Advanced Herbal Course
Advanced Herbal Course
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Welcome, herbalists, to the pinnacle of your online herbal education! Freshly released in Spring 2024, this comprehensive, multimedia Advanced Herbal Course benefits anyone who wants to become a clinical herbalist or professional herbalist, care for themselves or their loved ones with greater skill, or offer herbalism education to their communities. With 84 in-depth lessons taught by 60 world-class herbalists, this incredible course will equip you with everything you need to know to practice herbalism with a skillful mind and a confident heart.
This advanced program is designed for students who have already taken our Intermediate Herbal Course or have amassed a solid herbal foundation through workshops and self study.
Choose to enroll in the Advanced Herbal Course by itself or upgrade your enrollment with the Print Version, a complete set of three textbooks presenting the Advanced Herbal Course in printed form.
Doors to the reimagined, better-than-ever Advanced Herbal Course are officially open – we welcome you in!
Description
There comes a time when a student of herbalism begins to ask: Have I found my life’s path? Have I found the trail I would like to follow further and explore as a means to sustain myself? Could these studies in fact enhance – or change the direction of – my career?
- Perhaps you already know your answer is a resounding YES!
- Perhaps you are still asking these questions.
- Perhaps you have completed our online Introductory and Intermediate Courses in herbalism and are looking for more forward progress in your herbal practice.
- Perhaps you are already a practicing herbalist and are looking for a means to further your professional development, at your own pace.
- Perhaps you are a healthcare professional looking to round out your skills with an understanding of the history of herbalism and the role that herbs have played across continents for generations—and continue to play—in supporting the health and well being of the human biome.
Regardless of your background, the Herbal Academy is here to help you take your studies to a professional level with our challenging online and multimedia Advanced Herbal Course!
LEARN FROM 60 WORLD-CLASS HERBALISTS!
Dozens of herbalists have pooled together their expansive expertise and knowledge to present this program to you. These Herbal Academy teachers include brilliant, well-known herbal educators, clinical herbalists, authors, and practitioners of many different herbal traditions.
Lindsey Feldpausch, RH(AHG)A clinical herbalist, Programs Coordinator and Lead Herbalist Educator at the Herbal Academy, and member of the Education Advisory Council of the American Herbalists Guild.
Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz
Curandera, Lead Herbalist Educator at the Herbal Academy, and author of Earth Medicines: Ancestral Wisdom, Healing Recipes, and Wellness Rituals from a Curandera.
Maria Noël Groves, RH(AHG)Clinical herbalist, founder of the NH Chapter of the American Herbalists Guild, and author of several well-known herbal books, including the best seller, Body into Balance.
Erika G. Galentin, M.N.I.M.H., RH(AHG)
Clinical herbalist, author, educator, clinical mentor at Herbal Practice Connexion, and member of the AHG Education Advisory Council.
Jane Metzger
Co-Director and Director of Education at the Herbal Academy, helping to facilitate and manage the development of Herbal Academy’s course catalog and educational offerings.
Mimi Hernandez, MS, RH(AHG)Clinical herbalist, former Executive Director of the American Herbalists Guild, author of National Geographic Herbal, and advocate for native medical plants on PonderLand Sanctuary.
David Winston, RH(AHG)Clinical herbalist, founding member of the American Herbalist Guild, and co-author of the highly appraised Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief.
Anne McIntyre, F.N.I.M.H., M.A.P.A
Ayurvedic practitioner and author of more than 20 books, including The Ayurveda Bible, Flower Power, and Dispensing with Tradition.
Lisa Olson, RH(AHG)Lead of Course Development and advanced-level Lead Herbalist Educator at the Herbal Academy, clinical herbalist, Ayurvedic health counselor, botanist, gardener, and writer.
Dr. Keren Dolan, CNS, DCN, LDN, MS, RH(AHG)American Herbalists Guild Chair of the Board of Directors and Regional Director of National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy.
