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'''Nelsons''' is a British [[alternative medicine]] company, with subsidiaries in Germany and the US.<ref name="Bloomberg">((cite web|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=46399127 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009182451/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=46399127 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 9, 2012 |title=A Nelson & Co Ltd.: Private Company Information - Businessweek |publisher=Investing.businessweek.com |access-date=2015-07-30))</ref> The head office and manufacturing facilities are located in [[Wimbledon, London]], with a retail pharmacy in Central London. Spatone is manufactured at the [[Trefriw|Trefriw Wells]] Spa in [[Snowdonia]], Wales.

== History ==
In 1860 Ernst Louis Armbrecht, a student of [[Samuel Hahnemann]] who founded [[homeopathy]], moved to London where he opened a homeopathic pharmacy in Ryder Street<ref name="Independent">((cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/why-family-firms-are-the-business-1773367.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220618/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/why-family-firms-are-the-business-1773367.html |archive-date=2022-06-18 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Why family firms are the business – Features – Health & Families |work=The Independent |date=2009-08-18 |access-date=2015-07-30))</ref> so as to put into practice the principles learned from his teacher. Armbrecht married Charlotte Nelson in 1866<ref name="Independent"/> and soon after began trading as Armbrecht, Nelson & Co., later to be abbreviated to A. Nelson & Co.<ref name="Bloomberg"/>

In 1890, Nelsons Homeopathic Pharmacy moved to [[Duke Street, Marylebone|Duke Street]] and is still trading there today.<ref>[http://sketchnews.co.uk/assets/files/KCP31_November2010.pdf]((dead link|date=July 2015))</ref> For most of Nelsons' history all manufacturing was done in the basement of the Duke St site, but in the 1970s it was moved to [[Brixton]] and later [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]]. In the 1990s a second pharmacy was opened in [[Dublin]] which closed at the end of June 2012.<ref>((cite web|author=Joanne Hunt |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2012/0626/1224318724147.html |title=Dublin homeopathic pharmacy to close |publisher=Irishtimes.com |date=2012-06-26 |access-date=2015-07-30))</ref>

The company was owned by the same family for more than 100 years, but the remaining descendants of the founding family were killed in the [[British European Airways Flight 548|Staines air crash]] in 1972.<ref name="Independent"/><ref>((cite web|url=http://www.pharmaceutical-journal.com/20067530.article |title=Obituaries & tributes &#124; Announcement |publisher=Pharmaceutical Journal |date=2007-10-01 |access-date=2015-07-30))</ref> The remaining management team approached Dick Wilson, who had a long-standing passion and commitment to complementary medicine, to take over the company.<ref name="Independent"/><ref name="telegraph">((cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1523830/Dick-Wilson.html |title=Dick Wilson |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=2015-07-30))</ref>

Under Wilson's management Nelsons began production of their first range of over the counter homeopathic medicines in 1981.

===The Dr Edward Bach Centre===
In the 1930s [[Edward Bach]], a doctor with a keen interest in homeopathy, supplied the Nelsons Homeopathic Pharmacy with mother tinctures so they could make up stock bottles of his increasingly popular [[Bach flower remedies]] for sale. The Bach Centre, founded by Dr Bach to continue his work, continued its relationship with Nelsons on and off for many years. In the 1980s, when increasing worldwide sales and new regulatory requirements made it impractical for the Bach Centre to continue producing the remedies in-house, the Centre invited Nelsons to take over full distribution. This was initially through a dedicated bottling plant in [[Abingdon, Oxfordshire|Abingdon]] and later moved to Wimbledon.<ref name="BachCentre">((cite web|title=Nelsons and the Bach Centre and the Bach Flower Remidies (Bach Flower Essences)|url=http://www.bachcentre.com/other/nelsons.htm |access-date=May 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415104109/http://www.bachcentre.com/other/nelsons.htm |archive-date=April 15, 2008 ))</ref>

Nelsons continue to use plants from the gardens at Dr Bach's former home, [[Dr. Edward Bach Centre|Mount Vernon]] in [[Oxfordshire]], to make remedies.<ref name="BachCentre" /> Nelsons acquired the Bach Centre's remedy-making business for 4.3 million pounds in 1993.

