See also Herbalism Dioscorides’ Materia Medica, c. ...

A Herbalist is:

1. A person whose life is dedicated to the economic or medicinal uses of plants.

2. One skilled in the harvesting and collection of medicinal plants (see wildcrafter).

3. Traditional Chinese herbalist: one who is trained or skilled in the dispensing of herbal prescriptions; traditional Chinese herb doctor. Similarly, Traditional Ayurvedic herbalist: one who is trained or skilled in the dispensing of herbal prescriptions in the Ayurvedic tradition. Traditional Chinese medicine shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. ... Ayurveda (आयुर्वेद Sanskrit: ayu—life; veda—knowledge of) or ayurvedic medicine is a more than 2,000 year old comprehensive system of medicine based on a holistic approach rooted in Vedic culture. ...

4. One trained or skilled in the therapeutic use of medicinal plants.

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An herbalist is a professional trained in the use of herbs, also called crude drugs or botanical medicine to treat others. Professional herbal designations include the American Herbalists Guild Registered Herbalist (AHG)^[4] or the NCCAOM Diplomate in Oriental Medicine from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine^[5] or the FNIMH of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists. ^[6] Lay herbalists and traditional indigenous medicine people generally rely upon apprenticeship and recognition from their communities in lieu of formal schooling. This article is about the plants used in cooking and medicine. ... // 1916 Eli Lilly crude drug case for pharmacy students to study: contains 216 different specimens Crude Drug[1]: any naturally occuring unrefined subtance derived from organic or inorganic sources such as plant, animal, bacteria, organs or whole organisms intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of... The use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet) ... The American Herbalists Guild is the only professional organization for herbalists of all traditions in the United States of America. ... Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) also known simply as Chinese medicine (Chinese: 中醫學 or 中药学, zhōngyào xŭe) or traditional Oriental medicine, is the name commonly given to a range of traditional medical practices originating in China thousands of years ago. ... The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine is a professional organization that administers tests to certify candidates in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (Acupuncture plus herbal medicine). ... The National Institute of Medical Herbalists is the major professional body regulating medical herbalists in the United Kingdom. ... Medicine man is an English term used to describe Native American religious figures; such individuals are analogous to shamans. ...

Herbalists may engage in wildcrafting or cultivation of herbs, as well as diagnosis and treatment of conditions or dispensing herbal medication. Most herbal traditions depend upon constitutional analysis of the client, treating the patient instead of the disease.^[7][8] Wildcrafting is the practice of harvesting plants from their natural, or wild habitat, for food, medicinal, or other purposes. ...

References

1. ^ Webster's Unabridged; 1977
   1. . a person who makes collections of herbs.
   2. . a dealer in medicinal plants.
   3. . originally, a descriptive botanist.

• ^ Webster's New International Dictionary; 1934 Herb Doctor:

1. . herbalist.
2. . one who cures or professes to cure, by means of herbs

• ^ Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary; 1971 Herbalist:

1. . One versed in the knowledge of herbs and plants; a collector of, or writer on plants.
2. . A dealer in medicinal herbs or simples; one who prepares or administers herbal remedies

• ^ http://www.americanherbalistsguild.com/
• ^ http://www.nccaom.org/ Website of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• ^ http://www.nimh.org.uk/ National Institute of Medical Herbalists
• ^ David Winston and Steven Maimes Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief, Healing Arts Press, 2007
• ^ http://oneearthherbs.squarespace.com/principles-traditions/

External links

• Website of the National Herbalists Association of Australia
• National Institute of Medical Herbalists Website for one of the governing bodies in the United Kingdom
• College of Phytotherapy Practitioners Website for one of the governing bodies in the United Kingdom
• [1] Website of the American Herbalists Guild
• Website of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine
• Chinese Herb Center in Europe

The National Institute of Medical Herbalists is the major professional body regulating medical herbalists in the United Kingdom. ... David Winston is an herbalist and ethnobotanist who, for the last 26 years has practiced herbal medicine in United States. ... The American Herbalists Guild is the only professional organization for herbalists of all traditions in the United States of America. ...

See also

• Herbs
• Herbalism
• Chinese herbology
• Ethnobotany
• Herbal (book on herbs and their uses)