Marie Reilly has over 25 years experience in herbal medicine.
She qualified from the College of Phytotherapy having conducted her undergraduate research dissertation on the use of Herbs in the treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME). She subsequently completed the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine Masters Degree Programme, after completing research on the treatment of female functional infertility with herbal medicine. She has also studied Endobiogenic Medicine with Dr. Jean Claude Lapraz, and Ayurveda with Dr. Vasant Lad.
Marie previously taught on the BSc Herbal Sciences course at Cork Institute of Technology and Excelsior in Belfast. She currently teaches on the practitioner training courses at The Plant Medicine School in Cork, Heartwood and Betonica in the UK, and University of Johannesburg. She regularly supervises training clinics for students from various courses in the UK and Ireland. She has lectured at the Cork Institute of Technology Herbal Science Symposium; at Botanica 2014 (Trinity College Dublin); and at the National Institute of Medical Herbalists Annual Conference. She regularly provides numerous CPD seminars on various subjects for practitioners of herbal medicine.
In the past, she has appeared on RTE’s “Health Squad” and “The Afternoon Show”, on various programmes for WLRfm, and has been interviewed for various National Newspapers in Ireland and the UK. she continues to write a weekly health column in the Dungarvan Leader, and to provide talks and demonstrations for local groups.
Marie is the Author of "Herbal medicine and reproductive health - Natural approaches to overcoming male and female reproductive health problems and improving fertility", published by Aeon books and available from all usual outlets.
