Herbal Education
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Appalachia School of Holistic Herbalism "sound technical training balanced with spiritual insight. We
offer beginning, intermediate, and advanced programs focusing on
preventative medicine, self-nourishment, and sustainable living. Our
courses cover all branches of herbal healing, from flower essences to
pharmacognosy, incorporating modern scientific research while keeping
ancient traditions at their center. We draw from Native American
teachings, the Wise Woman Tradition, Shamanism, Ayurveda and Chinese
Medicine as well as conventional practice." The school offers courses
in Fundamentals of Herbs & Plant Energies, a Traditional Herbalist
Program, and Advanced Herbal Therapeutics.
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American College of Health Sciences
"based in Portland, Oregon, is a leader in natural health education ...
one of the oldest and most respected distance education natural health
colleges, offering flexible programs, a highly qualified faculty, and a
diverse student body." The Department of Herbal Medicine offers numerous
online courses.
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Bastyr University offers a Bachelor's degree in Herbal Sciences which confers "a solid
foundation of herbal study that includes up-to-date scientific information
and centuries-old knowledge."
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Blue Ridge
School of Herbal Medicine
has summer, winter, and weekend programs directed by clinical herbalist
Corey-Pine Shane. "Healing with plants is an ancient tradition with a
history as long as humanity’s, if not longer ... we learn how to integrate
the history and tradition of herbal medicine with modern insights and
science to create a holistic way of understanding the body in health and
disease ... you will come to learn a holistic paradigm of healing, how to
look for the underlying cause, the 'pattern of imbalance' that creates
disease rather than just alleviating symptoms. At its base, holistic
Herbalism treats clients, not diseases."
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California
School of Herbal Studies,
located in Sonoma County (near San Francisco), was founded in 1978 by
Rosemary Gladstar; the program "continues in the spirit in which it was
formed by offering a multi-perspective approach to Earth-centered
botanical studies...Successful graduates of our intensive program leave
here with the knowledge they need to enter and contribute to the rapidly
blossoming field of herbalism, and receive certificates of completion that
are highly regarded by the herbal community."
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The
Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine
offers "classes in the tradition of Roots Herbalism - the kind where your
hands get dirty as you develop life-long relationships with plants. Our
classroom is the outdoors - garden, forest, field, mountain, and stream."
Juliet Blankespoor, director. Located in Asheville, NC.
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David Winston's Center for Herbal Studies is directed by David Winston, "one of the world’s top herbal clinicians
with over 34 years of experience and training in Eclectic medicine,
traditional Cherokee medicine, and traditional Chinese medicine."
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Herbal Bear School of Botanical Medicine "offers workshops, classes and apprenticeships in traditional herbal
studies, environmental awareness, and outdoor skills" in New York City and
the Catskills.
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International College of Herbal Medicine (ICOHM)
offers a three year
Diploma in Clinical Herbal Medicine and a two-year course of post-graduate
study in Herbal Medicine via the Internet. "We work from Gisborne, New
Zealand and have an international lineup of tutors who are practicing
skilled herbalists as well as trained doctors, pharmacists, midwives,
writers and educators."
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International Register of Consultant Herbalists is "a school of excellence for herbal medicine, having been established
since 1960 and whose course is easily degree standard. We have been
training herbalists since that time."
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Mountain Gardens,
located in Yancey County, North Carolina, offers classes and workshops in
traditional Western and Asian medicinal plants. Joe Hollis' uniquely rich
gardens are surrounded by the beautiful Pisgah National Forest.
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North American
Institute of Medical Herbalism
offers in-depth certificate-granting courses and seminars in the
Vitalist tradition, which "incorporates all aspects of science, especially
physiology and pathophysiology, but equally values knowledge from
traditional medicine, empirical observation, instinct and intuition ..." Courses include Fundamentals, Advanced, Clinical, Nutrition, and Flower Essences. Paul Bergner, director. Located in Boulder, Colorado. Watch the website for exciting new developments in June 2012 when Paul retires from leading NAIMH and Lisa Ganora comes aboard as the new director.
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Prairie Wise Herbal School
located in Kansas City, MO;
Kahla Wheeler, director; "dedicated to hands-on, personal, experiential
learning ... committed to growing knowledgeable herbalists that contribute
to their community. The school offers workshops, prairie and wild plant
walks, lectures, a one-year general herbalist program and an extensive
clinical herbalist program."
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Tai Sophia Institute offers a Master of Arts in Botanical Healing program with expert
teachers. "Students may concentrate their program in three main areas of
study: Clinical practice, research/ethnobotany or production and standards
of botanical remedies."
Other
Sites of Interest
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American Herbal Products Association "The national trade association and
voice of the herbal supplement industry...AHPA's mission is to promote the
responsible commerce of herbal products. 100% of AHPA's resources are
dedicated to furthering the responsible sale and use of herbs and
herbal products through AHPA's expertise and experience."
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HerbNET
Information service from the Herb Growing & Marketing Network.
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Merck Manual of Diagnosis and
Therapy Look
up information on diseases and conditions.
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PubMed
Search millions of abstracts from scientific journals for information on
constituents and clinical studies.
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United Plant Savers
Their mission is "to
protect native medicinal plants of the United States and Canada and their
native habitat while ensuring an abundant and renewable supply of
medicinal plants for generations to come."
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