A naturopath believes her profession is being slandered with the term witchcraft.
It has come about after the Whanganui District Health Board scrapped a natural therapy clinic, because a senior practitioner believed witchcraft was being practised.
The clinic offered free treatments to staff including meditation, massage and energy healing.
Presidentof the Association of Medical Herbalists Leanne Halliwell said medical professionals and natural healers should be able to work together.