Herbal medicines are used for a range of common ailments. Take time to familiarise yourself with the herbal products you stock in your pharmacy and their uses. To start you off, here are some common ailments and examples of herbs used to help manage them:

• Bladder problems and water retention €“ clivers, buchu, uva ursi
• Backache €“ buchu, uva ursi, devil's claw
• Colds and flu €“ garlic, echinacea, lobelia
• Constipation €“ senna, cascara, aloes, frangula
• Cough €“ squill, lobelia, senega, ivy, thyme
• Indigestion €“ slippery elm, peppermint, fennel , caraway, ginger, rhubarb
• Migraine €“ feverfew
• Rheumatic pain €“ bogweed, capsicum, devil's claw
• Skin €“ arnica, hypericum, calendula
• Stress and sleeplessness €“ valerian, hops, passiflora, hypericum
• Slimming €“ bladderwrack, boldo
• Tiredness €“ damiana, kola nut.