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Herbalists want new French government to lift 80 year ban on practice

Pharmacists in France continue to block the legal recognition of ‘herboristes’ who use plants for healing

Quercy speciality saffron is really worth its weight in gold

Grower Françoise Laval has been picking prized crocus stigmas for 22 years and was one of the first to join the Safran du Quercy association

Most herbes de Provence sold in shops are not authentically French

Less than 5% sold in shops and markets around France are made entirely of French herbs, claims the Comité des Plantes à Parfum, Aromatiques et Médicinales (CPPARM)

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Herbal expert teaching ‘essential’ properties of plants and flowers

Murielle Iris, based in Cap d’Ail, runs nature awareness workshops from her coastal plot of land

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Herbalists back into the French healthcare system?

Herbalists who treat health problems with plants have been banned as a profession in France since 1942 but may soon regain official status.