Pamela Spence, M.A. (Hons), B.Sc. (Hons) M.N.I.M.H
A medical herbalist, writer, and educator based in Scotland. Pamela has written and presented her own BBC series on traditional herbal medicine.
Jiling Lin (L.Ac)Licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, host of “Tea Talks with Jiling” podcast, and first generation Taiwanese-American who bridges Eastern and Western botanical medicine traditions.
Phyllis D. LightA fourth-generation herbalist with more than 30 years of experience rooted in the Creek/Cherokee heritage. Director of the Appalachian Center for Herbal Studies.
Steven Foster (1957-2021)The late author of 18 books, including Peterson Field Guide, renowned botanical photographer, and former American Botanical Council Board of Trustees member.
Emily RuffExecutive Director of the Florida School of Holistic Living, Founder of the Florida Herbal Conference, Director of Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary, and Board Member of United Plant Savers.
Shona Richter MacDougall, RH(AHG)
Clinical herbalist, Herbal Academy Student Mentor, and owner of Earth Rhythm Herbal in central Vermont.
Tammi Sweet
Herbal practitioner, educator, author of Wholistic Healing Guide to Cannabis, and co-founder of Heartstone Center for Earth Essentials in Van Etten, New York.
Matthew Wood, MScAn internationally known herbal teacher and author of six popular herbal medicine books, including The Earthwise Herbal collection and The Book of Herbal Wisdom.
And that’s not all! You’ll also learn from…
7song
Alison Birks
Alyssa Dalos
Angela Justis
Anisah Amat
Annet Zakaryan
Ayo Ngozi
Bevin Clare
Chris Marano
Dana Hutchinson
David Mitcheson
Don-Nine Van der Hyde
Ember Peters
Joseph Mulhollen
Jovan Sage
Kelsey Barrett
Kerry Hughes
Lauren Anderson
Lauren Burke
Liane Moccia
Linden de Voil
Linda Russell
Lindsay Kluge
Marlene Adelmann
Meagan Visser
Naomi Ullian
Renee Prince
Sarah Baldwin
Sarah Shaw
Sarah Tewhey
Sara Rooney
Sheri Roach
Stephany Hoffelt
Steve Kippax
Veda West
“The Advanced Herbalism Course is comprehensive and challenging! Now that I have finished the course, I definitely feel it has prepared me for the next step of working with my clinical mentor to develop my skills as an herbalist. The teachers and staff are very responsive, encouraging, professional and helpful… they really care about me and want to help me succeed. My experience has been fantastic, and I will continue to use the Herbal Academy and The Herbarium as resources.”
– Robin, Advanced Herbal Course graduate
The Advanced Herbal Course provides thorough and in-depth learning opportunities covering:
- Herbal Wisdom Traditions
- Western Energetics
- Ayurvedic and Chinese Medicine
- Eclectic and Physiomedicalist Philosophy
- Phytochemistry and Herb-Drug Interactions
- Health and Wellness of the Endocrine System
- Reproductive Health
- Fertility, Pregnancy, Birth, and Childhood
- Managing Pain
- Healthy Aging
- Working with Older Adults
- The Gut-Brain Connection
- Supporting Clients with Weight Loss
- And Much, Much More….
As a student, you will be exposed to case studies throughout the course that will highlight the larger clinical concepts of the lessons. The Advanced Herbal Course is a natural extension of the foundational 125-hour Introductory Herbal Course and 175-hour Intermediate Herbal Course, continuing the exploration of body systems with deep discussion of the blood/lymph/mucous membranes, endocrine, reproductive, musculoskeletal, and digestive systems, and exploring in more depth topics touched upon in the previous programs.
This robust program will set you up for success, whether you’re hoping to care for your family with better skill, open a clinic, or offer herbal education to your community.