It is sometimes said that the Bach Centre itself was sold to Nelsons. Evidence for this appeared in a court judgement that listed the sale as including the company Bach Centre Mount Vernon Ltd, whose "principal present activities are making the tinctures for the Remedies, selling the Remedies in or from Mount Vernon, writing and distributing written and cassette material about the Remedies, organising and running educational programmes, providing free public advice and information on the Remedies, and maintaining Mount Vernon including artefacts which belonged to Dr Bach and historical records."<ref name='court-bach'>((cite court
|litigants=HEALING HERBS LIMITED vs. BACH FLOWER REMEDIES LIMITED
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</ref> This is, however, an error. The Centre itself is owned by the Dr Edward Bach Healing Trust, a registered UK charity.<ref>((cite web|url=http://bachcentre.com/trust/ |access-date=September 1, 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807035015/http://bachcentre.com/trust/ |archive-date=August 7, 2011 |title=about us |website=The Bach Centre ))</ref> Two companies operate out of the Centre, Bach Centre Mount Vernon Ltd,<ref name="wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk">((cite web|url=http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/d9c5ec27b3ba716131f6c5229c9fa7d4/compdetails |title=Failure Page |publisher=Wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk |access-date=2015-07-30))</ref> and Bach Visitor and Education Centre Ltd.<ref name="wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk"/> Both are privately owned, and Nelsons has no stake in either.<ref>((cite web|website=The Bach Centre|url=http://www.bachcentre.com/centre/faq.htm#misc1c|title=Frequently-asked questions (FAQs) – Who owns the Bach Centre?|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809123724/http://www.bachcentre.com/centre/faq.htm#misc1c |archive-date=9 August 2011 ))</ref>

===Recent history===
Nelsons is Europe's oldest and the UK's largest manufacturer of homeopathic preparations. Nelsons has expanded their range beyond the original homeopathic family of products and into other areas of [[Complementary and alternative medicine|complementary]] and [[natural medicine]].<ref name="Bloomberg"/> The most obvious example of this is the [[Bach flower remedies]] and in particular [[Rescue Remedy]], which is sold all over the world.<ref name="telegraph" /> More recently the company has acquired other natural health businesses such as the [[Trefriw|Trefriw Wells Spa]]<ref>[http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/A_Nelson_Co_Ltd_acquires_Trefriw_Wells_Spa_Spatone_Iron_from_Trefriw_Wells_Spa-1379931040 ]((dead link|date=July 2015))</ref> in [[Wales]], which produces a [[mineral water]] naturally high in [[Human iron metabolism|iron]] called Spatone that is used as a [[dietary supplement]],<ref name="Spatone">((cite journal|last1=McKenna|first1=D.|last2=Spence|first2=D.|last3=Haggan|first3=S. E.|last4=McCrum|first4=E.|last5=Dornan|first5=J. C.|last6=Lappin|first6=T. R.|year=2003|title=A randomized trial investigating an iron-rich natural mineral water as a prophylaxis against iron deficiency in pregnancy – McKenna – 2003 – Clinical & Laboratory Haematology – Wiley Online Library|journal=Clinical and Laboratory Haematology|publisher=doi.org|volume=25|issue=2|pages=99–103|doi=10.1046/j.1365-2257.2003.00501.x|pmid=12641613|s2cid=10488784 |doi-access=free))</ref> and Nice 'n Clear, a natural [[head louse]] lotion. Nelsons also produce some traditional [[herbal remedies]] such as [[Arnica montana|Arnica]] creams.

With the exception of the Spatone well, all Nelsons products are manufactured in Wimbledon in south west London and from there exported to countries around the world.<ref name="Bloomberg"/> The company has opened subsidiary offices in [[Boston]] in the US and [[Hamburg]] in Germany.<ref name="Bloomberg"/> The company is run today by Dick's eldest son, Robert, and his brother Patrick.<ref name="Independent"/>

In December 2008 during a visit to the factory in Wimbledon, [[Charles, Prince of Wales]] announced a partnership between Nelsons and his [[Waitrose Duchy Organic|Duchy Originals]] brand to produce a line of herbal remedies. He watched the first batch of products being produced and afterwards gave a speech to staff where he said he had great admiration for the company and had been brought up with their products.

