Andrew Flower, PhD
Registered Chinese Herbal Medicine Practitioner and Co-founder of Soothe
About
Andrew Flower has been practising acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine since 1992. He completed his PhD at the University of Southampton exploring the role of Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of endometriosis, and has published several peer-reviewed papers including two Cochrane systematic reviews. He is a Past President of the Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine, co-ordinated an EU project on clinical trial guidelines for Chinese medicine, and held a 5-year NIHR Post Doctoral Fellowship investigating Chinese herbs for recurrent urinary tract infections. Andrew co-founded Soothe to combine his clinical expertise with modern evidence-based research, making personalised herbal medicine accessible to more people.
Qualifications
- NIHR Postdoctoral Fellowship
- PhD, University of Southampton
- Dip CHM
Roles & Affiliations
- Soothe — Co-founder
- Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine (RCHM) — Past President
- White Crane Academy of CHM — Founder Member
Research Publications (26)
The RUTI trial: A feasibility study exploring Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of recurrent urinary tract infections
View on PubMedUva-ursi extract and ibuprofen as alternative treatments for uncomplicated urinary tract infection in women (ATAFUTI): a factorial randomized trial
View on PubMedUva-ursi extract and ibuprofen as alternative treatments of adult female urinary tract infection (ATAFUTI): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
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