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UCL Spices Event
Read more: UCL Spices EventIt was super to attend the UCL annual Spices and Medicine Symposium on June 3rd, and to be invited to be on the panel. I’ve attended the event many times over the years and it brings together experts…
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Herbal tea blending for Bristol-based workplaces
Read more: Herbal tea blending for Bristol-based workplacesIn March I ran two blending workshops as part of the “Thrive 55” programme led by Oliver Pratt at the National Centre for Integrative Medicine in Bristol (NCIM). These days were based at the beautiful Ham Green House…
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The Twelve Herbal Days of Christmas
Read more: The Twelve Herbal Days of ChristmasThis is a celebration of Herbal Reality which is a UK-based open-access platform for herbal research, monographs and practice discussions. The site is an amazing resource and includes tips on how to make your own remedies, recipes, research,…
What I do
I am a leading herbal scientist with many peer-reviewed publications on the health effects of herbs. I am well networked across UK and Global Universities that research herbs, and also work with UK Medical Herbalists and herbal entrepreneurs – so I’m well set up to help you make the right connections. My previous substantive role was Head of Herbal Research at Pukka Herbs Ltd, where I supported herbal tea and supplement product development, marketing and communications strategies, through providing research. I have worked elsewhere in the food industry and petcare industry. I now work with COMPANIES who are striving to bring herbs into products and onto the shelves be they food or skin care. I carry out desk-top research into herbs, create review articles, and can deliver herbal presentations or panel discussions behalf of your work. I also run local herbal workshops and have several short courses on blending herbal teas, starting a business, and research methods.
What you do
You may be a food company creating products such as herbal beverages, snacks or supplements seeking herbal research information. You may be looking for a herbal industry expert to speak at an event, or need someone to write scientific papers or articles that are industry or consumer focussed. If you are starting-up and feel stuck I’d love to work with you.
About me
Viv founded Curiosity to connect people to plants, to share her expertise on health and herbs, and to focus more on helping her local community in Gloucestershire.
This business is like a wildflower meadow with new things popping up all of the time. It offers research services, courses, workshops, coaching, and now has a range of organic herbal teas.
Unleash your curiosity today
Keen to have a conversation, then contact me.





