Edava Botanics

11/05/2026

06/05/2026

🦋 Join us this May for a beautiful series of Wellness Mornings across Scarborough — a chance to relax, connect, learn something new, and nurture your wellbeing in a warm, welcoming space. 💚

🌼 What’s coming up:

•Monday 11th May | 10:30 – 11:30
Herbal Medicine with Dylan Parry at Wreyfield Methodist. 🌿

•Tuesday 12th May | 10:30 – 11:30
Wellness Drumming with Tep Cat at Beeforth’s Hive. 🥁

•Monday 18th May | 10:30 – 11:30
Blood Pressure Checks with Zoe & Lisa at The Royal Hotel. 🌹

•Monday 25th May | 10:30 – 11:30
Meditation & Mindfulness with Daniel & Kate at Beeforth’s Hive. 🧘‍♀️

•Tuesday 26th May | 10:30 – 11:30
Balancing Head & Heart with Esther at Eastfield Library. 🧡

Each session is friendly, inclusive, and open to all ages — whether you come on your own or with a friend, you’ll be welcomed with a smile. 😊

💛 Donations appreciated.

This is your invitation to take a little time for yourself… to breathe, to connect, and to feel part of a thriving wellbeing community 🌱

✨ No experience needed. Just come as you are. ✨

We can’t wait to see you there 💫

24/04/2026

Dylan is a qualified medical herbalist and Herbal Apothecary’s Herbal Adviser. In this blog Dylan draws on her own experience to provide encouragement to those studying herbal medicine and she explains what we do here at Herbal Apothecary to help students navigate their journey to becoming fully q...

07/04/2026

Spent a few fun hours up at
Planting lots of herbs for the medicinal herb physic garden we are growing!

The Chamomile and Yarrow is looking great!

Thanks to for the fabulous seeds as ever!

01/04/2026

Thank you March! You were very busy and a lot of fun!

Thank you to everyone for supporting my business through March! Consultations, attending workshops, buying products, even liking or sharing a post means a lot!

Here’s to a beautiful April! 🌞🌸

31/03/2026

31/03/2026

Herbal Medicine Club is starting at The Dispensary in Whitby on the 30th of April! After that it will be every second Wednesday of the month.

In these sessions we will be sitting and sipping herbal tea and other herbal preparations whilst exploring the benefits of a single herb a month - guided by a Medical Herbalist 🌿

Each time you will get recipe cards to take home as well as all the knowledge learnt in this workshop.

Come and make friends with a plant as well as the other workshop attendees too!

Book via emailing me - [email protected]

Look forward to seeing you there!
Love
Dylan 🌿

23/02/2026

‼️New Workshop Announcement‼️

A deep dive into Nervous System Care and Regulation through the use of Herbal and Natural Medicine 🌱

Led by a Qualified Medical Herbalist we will explore the following in this exciting workshop:

• How our Nervous system works on a physiological level and how it can begin to change through Stress, Anxiety and Low Mood 🌿

• What really is Nervous system Dysregulation?

• How to regulate your nervous system through daily practices and create your own regulation toolkit to use at home!

• The herbs for your nerves! Exploration of Herbal medicine for your nervous system health

• Medicine Making - Nerve calm tea, Calm Balm and Panic drops tincture making!

This workshop aims for you to leave with an understanding of how your nervous system functions and how you can work with it when it becomes dysregulated!! As well as making three fantastic medicines to take home to build your Herbal Apothecary!

Tea and refreshments will be provided in this workshop too!

You can book via Eventbrite - just search for Edava Botanics or Herbs for your nerves workshop Scarborough

Alternatively message me on one of my social media pages or pop me an email on [email protected]

Thank you! Dylan 🌿✨

23/02/2026

Bitters aren’t just a flavour — they’re powerful plant medicine 🌿✨

Herbal bitters are plants rich in naturally bitter compounds (like alkaloids, phenolics and volatile oils) that create a sharp taste and trigger powerful physiological effects in the body. When we taste bitterness, receptors in the mouth and gut activate and stimulate the vagus nerve — switching us into rest-and-digest mode.

The result? Improved digestive motility, increased stomach acid, bile and enzyme secretion, better nutrient absorption, and enhanced liver detox support. Traditionally described as cooling, dispersing and grounding, bitters help reduce inflammation, ease bloating, relieve sluggish digestion, and calm an overactive nervous system.

Bitters are especially supportive for those with weak digestion, poor gut health, hormonal imbalances, or who feel stressed and “on edge” as they are toward moving and grounding and help us to feel more down to earth.

How to implement bitters into your lifestyle? Digestive bitter drops are the best thing to carry around in your pocket to drop onto your tongue before a meal to stimulate proper digestion - ask your herbalist for some!

Sometimes the most healing things are the hardest to taste 💚🌿

31/12/2025

Hello everyone!

Please see my previous post to be updated on why I am changing my prices!

I decided to do an end of year review for my business and realised that how I run it will have to change!

I would like to thank everyone for their support throughout the year and I hope everyone has a prosperous and wonderful 2026!

Best wishes, Dylan x