What is a Medical Herbalist?

Training and skills

Medical Herbalists are highly trained practitioners that combine the use of botanical medicine, science, nutrition and supplements to restore health. Medical Herbalists are not doctors but take a more holistic approach to illness. They have completed study in Herbal Medicine and have had training in anatomy, botany, biochemistry, materia medica, and philosophy of Herbal Medicine, therapeutics and nutrition. They are generally more skilled at treating chronic disease than the conventional doctor.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome To The Course

    • A Message From The Instructor
  • 2

    Herbal History

    • Instructions for this chapter

    • Herbal History Part One

    • Herbal History Part Two

    • Herbal History Part Three

    • Herbal History Part Four

    • Herbal History Quiz
  • 3

    A Medical Herbal Syllabus And How To Use Them In Your Practice

    • Instructions for this chapter

    • Herbal Syllabus - 50 herbal medicines and their benefits
  • 4

    Immunology

    • Instructions For This Chapter

    • Introduction to Immunology - Learning Outcomes

    • Role of Phagocytes in Innate or Nonspecific Immunity

    • Types of immune responses Innate and Adaptive. Humoral vs. Cell-Mediated

    • B Lymphocytes (B cells)

    • Helper T Cells - Part 1

    • Helper T Cells - Part 2

    • Cytotoxic T Cells

    • Inflammatory Response

    • Introduction to Immunology - Lesson Summary

    • Immunology Quiz
  • 5

    Chemistry And Nutrition

    • A Message From The Instructor

    • The Importance Of Nutrition Part One

    • The Importance Of Nutrition Part Two

    • The Importance Of Nutrition Quiz

    • Chemistry - Basics

    • Basic Chemistry Quiz
  • 6

    Common Medical Conditions In Modern Humans

    • Instructions For This Chapter

    • Introduction to Common Medical Conditions - Learning Outcomes

    • Glucose and Diabetes Holistically

    • Glucose Insulin and Diabetes

    • Blood Sugar Levels

    • Glucose Concentration Conversion

    • A1C Levels

    • Heart Issues Holistically

    • Heart Disease and Heart Attacks

    • Strokes Holistically

    • Strokes

    • Colon Holistically

    • Normal Colon Tissue

    • Hyperplasia in Colon Tissue

    • Colon Dysplasia

    • Cancerous Colon Tissue

    • Introduction to the Endocrine System

    • Bacterial infection Holistically

    • Bacterial Meningitis

    • Precocious Puberty Holistically

    • Precocious Puberty

    • Childhood Growth

    • Inflammation Holistically

    • Inflammation

    • Introduction to Common Medical Conditions - Lesson Summary

    • Common Medical Conditions In Modern Humans Quiz
  • 7

    The Root Causes of Chronic Disease

    • Instructions for this chapter

    • Introduction to the book A Complete Body Repair

    • A Complete Body Repair

    • Candida Overgrowth Part One

    • Candida Overgrowth Part Two

    • Candida Overgrowth Part Three

    • Candida Overgrowth Quiz

    • Heavy Metal Toxicity Part One

    • Heavy Metal Toxicity Part Two

    • Heavy Metal Toxicity Quiz

    • Treating Parasites Naturally Part One

    • Treating Parasites Naturally Part Two

    • Treating Parasites Naturally Quiz
  • 8

    Natural health Approaches

    • Instructions for this Chapter

    • Natural Health Approaches

    • Open Book Exam For Natural Health Approaches 1
  • 9

    At Home Projects In Making Your Own Natural Medicines

    • A Message From The Instructor

    • Home Project -Number 1 - Making your own medication

    • Home Project Number 2 - Making Your Own Plant Press

    • Plant press instructions #1

    • Plant press instructions #2
  • 10

    Healing On An Emotional Level - PNI

    • Healing With Emotions - Psychoneuroimmunology

    • Healing With Emotions - Pschoneuroimmunology Quiz
  • 11

    Case Histories From A Successful Naturopathic Clinic

    • Message From the Instructor - Case Histories

    • Case Histories From A SuccessFul Naturopathic Clinic

    • Case Histories Quiz
  • 12

    Women's Health

    • Women and Doctors

    • Uterine Cysts, Hysterectomy, Excessive Bleeding

    • Amenorrhea, Dysenorrhea, Anemia, Endometriosis

    • PMS/Hormones, Menopause

    • Osteoperosis

    • Yeast

    • Women's Health Quiz
  • 13

    Men's Health

    • Men's Health

    • Prostate

    • High Blood Pressure I

    • High Blood Pressure 2

    • Heart

    • Cleansing

    • Arterial Sclerosis, Cayenne

    • Ulcers, Menopause

    • Men's Health Quiz
  • 14

    Childrens Health

    • Hyperactivity, Pre-Conception

    • Pregnancy

    • Baby

    • Vaccines

    • Surgery

    • Earaches, Strep Throat

    • Home Herb Kit

    • Appendicitis

    • Children's Health Quiz
  • 15

    An Introduction To Herbal Midwifery

    • Pregnancy Diet

    • Super Foods, Wheat Germ Oil, Alfalfa

    • Molasses, Carrot Juice

    • Beet Root, Spirulina, Red Raspberry

    • Comfrey, Catnip, Calcium, B Vitamins

    • Pre-mature Labor, Shock Tea

    • Pregnancy Tea, Home Birth

    • Labor Herbs, Chlorophyll

    • An Introduction to Herbal Midwifery Quiz
  • 16

    Jurisprudence - The Law behind Alternative Healing Practices

    • A Message From The Instructor

    • Health Freedom

    • A presentation on Health Laws and Freedom

    • Health Freedom Review

    • Basics of establishing A Holistic Clinic

    • More Notes On Running A Holistic Practice

    • Sample Forms to be used with your practice

    • Sample Release Form For State Of California (May be used in part or in whole, depending on where you live)

    • Sample of Client Intake form - Taking client's medical and personal information
  • 17

    Herbal Dissertation

    • Write an herbal dissertation
  • 18

    Final Exam

    • Instructions for this chapter

    • A Final Message From The Instructor

    • Medical Herbalist Final Exam