In 2009 Nelsons was named "Best UK Family Business, £25m+ turnover category" in the [[Coutts]] Prize for Family Business 2008/2009.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.coutts.com/news-and-insights/press-releases/2009/20091032648/ |access-date=January 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708200301/http://www.coutts.com/news-and-insights/press-releases/2009/20091032648/ |archive-date=8 July 2011 |title=Nelsons wins Coutts Prize for Family Business |website=Coutts ))</ref>

2010 was the 150th anniversary of the founding of Nelsons, which was celebrated with a float at the [[Lord Mayor's Show]] in London.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.lordmayorsshow.org/media/releases/nelsons-celebrate-their-150th-birthday-at-lord-mayors-show/ |access-date=January 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722062222/http://www.lordmayorsshow.org/media/releases/nelsons-celebrate-their-150th-birthday-at-lord-mayors-show/ |archive-date=July 22, 2011 |title=Nelsons Celebrate their 150th Birthday at Lord Mayor's Show |date=9 November 2010 |website=Lord Mayor's Show))</ref>

The Dublin dispensary closed at the end of June 2012 citing economic factors and company developments.

==Products==
'''Rescue Remedy''' [[Rescue Remedy]] is a combination of five Bach flower essences and is sold around the world<ref name="telegraph" /> in a variety of formats, including liquid, cream, pastilles and a night formulation.

'''Bach Original Flower Remedies'''
The Bach Original Flower Remedies is the set of 38 flower essences as created by Dr Bach.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.bachcentre.com/ |access-date=May 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080427084746/http://www.bachcentre.com/ |archive-date=April 27, 2008 |website=Bach Centre |title=Dr Edward Bach Centre ))</ref>

'''Nelsons Arnicare'''
The Arnicare (Arnileve in the US) range of products are topical creams based on the [[Arnica montana|Arnica]] herb, which is traditionally used in the treatment of bruises.<ref>[http://www.cheekaugmentation.com/arnica_montana.htm] ((webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006082841/http://www.cheekaugmentation.com/arnica_montana.htm |date=October 6, 2008 ))</ref>

'''Nelsons Pure and Clear'''
Pure and Clear is a set of related skincare remedies.<ref>[http://www.acneinreview.com/2009/07/23/nelsons]((dead link|date=July 2015))/</ref>

'''Nelsons H+Care'''
H+Care is a range of herbal remedies claimed for Haemorrhoids

'''Nelsons Homeopathy'''
A range of homeopathic preparations in a variety of forms including tablets and topical creams.

'''Nelsons Teetha'''
A homeopathic preparation claimed without evidence to soothe and calm the symptoms of teething.

'''Spatone'''
Spatone is a mineral water containing iron.<ref name="Spatone" />

'''Nice 'n Clear'''
Nice 'n' Clear is a head lice solution.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2003/07/28/cbstar28.xml |title=Personal finance - How to grow your wealth and spend less money |publisher=Telegraph |access-date=2015-07-30))((dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic))((cbignore|bot=medic))</ref>

===Licensed ranges===
Nelsons produces a number of 'own label' products on behalf of other companies, including:

* [[Boots the Chemist]] own label homeopathy products<ref>[http://www.boots.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?categoryParentId=3884&storeId=10052&productId=2191&callingViewName=&categoryId=4504&langId=-1&catalogId=11051 ]((dead link|date=July 2015))</ref> and teething granules.
* [[Tesco]] own label homeopathy.
* [[Waitrose Duchy Organic|Duchy Originals]] herbal remedies<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.duchyoriginals.com/herbals_producer.php |access-date=January 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090626101949/http://www.duchyoriginals.com/herbals_producer.php |archive-date=June 26, 2009 |title=Meet Our Herbal Tinctures Producer: Nelsons, Wimbledon, London |website=Duchy Originals ))</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.nelsonsnaturalworld.com Nelsons Homepage]
* [http://www.nelsonshomeopathy.com/ Nelsons Homeopathic Pharmacy]

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