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New! Herbal Oils 101 Mini Course: Enroll by October 21 to get the Herbal Oils Recipe Expansion Pack, free! 

  ON September 19,2025

What Do Permaculture and Herbalism Have in Common?

In the new Regenerative Herbalism Intensive available in The Herbarium, you’ll deepen your understanding of the exquisite interdependence of human health and the well-being of our planet. In this Intensive, Herbal Academy educator Sarah Wu offers an in-depth overview of the parallels between the earth’s structure and the human body, in all of their complexity…

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Can I Become a Certified Herbalist? by Herbal Academy
  ON April 30,2025

Can I Become a Certified Herbalist?

If you are reading this article, it is probably because you have a love of herbalism. You may be curious about herbalism as a career path and wonder what kind of training or credentials are required to become an herbalist. The good (and perhaps confusing) news is that there is no single path to becoming…

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Everyday Korean Herbs by Herbal Academy
  ON May 24,2024

Everyday Korean Herbs + a Hibiscus Jujube Tea Recipe

In our new Everyday Korean Herbs Intensive available in The Herbarium, herbalist Grace Yoon, author of The Korean Herbal Apothecary, deep dives into the many different aspects of herbal traditions in Korea. This intensive covers topics of interest ranging from specific Korean herbs for beauty to Confucianism and its philosophical influence on Eastern perspectives on…

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Bioregional Herbalism | Herbal Academy | Bioregional herbalism isn’t about restricting herbal practice, but about opening up to the full possibility of our relationship with plants.
  ON April 01,2021

Bioregional Herbalism

Bioregional herbalism is the oldest form of herbal practice. Before global trade people used what was close at hand. This taught herbal practitioners to develop relationships with the plants in their region on a much deeper level—beyond clinical knowledge and using herbs to address specific problems. This deep, experiential knowledge gave people a profound sense…

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Community Herbalism: 3 Ways to Make it More Accessible | Herbal Academy | You’re ready to put community herbalism back into your practice but don’t know where to start? Here are 3 ways to make it more accessible.
  ON February 17,2021

Community Herbalism: 3 Ways to Make it More Accessible

Awhile back, I was sitting outside and thoughts tinged by panic began to pop up, seemingly out of nowhere. A voice inside asked, “isn’t your business just participating in capitalism? Is there any community in your community herbalism practice? Do your personal values match your business values? Upon considering this message, I had to admit…

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4 Everyday Ways To Use Hydrosols | Herbal Academy | Hydrosols are water-based preparations that can be used in everyday ways for wellness, cosmetic, culinary, and cleaning. Learn more about hydrosols here!
  ON August 15,2019

4 Everyday Ways To Use Hydrosols

I studied herbalism for nearly seven years before I stumbled across hydrosols! When I finally started researching how to use hydrosols, I was amazed that this safe and versatile product wasn’t more popular. Aromatherapist and herbalist Cathy Skipper calls hydrosols “the quiet revolution in plant medicine” (AromaGnosis, 2019), and indeed, they’ve started to gain more…

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Free Ebook: Top 10 Herbalism Articles of 2018 | Herbal Academy | We’re sharing the top 10 herbalism articles from the Herbal Academy blog in 2018. We've gathered them up and packaged them in this free downloadable ebook.
  ON January 21,2019

Free Ebook: Top 10 Herbalism Articles of 2018

Although the new year has already begun, some of you may still be looking back on 2018, reflecting on experiences had or lessons learned. Some of this reflection may revolve around your herbal journey and how it’s progressed or changed over the year. If this is you, we have something to help you with your…

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101 Herbal Books | Herbal Academy | In an effort to help you determine which herbal books are right for you, we have compiled 101 herbal books on our shelves that have contributed to our education and career development.
  ON December 05,2016

101 Herbal Books To Build Your Herbal Library

As we so often remind our readers and students, learning herbalism is a lifelong journey to be savored and experienced. It is an endeavor to be nurtured with hands-on practice, study with experienced teachers, and learning from the many herbal books written by herbalists of all traditions and approaches, both modern and historical. As herbalists,…

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How To Make An Herbal Decoction | Herbal Academy | Learn how to make an herbal decoction, what herbs are used for this type of herbal preparation, and how to use them in today's informative post!
  ON September 14,2016

How to Make an Herbal Decoction

That simple, tasty cup of tea is only one way of extracting the many virtues of herbs into water. Other ways include the making of infusions and decoctions. Today I am going to share how to make an herbal decoction and which herbs are used for this type of herbal preparation. Infusions are used with…

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HOW TO BEGIN YOUR HERBALIST TRAINING
  ON April 19,2016

How to Begin your Herbalist Training

You want to become an herbalist, but you’re not sure where to begin. That’s natural, because although an herbalist is someone who works with and studies herbs, the details of how and where an herbalist acquires their herbalist training depends on the interests and talents of the individual. Most often, the job people have in…

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How To Learn Herbalism Directly From Plants | Herbal Academy | Are you interested in how to learn herbalism? If so, it's important to know that there are many different ways, one of which is directly from plants.
  ON February 29,2016

How To Learn Herbalism Directly From Plants

By Sage L. Maurer The plant spirits are waiting to speak with those of us who are open to listening. They echo through our minds and hearts, touching our bodies with their healing hands, and guide us into the medicine we are most needing. We can ask the plants for wisdom and guidance, and we…

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Herbal Entrepreneur
  ON October 22,2015

Opportunities for the Herbal Entrepreneur

Herbalism is a unique niche for the aspiring entrepreneur. Herbalist entrepreneurs can create their dream job by turning a passion for herbalism into a living. We’ve done it here at the Academy! Creating a line of herbal extracts, body care products or tea blends, growing or wildcrafting herbs to sell, or creating monthly herbal CSA…

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  ON April 24,2015

How To Make A Poultice With Dried & Fresh Herbs

It’s easy to focus on the internal herbal preparations, like teas, extracts, and syrups, because we are so conditioned to “taking something” – whether that be supplements, OTC medications, or prescriptions – to manage our health. Topical herbalism, though, has many unique preparations that have benefited people for generations. In this post we’ll teach you…

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  ON July 29,2014

Understanding The Simplicity Of Herbs

Some herbalists use a healing art called “simpling,” referring to the use of one herb at a time rather than in formulas or in combinations. These single herbs  are called “simples” and the people who use them, “simplers.” We can all benefit from learning to understand the simplicity of herbs. No matter how much I…

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