My Story
I come from Lithuania where it is common for people to use medicinal plants to help to treat or prevent disease. My parents have been using herbs all their life. I grew up in a household, where from time to time herbs would be collected, dried and turned into teas or tinctures (herbs steeped in a mixture of alcohol and water) that would be taken as a medicine or just as a health tonic. This is where my inspiration and interest in medicinal plants, commonly called herbs, come from.
Later in life, I decided to learn herbal medicine properly, and enrolled into a degree course in Herbal Medicine at UEL in London that took 6 years to complete (part time study). However, it was just the beginning of a journey. I have been deepening my knowledge and getting to know many wonderful plants (both in their natural habitat and in the herbal texts and scientific literature) non-stop since my graduation. Plants are my friends and I love meeting them and spending time with them, admiring them, smelling them, touching them, collecting them (sustainably!), eating them, meditating with them, you name it! I honestly think a life time is not enough to obtain all the knowledge because it is so vast!
I am deeply indebted to my husband, who, a plant lover too, not only shares my ramblings and excitements, but also encourages them. I live with my husband and my son in Ealing, West London, and practice in the area.
My Story
I come from Lithuania where it is common for people to use medicinal plants to help to treat or prevent disease. My parents have been using herbs all their life. I grew up in a household, where from time to time herbs would be collected, dried and turned into teas or tinctures (herbs steeped in a mixture of alcohol and water) that would be taken as a medicine or just as a health tonic. This is where my inspiration and interest in medicinal plants, commonly called herbs, come from.
Later in life, I decided to learn herbal medicine properly, and enrolled into a degree course in Herbal Medicine at UEL in London that took 6 years to complete (part time study). However, it was just the beginning of a journey. I have been deepening my knowledge and getting to know many wonderful plants (both in their natural habitat and in the herbal texts and scientific literature) non-stop since my graduation. Plants are my friends and I love meeting them and spending time with them, admiring them, smelling them, touching them, collecting them (sustainably!), eating them, meditating with them, you name it! I honestly think a life time is not enough to obtain all the knowledge because it is so vast!
I am deeply indebted to my husband, who, a plant lover too, not only shares my ramblings and excitements, but also encourages them. I live with my husband and my son in Ealing, West London, and practice in the area.
Publications
Milovanova-Palmer & Pendry, “Is there a Role for Herbal Medicine in Treatment and Management of Periodontal Disease?”, Journal of Herbal Medicine, 12 (2018) 33-48
Conference Presentations
Milovanova-Palmer, Oral Presentation “Is there a Role for Herbal Medicine in Treatment and Management of Periodontal Disease?” at International Dental Forum, London, July 2019
Contributions
Consultant, providing information on modern medicinal use of plants for an Exhibition “Seeing the Invisible: Medieval Hidden Heritage Revealed” at John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, 30 October 2019 – 8 March 2020