A cloud of aromatic steam and the happy sound of bubbling fills the tidy, tiled room in Karen, a suburb in Nairobi, as Harriet Chebet shows off the machinery that helps her produce a range of medicinal herbal products. The remedies, which Chebet promotes as herbal solutions to health issues ranging from endometriosis to joint pain, are delivered daily to women across Kenya. As to their effectiveness, Chebet should know – she started the business after herbal remedies rescued her from a lifetime of pain.

Period pains led investment banker Harriet Chebet to produce herbal products after she returned to Kenya. Now, the herbs have become big business in Kenya.“Every month for one week, I was in a lot of pain., throwing up, constipation, and on strong painkillers,” Chebet said of her life before she discovered a herbal remedy.

The debate between natural versus synthetic medicine has been raging for centuries.The use of natural remedies dates back to ancient times, while synthetic medicine emerged during the 19th century.

Harriet Chebet Ng’ok was a high-flying financial manager and consultant, enjoying stints at some of the world’s biggest corporations, but is today best known as the Founder and CEO of Harriet’s Botanicals.

Period pains led investment banker Harriet Chebet to herbal products after her return to Kenya. Now, the herbs are the basis of her thriving herbal products business.

The solutions to Afrika's increasing health crisis doesn't lie in complicated pharmaceuticals, it doesn't rest in R&D projects that are worth millions or billions of dollars, no, it' so much simpler than that. We can heal our bodies and restore our minds and rebuild our immunity from the diversity of flora that we find in our continent. It is that simple. So why not go back to what was working before we took in what is killing us? Think about it.

Her business was motivated by her own fight with endometriosis. Harriet Chebet, an investment banker, now owns a company whose mandate is to provide physical, emotional and psychological support to Kenya’s urban population through her brand of traditional wellness products.

n the world of entrepreneurship, inspiration often arises from personal challenges and a burning desire to make a difference. Such is the case of Chebet Ng’ok, the founder of Harriet Botanicals.Her journey from the corporate hustle of London’s investment banking scene to becoming a champion of women’s health through herbal remedies is both fascinating and inspiring.

Chebet Ng’ok’s journey to running a successful business started from the need to address pain.While working in London in investment banking, she would experience debilitating menstrual cramps that rendered most of her work impossible.“I had tried to look for allopathic and alternative medicine for this recurring pain I would experience but nothing would work. It got to a point I almost considered it my fate,” she narrates.

The debate between natural versus synthetic medicine has been raging for centuries. The use of natural remedies dates back to ancient times while synthetic medicine emerged during the 19th century.However, the rise of traditional medicine in recent years has highlighted the importance of natural remedies in treating a range of ailments. This has raised questions about the role of synthetic medicine in modern healthcare.

Harriet Chebet Ng’ok the owner and founder of Harriet’s Botanical was born and bred in Sotik, Bomet County and upon completing secondary school, she joined the surging number of outbound African students flocking to UK

Harriet Chebet Ng’ok the owner and founder of Harriet’s Botanical was born and bred in Sotik, Bomet County and upon completing secondary school, she joined the surging number of outbound African students flocking to UK

A cloud of aromatic steam and the happy sound of bubbling fills the tidy, tiled room in Karen, a suburb in Nairobi, as Harriet Chebet shows off the machinery that helps her produce a range of medicinal herbal products. The remedies, which Chebet promotes as herbal solutions to health issues ranging from endometriosis to joint pain, are delivered daily to women across Kenya. As to their effectiveness, Chebet should know – she started the business after herbal remedies rescued her from a lifetime of pain.

Harriet Chebet Ng’ok spent over 15 years working in the finance sector at the highest level in the globe. It is a demanding and male dominated field, but she did it well.

Harriet Chebet Ng’ok is the founder and owner of Harriet’s Botanicals. The health and wellness startup makes herbal medicines, whose ingredients are sourced from forests in the Kenyan countryside.

Harriet Ng’ok is an herbalist who is developing health and wellness products using botanicals sourced from the Southern Rift Valley, with a view to bringing them to a growing local and international market.

Harriet Chebet Ng’ok the owner and founder of Harriet’s Botanical was born and bred in Sotik, Bomet County and upon completing secondary school, she joined the surging number of outbound African students flocking to UK

In the past few weeks, we have been working with Harriet’s Botanicals to highlight reproductive health concerns that both men and women in Kenya face. This is the last piece, and in it, we look at the feedback the company has received from men who have used Tendwet.

For the past one week, we have been in a conversation with Harriet’s Botanicals on matters concerning fertility and reproductive health; the worries and fears of both men and women. For women, we focused on what to know when trying for a baby and for men, we looked at the three major

A scientific study of 566 women (in Kenya) who are on various birth control regimens like implants and pills found that up-to 63% percent of women using implants were negatively affected by the devices, with most of the ladies experiencing extremely low sexual drives while 57% of women on the pill had the same problem.

In January 2019, Kenya Fertility Society released some rather worrying medical findings: 1 in 5 Kenyan couples suffer from infertility. The organization went further to say that 15%- 20% of the Kenyan adult population (of reproductive age) need intervention and expert assistance to conceive.

There are three aspects of a man’s reproductive health that worry him more than all the other possible conditions that he might have to face: sexual erectile dysfunction, low libido and low sperm count. The three conditions keep most men awake at night.