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Niche Radio — For centuries plants have been our allies, nourishing and healing our bodies and many prescription drugs that are sold today are actually plant-based or formed from plant extracts but does this necessarily mean that they’re better? We also know pharmacists to be the authorities on drug therapy however their role today is very different to what it was in ancient times and it is for this reason that Jane Mackenzie, a qualified pharmacist decided to leave the field and pursue natural medicine and nutrient dense nutritional therapy. Her vision for pharmacy is what is known as being an apothecary. The word is derived from “apotheca”, meaning a place where wine, spices and herbs were stored. Apothecary was therefore one term for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses material to physicians and patients and thus the modern pharmacist or chemist has taken over this role. In some languages, the word "apothecary" is still used for designating a pharmacist/chemist – think of the Afrikaa