Your studies align with the pathway to becoming a Registered Herbalist (American Herbalist Guild)
Completion of the 500 hour Advanced Herbal Course will get you well on your way to the 800 study hours needed to become a Registered Herbalist (RH) with American Herbalist Guild (AHG). Our Advanced Herbal Course is designed to support the educational standard required for those interested in working toward becoming a professional clinical herbalist. The curriculum has been designed with the type of academic rigor that will solidify your knowledge base and encourage the critical thinking skills necessary as you continue your herbal education and move on to gain the 400 hours of hands-on, clinical training you will also need to acquire to apply as a Registered Herbalist, should you choose that path.
If you have not already taken our Introductory and Intermediate Herbal Courses, we recommend enrolling in our 900-hour Clinical Herbalist Path Package, which combines our Introductory, Intermediate, Advanced, and Clinical Skills Herbal Courses into one, clear path!
Program Details
The Advanced Herbal Course requires students to successfully pass 10 unit quizzes with a score of 80% or higher. In addition to reading and studying the lesson material throughout the course and passing the quizzes at the end of each unit, the course includes unit exercises and a monograph project to be completed on a self-study basis. The unit exercises have been developed to help students engage with and explore lesson content in more detail. The monograph project guides you through developing plant monographs for herbs of your own choosing. We recommend choosing 3-4 herbs discussed in each body system unit or wellness unit in the course and experiencing and researching each of these herbs, compiling the information into plant monographs.
Upon successful passage of all quizzes, students will be notified of their graduation with a signed certificate of completion.
While we recommend spending 1-2 months of serious study in each unit, students have the ability to work at their own pace toward completion of the course and can spend more or less time in each unit. Students will have Lifetime Access* to the online portion of the program. Each of the units, recipes, graphics, and video transcripts are available to download as printable PDF files should students want digital downloads or print copies.
Benefits of this Course
UPGRADE YOUR REGISTRATION TO PRINT!
Upgrade your enrollment with Advanced Herbal Course printed textbooks! We’ve created this highly requested, three-volume set as a beautiful, printed resource you can refer to as you work through the course material. Brimming with helpful information, this textbook set will become a go-to reference as your herbal practice evolves.
- Advanced Herbal Course Volume 1 – beautifully presented ever-so-slightly abridged lessons of Units 1-5 providing you with all the important information from the course
- Advanced Herbal Course Volume 2 – beautifully presented ever-so-slightly abridged lessons of Units 6-10 providing you with all the important information from the course
- Recipe + Monograph Textbook – a convenient textbook compiling all Advanced Herbal Course recipes and monographs
These three treasured textbooks will be a valued addition to your herbal library! Please note: our textbooks are printed in small batches with a local print house and bindery, so these are offered for limited time periods. *Textbooks will display as backordered if not currently in stock.
The Advanced Herbal Course Outline
UNIT 1: HERBAL WISDOM TRADITIONS AND HISTORY
Introduction; The Humoral System; Western Energetics in Contemporary Practice; Roots of Herbalism in America; The American Botanical Movement; Chinese Medicine; Ayurveda; Global Healing Traditions
In honoring those who have come before us and paved the way for herbalism into modern times, the course begins by setting the stage with the unfolding history and herbal wisdom traditions which have shaped Western herbalism. Begin your journey by exploring herbal wisdom traditions from across the globe and the energetic systems that have helped form the foundation of Western herbalism. You’ll hear from practitioners of Southern folk herbalism, Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, and many other traditions to better understand how herbal support is woven into different systems of healing.
View the lenses through which many cultures have integrated plants into a holistic approach to wellness, travel back in time to the American botanical movement as it was influenced by Indigenous groups and many other cultures, and review a myriad of techniques for applying herbal energetics to your herbal practice.
UNIT 2: BOTANY AND PHYTOCHEMISTRY
Plant Anatomy and Taxonomy; Plant Identification; Plant Chemistry; Herbal Pharmacology; Herb-Drug Interactions; Evaluating Research
After traversing through history and herbal energetics, you will plant your feet firmly back on the ground to take a look at the plants themselves. Explore plant identification and the chemistry and the pharmacology of those plants, which will be a huge asset when reading scientific literature and developing your own understanding of why particular herbs work the way they do.
