Guide to Herbal Training
Once you become interested in medicinal plants, it's only natural to want to learn more about their medicinal properties. Herbal training offers a structured and comprehensive way to deepen your knowledge and proficiency in the field of herbal studies and their uses.
With the increasing popularity of herbal remedies, herbal training is becoming more accessible and widely recognized. Whether you want to work as a clinical herbalist or you just want to share herbal remedies with your loved ones, herbal education is a great way to deepen your relationship with the plants.
How to Get More Herbal Training
So, how do you take your herbal knowledge to the next level? Well, you can try HerbMentor. HerbMentor is our online herbal training hub that gives you access to over 15 in-depth herbal courses plus herb walks and a user forum to deepen your knowledge of the plants.
Let's dive into those courses here...
Rosemary's Remedies with Rosemary Gladstar
In this collection of 23 videos, Rosemary Gladstar shares her most beloved and classic herbal preparations like fire cider, her famous face cream, honey onion syrup, and more. Making these remedies is a wonderful way to enrich your herbal experience.
Thomas Easley's Radicle Herbal
When you know how the body works, it's a lot easier to choose the right herbs for you and your loved ones. This 10-part audio series dives into human physiology through an herbal lens so that you can get to the radicle — that is, the root of healing.
Folk Medicine: Changing the Narrative with Shereel Washington
What if you could make all the remedies you need with ingredients you already have in your kitchen? Shereel Washington's 6-part audio series dives into the core principles and practices of folk medicine. Along the way, she shares delicious recipes like lavender sugar and calendula salt and stories about some of her favorite herbal allies.
Foundational Herbcraft with jim mcdonald
In this 10-part audio series, jim mcdonald demystifies the basics of herbalism: he moves beyond the initial "take this for that" approach to a holistic understanding of herbal energetics. With a blend of wisdom, humor, and clear explanations, jim tackles common questions and contradictions in the herbal world.
Botanical Mixology with Emily Han
Want to craft out-of-this-world herbal cocktails and mocktails? Then it's time to take Botanical Mixology! In this video series, Emily breaks down the basics of mixology so that you can confidently create the herbal drinks of your dreams. Emily also shares tasty recipes like a matcha mint mojito and a rosemary grapefruit paloma.
Culinary Herbalism with K.P. Khalsa
This 10-part series is packed with nutrient-dense info. Follow along with K.P. to learn about the art and science of culinary herbalism — you'll learn all about how to support your skin, digestive health, immune system, and more with culinary herbs.
Wildcrafter's Toolkit with Emily Han and Rosalee de la Forêt
Wildcrafting is a beautiful way to connect with the plants, and Wildcrafter's Toolkit gives you a foundational framework to help you forage safely and ethically.
Cultivating Wellness: Herb Gardening with Sue Kusch
Do you make your own herbal remedies but wish you had access to high-quality, fresh, organic plants? Then it's time to check out Cultivating Wellness: this 9-part series guides you through the foundations of starting and tending a thriving herb garden so you can practice herb cultivation at home .
Herbal First Aid with 7Song
Knowing foundational herbal first aid, is an important tool to help you and your loved ones in emergent situations. In this in-depth series, 7Song draws on decades of experience to offer insight and tips for herbal first aid.
Five Phases with Larken Bunce
In this 9-part series, Larken breaks down the basics of Traditional Chinese Medicine's Five Phases philosophy to deepen our understanding of ourselves, common herbs, and the elements. This approach offers practical ways to promote greater harmony in all aspects of our lives.
Food as Medicine with Tom Caledecott
"Food is medicine" has become a popular saying in recent years. In this series, Tom offers simple ways to live into this saying and bring more nourishment into our kitchens.
PS... Here are some frequently asked questions about our herbal training...
Does HerbMentor have a set class schedule?
Nope! You can take any of these classes on-demand at your leisure. Many of the series are podcast-style so you can just put your headphones on, press play, and go about your day.
Is HerbMentor a certificate program?
HerbMentor is not a certificate program, but it does offer in-depth courses at a very reasonable price point. Some herbalists choose to use HerbMentor as a supplement to their certificate program and other herbalists use HerbMentor as their primary herbal education.
The Herbal Remedy Vault has all of our printable recipe cards...
