Anita Ralph qualified as a medical herbalist, becoming a member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (NIMH) in 1991. She runs a busy practice and herbal dispensary in West Malling, Kent, and since 2006 has collaborated with a consultant gynaecologist offering integrated health care to women of all ages. Her paper and clinical audit on women's experience of herbal treatment at menopause was published in the Journal of Herbal Medicine in 2019. She has been a clinical supervisor and tutor for degree and master's degree students of herbal medicine in the UK and is now course leader for Heartwood's foundation course in herbal medicine and is a writer, tutor and clinical trainer for Heartwood professional course for medical herbalists. Anita and Mary co-authored the Foundation Course in herbal medicine for Heartwood.