You will also get guidance about possible herb-herb interactions, herb-drug interactions, and how to evaluate the scientific literature so you can continue adding depth to your understanding of plants and how they interact with the human body.
UNIT 3: HEALING
The Nature of Healing; The Mind-Body Connection; Reaching the Spirit; Preparations and Practices for Nurturing the Spirit; Aromatherapy
The ways that plants support us cannot all be explained through chemistry and scientific literature. It’s also imperative to take an in-depth look at the nature of healing itself as a framework for why herbs work the way that they do.
In this unit, you’ll discover the myriad ways plants can reach the emotional body and the spirit, along with the fascinating topic of the mind-body connection. This unit closes with a lesson on aromatherapy as a tool for emotional health and mood support.
UNIT 4: BLOOD, LYMPH, AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES
Anatomy and Physiology of the Blood and Lymph; General Care of the Blood and Lymph; Therapeutics for Common Conditions of the Blood and Lymph; Anatomy and Physiology of the Mucous Membranes; General Care of the Mucous Membranes; Therapeutics for Common Conditions of the Mucous Membranes; Two Case Studies
In addition to performing their own unique functions, the blood, lymph, and mucous membranes have in common the vitally important function of working in unison to defend your body from exposure to foreign elements. The mucous membranes cover all internal body surfaces that have direct exposure to elements of the outside environment. Along with the blood, the lymphatic system is responsible for herding immune cells quickly and efficiently toward invading pathogens. Recognizing common conditions that could compromise these systems is an important skill for advanced herbalists.
This unit explores the anatomy and physiology, common complaints, etiology of imbalances, herbal therapeutic approaches appropriate for the blood, the lymphatic system, and the mucosa, and offers case study videos on mucous membranes and anemia.
UNIT 5: THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM
Anatomy and Physiology of the Endocrine System; Health and Wellness of the Endocrine System; Adrenal, Thyroid, and Parathyroid Health and Wellness; Blood Sugar Dysregulation and Diabetes; Two Case Studies
This unit explores the endocrine system: the body system involved with the creation and release of hormones. You will start off with an overview of anatomy and physiology of the endocrine system, along with a fascinating look at psychoneuroimmunology, which is the way the endocrine system, the nervous system, and the immune systems all interact.
You will learn the important dietary, lifestyle, and herbal considerations for managing stress and keeping the endocrine system in tip-top shape, along with herbal tips for supporting those with adrenal gland, thyroid, and parathyroid imbalance and disease. This unit also includes an entire lesson on blood sugar balance and diabetes, and ends with case study videos from two clinical herbalists, one on thyroid disorders and the other related to the endocrine system as a whole.
UNIT 6: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
Anatomy and Physiology of the Reproductive System; General Care for Reproductive Health; Puberty and Adolescence; The Menstrual Cycle; Menopause; Breast Health; Prostate Health; Uterine and Vaginal Health; Reproductive Hormone Imbalance; Two Case Studies
This unit begins by covering the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system, including reproductive hormones and the roles they play. You will learn nutritional, herbal, and lifestyle adjustments for avoiding imbalances in the reproductive system, while supporting cycles of life associated with strong hormonal shifts, like puberty and menopause.
You will take a close look at the menstrual cycle, including herbal support for PMS, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, and menorrhagia, along with herbal therapeutics for disorders of the breast, prostate, uterus, and vagina. This fascinating unit ends with two case studies.
UNIT 7: FERTILITY, PREGNANCY, BIRTH, AND CHILDHOOD
Fertility Awareness and Preconception Care; Fertility Challenges; Pregnancy and Pregnancy Loss; Birth, Postpartum, and Infant Care; Childhood; Two Case Studies
This unit explores the ways herbalists can support people in their journey toward parenthood. You will start with a lesson on fertility awareness and herbal support for the preconception and conception period. Next, you’ll explore safe herbs for use during pregnancy, postpartum care, and lactation. In the section on postpartum care, you will also examine herbal options for supporting common conditions in newborns.
