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Our Story

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Walk in off Bolton Street and step into Newcastle’s first European-styled Apothecary
43a &43b Bolton St
Newcastle NSW  2300
Ph 0434 700 911 
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Our apothecary dispensary is stocked with traditional herbal and homoeopathic medicines, certified organic medicinal teas and clinical /retail supplements.

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We provide compound herbal medicine services and hand-make many of our apothecary goodies from farm sourced certified organic herbs and the purest 

raw ingredients. 

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The discernment of purity and quality in the raw plant material makes the very best medicine. 

We offer complimentary over-the-counter
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acute care with our highly skilled and experienced

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Herbalists & Naturopaths

 

No appointment needed, just pop in ​​

 

If your needs are more complex, 

 we encourage you to book a comprehensive appointment in the clinic

with one of our practitioners to ensure you get the wholistic care

you need for a full recovery

Cath Minter Jessika Schaad Hygea Apothecary Logo herbal medicine herbalist

​We have carefully sourced and curated

giftware from local artisans

perfect for treating
yourself, your friends
and your family

 

And to make it more special,

we offer complimentary gift wrapping. ​

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AssCath Minter Jessika Schaad Hygea Apothecary Logo herbal medicine herbalist
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Jessika Schaad BHSc 

Medical Herbalist

Meet the Founders

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Cath Minter MSc

Medical Herbalist

 A collective 60+ years experience

We have been in clinical practice collectively for 60+years

and have worked in our communities as clinicians, educators and medicine makers

Our long held dream

 

Was to collaborate on the creation of a beautiful traditional herbal medicine apothecary 

 to hand-make and supply the highest quality traditional herbal medicines 

 to our clinic practice patients and the wider community. 

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We align to a nature positive philosophy and practice in our makings and purchases

and through discernment have gathered a core of ethical and sustainable farmers and suppliers, that flows through into the making of beautiful medicine. 

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