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[3] so as to put into practice the principles learned from his teacher.
[4] 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.
[3][6] The remaining management team approached Dick Wilson, who had a long-standing passion and commitment to complementary medicine, to take over the company.
[8] Nelsons continue to use plants from the gardens at Dr Bach's former home, Mount Vernon in Oxfordshire, to make remedies.
Nelsons has expanded their range beyond the original homeopathic family of products and into other areas of complementary and natural medicine.
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.
[3] In December 2008 during a visit to the factory in Wimbledon, Charles, Prince of Wales announced a partnership between Nelsons and his Duchy Originals brand to produce a line of herbal remedies.
The investigator observed glass fragments present during the manufacturing process without adequate procedures documented or in use to ensure the product was not contaminated.
Laboratory testing documentation did not meet established specifications and standards because important details were missing from records.
[19] There was a further FDA inspection at Nelsons manufacturing facility in January 2016 and it was confirmed that all previous findings had been addressed and rectified.
Nelsons Teetha A homeopathic preparation claimed without evidence to soothe and calm the symptoms of teething.