You will conclude this information-packed unit with a lesson on herbal support for older children, covering bronchitis, ADHD, digestive upset, and other common conditions, and delve into two case studies on eczema and ADHD.
UNIT 8: THE MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM
Anatomy and Physiology of the Skeletal System; Anatomy and Physiology of Muscles; General Health and Wellness of the Musculoskeletal System; Therapeutics for Common Conditions of the Musculoskeletal System; Managing Pain; Two Case Studies
This unit begins with anatomy and physiology, taking a look at tendons, ligaments, muscles, bones, and all the connective tissue structures of the musculoskeletal system. You will take a deep dive into herbs that are best suited for addressing issues in each part of this body system, along with the best way to use these herbs, whether topically or internally.
You will also explore rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, fibromyalgia, sprains, and other conditions that affect the muscles, bones, joints, and other structural tissues after exploring lifestyle, nutrition, physical therapy, massage, and other holistic protocols for support. This unit concludes with two helpful case studies.
UNIT 9: HEALTHY AGING WITH HERBS
Longevity, Vitality, and Rejuvenation; Considerations for Working with Older Adults; Herbal Support for Aging Skin; Strengthening the Heart; Illness and Disease in Older Adults; Case Study
Learn about some of the evolving theories on how the body ages, and the herbs and supportive strategies that have been well researched—or used traditionally—to help people live better, longer. You will examine conditions that are common in older adults, including cardiovascular disease, aging skin, osteoporosis, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease, and the pathophysiology, conventional approaches, herbal strategies, and other supports for each.
There are a lot of things to take into account when working with an older adult population, such as impaired digestion, the higher potential for multiple pharmaceutical medications, complicated health histories, and more. This unit concludes with a fascinating case history that highlights the importance of understanding herb-drug interactions.
UNIT 10: DIGESTION, DIET, AND WELLNESS
Digestion: The Foundation of Health and Wellness; The Energetics of Food; The Gut-Brain Connection; Sugar and its Impacts on Health; Herbal Support for Food Sensitivities; Supporting Clients Who Want to Lose Weight; Two Case Studies; Course Conclusion
Because digestive health is at the root of vibrant wellness, this unit dives into herbal therapeutics for common, yet complicated, gastrointestinal imbalances, weight management for health, the fascinating brain-gut connection and energetics of food, the effect of sugar on the body, understanding food allergies and food sensitivities, and supporting a return to optimum body function via enhancing digestive wellness with herbal preparations and other supportive strategies.
The unit wraps up with two case studies that illustrate a holistic approach for digestive health.
CASE STUDIES
There are 13 case study video lessons throughout this course to illustrate situations experienced by real people and the clinical assessment and herbal protocols used to return their bodies to balance. Case studies include:
- Anemia case study with Dr. D Van der Heyde
- Parkinson’s disease case study with Erika Galentin, MNIMH, RH(AHG)
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) case study with Bevin Clare, RH(AHG)
- Eczema in children case study with Pamela Spence, MNIMH
- Rheumatoid arthritis case study with Shona R. MacDougall, RH(AHG)
- And more!
Our mission at the Herbal Academy is to provide quality education in herbalism that is both financially accessible and intellectually engaging, that honors our intrinsic connection with nature, and that combines modern science with respect for ancient traditions and knowledge. We wholeheartedly believe that this Advanced Herbal Course exceeds that mission and enables students of herbalism to explore the depths of herbal arts and sciences within a safe and credible framework from the comfort of your own home.
Don’t worry, you won’t be alone in your studies! Our student community will allow you to meet and share with fellow classmates and teachers virtually, including live video discussions, and we, your teachers and trusted guides, are always just an email away to support your journey. You will be a part of a warm and supportive learning experience growing right alongside our ever-growing herbal community, all created to solidify and support your knowledge.
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