Today, I sit at my PC, delighted with my rapid recovery from a ‘flu-like virus that took hold just yesterday. Aches in every part of my body, sick tummy and headache have receded.

As I reflect on what I have done and taken to speed the passage of the virus, I think about whether, in a year’s time, I will be able to access the same herbs, once the Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products Directive bites come May this year. (Check last week’s Hopsack blog)

I take great pleasure in sipping tinctures from my dispensary and drinking herb teas