About the Department

The Department of Natural and Complementary Medicine at Southern Cross University is dedicated to excellence in education and research in natural and complementary medicine.

Established in 1997, the Department offers a number of undergraduate and postgraduate courses including the Bachelor of Naturopathy, widely recognised as Australia's premier naturopathic degree course.

Research

The Department is active in research in a number of areas, which reflects the diversity of the staff.

Consulting is done by individual members of the Department in all aspects of plant chemisty; biochemistry; and clinical, sociological and applied aspects of herbal medicine; nutrition; homoeopathy; and tactile therapies (massage).

Details of the current research and consulting activities are available from the Director of Postgraduate Studies and Research, Dr Tini Gruner [tini.gruner@scu.edu.au]

Natural Medicine Clinic

The University's Department of Natural and Complementary Medicine is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Australia's communities by providing high-quality natural medicine services in the form of a professional, natural medicine clinic. [more]

Medicinal Plant Garden

The development of the Medicinal Plant Garden required an extensive consultation process including dialogue with academics, technical staff, disability consultants, horticulturalists, indigenous peoples, artists and historians. [more]

Medicinal Plant Herbarium

The Medicinal Plant Herbarium comprises a unique ethnobotanical collection focusing on medicinal plants from around the world with a use in traditional or contemporary medicine. [more]

Updated: 12 June 2008