Increasing the awareness, research & utilisation of Australia’s health-promoting plants

Australian flora is unique in the world and has a wide and unique range of health properties. Thanks to the generosity and sharing of many indigenous people, this knowledge is now beginning to enter mainstream research, health care and pharmaceutical arenas.

However, much of the knowledge is still in specialist pockets – hence the formation of the Indigenous Plants for Health Association. We believe that there are community health benefits in sharing knowledge of our unique, health-promoting plants widely.

Our focus includes community engagement in the protection, propagation, plant sales and the development of plant based medicinal products. For more about our organization, visit our About Us page.

We’re a volunteer collaboration of researchers, health practitioners and plant lovers, mostly based across NSW and Queensland. You can meet our current Committee Members HERE

We run community events such as field days regularly. To learn more about what’s coming up, check out our Events page HERE

Do you love plants, knowledge, health and the outdoors?

Then consider joining the IPHA. For a $20 membership fee you will obtain a copy of our quarterly newsletter, which will update you on the uses and properties of Australia’s unique flora. (This will also support our work in awareness-raising and research.)

For more information on how join our adventure, click HERE

Explore the health benefits of Indigenous Plants with the IPHA Plant Profile Series

We have created a library of downloadable Information Sheets – with a focus on plants of eastern Australia – from Tasmania to North Queensland.

Here are some examples – and you can see the full set on our Health Promoting Plants page.