Alice Nugent
Medical Herbalist
Alice has a long-standing interest in health and wellness. Her interest in food and herbs for health goes back to her childhood in Mozambique where she learnt so much from her mother.
Alice studied Herbal Medicine at the University of Westminster, graduating with a BSc (Honours) in Herbal Medicine in 2009.
She is a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (NIMH) and the College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy (CPP).
In addition to her practice as a Medical Herbalist, Alice has a range of refreshing herbal teas under the name Hippopot. Read more about each Herbal Tea on the Herbal Tea page. You can visit the shop here:
Herbal Medicine
Herbal Medicine is the oldest form of medicine. It has been practiced for thousands of years and according to the World Health Organisation, is still the most used form of medicine today.
The medicines given to patients are made exclusively from plants. Used appropriately, plants are powerful medicines capable of addressing the perceived causes of illness and supporting the maintenance, restoration or management of health.
In the developed world people are living longer, but increasingly we are also living with long-term health problems. We face healthcare challenges related to our daily lives such as stress, dietary choices, and sedentary lifestyles. Herbal medicine can bring us back to health in a gentle and ordered way that provides long term relief from both physical and mental disorders. Not all of our health problems are chronic; herbal medicine can also help with short-lived and self-limiting illnesses and infections.
As experts in herbal medicine, medical herbalists combine the wisdom and traditions of the past with scientific methods of understanding the human body and disease. We practice herbal medicine which is informed by evidence gathered over thousands of years of clinical observation and increasingly confirmed by modern research.
Why “Hippopot”?
Where does the name Hippopot come from?
The founder of Hippopot, Alice Nugent, recalls as a child seeing families of hippopotamus chilling in the waters of the Zambezi river between Zimbabwe, Zambia and Mozambique.
Alice learned much from her mother in rural Mozambique about the health benefits of plants. She later took her learning to a higher level gaining a degree in Herbal Medicine from the University of Westminster.
When Alice started to practice as a qualified Medical Herbalist, and to develop her own brand of herbal teas, she was inspired by the hippos of her childhood, chilling in the waters of the Zambezi River.
The Hippopot Tea Shop
Discover more about each blend. Choose from the range of teas to read more about the ingredients and the properties of the herbs.
Herbal Medicine
Herbs have been used for their medicinal properties for thousands of years. In recent times scientific research has demonstrated the usefulness of herbs.
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The founder of Hippopot Herbs, Alice Nugent, was born in Mozambique, and raised and educated in Zimbabwe.
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