Dedj Leibbrandt Medical Herbalist & Acupuncturist

Medical Herbalist, Acupuncturist, Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Emergency Medical Technician, First Aid Trainer, Educator.

Dedj trained in nursing on leaving school and after a break for having children she trained for four years in Western Herbal medicine, qualifying in 1992. She then trained in Chinese Herbal Medicine, qualifying in 1997. This 2 year post graduate course concluded with 6 weeks full time clinical practice under supervision in China.

In 2006 Dedj undertook a further 4 year BSc (Hons) degree in acupuncture at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine. Dedj is part of the Conventional Medical Science teaching team at the College of Integrated Chinese Medicine. She is a past Director of Education for the National Institute of Herbal Medicine and a clinical examiner at Middlesex University. In 2013 Dedj was awarded a Fellowship of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists; “in acknowledgment of her professional attainments and the great services which she has contributed to the science and practice of Medical Herbalism”.

Dedj is a qualified Emergency Medical Technician and First Aid trainer. She founded the ‘Medical Herbalists’ which is a changing group of qualified and undergraduate herbalists who provide Herbal First Aid and Acute Medical Services at festivals.

Dedj’s approach to treatment is to integrate Western Herbal Medicine, Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture; drawing on both Eastern and Western Medical traditions for a treatment strategy. She also offers dietary and lifestyle advice if appropriate. Her special interests are Acute Medicine, Dermatology and Gynaecology.

Dedj teaches regularly and is committed to her own professional development. She has an extensive dispensary of both Chinese and Western Herbs.