploma in Western herbal medicine.  

The course consisted of anatomy and physiology, pathology, naturopathy, materia-medica and herbal medicine (including clinical training and managing cases).  

He has an interest in comparative narratives within herbal medicine, comparing the modern pathological understanding of disease with other modes of thought, like medical astrology, humoral theory and traditional diagnostic techniques. A change of perspective can sometimes offer a solution.  These methods are often used alongside conventional blood tests from the patients’ doctor. 

He has a particular interest in community herbalism and is passionate about making herbal medicine accessible to all.  

He is actively involved in the care of and access to, a local community garden, and sees gardening as the backbone to good health (the provision of organic food, community and sharing and as a mode of therapy).  

His herbal medicine dissertation was titled: "Health Inequalities, Inflammation and the Role of Community Herbalism" 

David adheres to the codes and practices of the IRCH (The International Register of Consultant Herbalists).