LINKS 

Herbalist & Alchemist, Inc. – Founded in 1982 by David Winston Herbalist & Alchemist, Inc. is one of the premier herb product companies in the United States with over 300  products including tinctures, glycerites, teas, capsules, solid extracts, and ointments, as well as David’s books and tapes. The company was founded to provide the highest quality herbal medicines for David’s patients and still carries on that tradition today by providing the highest quality herbal medicine for you, your family, or your patients.

Blueberry Health - A company that is a joint venture product between Herbalist & Alchemist, Inc. and Rutger’s University promoting blueberry products as a superb medicinal food.  Blueberry solid extract, blueberry tea and juice, are all fabulous tasting foods that pack a tremendous antioxidant punch.

Informational sites:
American Botanical Council – www.herbalgram.org
Is a non-profit organization that publishes America’s best herb journal for the layman – HerbalGram.  ABC provides many valuable services including responding to inaccurate and misleading reports about herbs in the media.

American Herbal Pharmacopoeia – www.herbal-ahp.org
A non-profit educational project founded by herbalist Roy Upton, AHG.  The American Herbal Pharmacopoeia and Therapeutic Compendiums are exceptionally well-done monographs on individual herbs, their history, identification, constituents, analysis, and therapeutics.

The American Herbalist Guild – www.americanherbalist.com
The AHG is the only professional organization of clinical herbalists in the United States.  It’s web site is a valuable resource for those looking for clinical herbalists in their local region, as well as information on the guild, how to become a member,  and educational resources.

Todd Caldecott is a Canadian clinician and educator whose website reflects his deep knowledge of Ayurvedic medicine as well as Western and Thomsonian herbal practice. www.toddcaldecott.com  

Horizon Herbs LLC - Richo Czech is an exceptional herb grower, seedsman, herbalist, and author.  His book, Making Plant Medicine, is probably the best text on the topic and along with his series of books on growing herbs is an essential guide to guide those who wish to grow their own medicines.  www.horizonherbs.com

Bevin Clare is a clinical herbalist practicing in Boston and Maine.  Her company, Ambrosia Botanica, offers education in women's health, botanical medicine, and botany.  She is also available for consultations, and lectures in herbal therapeutics.  http://www.ambrosiabotanica.org/index.php

Jim Duke - is a renowned plant researcher and ethnobotanist.  His website has links to his old USDA database, which is an exceptional resource, and articles and information about Jim's current classes and seminars. www.ars-grin.gov/duke 

Steven Foster is a herbalist, Lecturer, prolific author and one of the great herb/plant photographers of our time.  His website gives detailed descriptions of his work, books and contains excellent downloadable monographs on 20 medicinal plants from a series published by Herbalgram some years ago. www.stevenfoster.com

Lisa Ganora has a wonderful website that brings Phytochemistry alive for the uninitiated or the expert.   She has put together wonderful presentations for the beginner, intermediate or advanced level student.  This is a highly useful site for herbalists who need further education in this topic and her article on Phytoestrogens and Human Health is a  must read for all health practitioners. www.herbalchem.net  Her book, Herbal Constituents, can be found at www.herbalconstituents.com.
 

Ila Hatter is a walking encyclopedia on the wild edible and medicinal plants of the southeastern U.S.  Her tapes and DVD's are well crafted excursions into the  heart of the Smoky Mountains exploring the uses of plants, along with traditional and Cherokee stories, cook lore and the wisdom of her elders.  Her site also introduces you to her cookbook, Banks, Medicinal Plants of the Cherokee (which she edited) and her busy teaching schedule. www.wildcrafting.com

Christopher Hobbs, AHG – www.christopherhobbs.com 
One of America’s premier herbalists - this web site  is full of information about Christopher, his classes, his books, plus educational materials.

Heartsong Farm Healing Herbs - www.herbsandapples.com  Good back-to-the-land people growing high quality medicinal herbs and organic apples, providing inspiration for sound living through books like The Herbalist’s Way and The Apple Grower.

Henriette’s Herbal Homepage – www.henriettesherbal.com  
Finnish herbalist Henriette Kress has done the herb world a great service.  Her web site provides information on many herbal topics, including a downloadable version of the classic King’s Dispensatory, 4300 plant pictures, and high quality articles.

Herbal Bookworm – www.herbological.com 
Jonathan Treasure, AHG - website on clinical herbal medicine, herb/drug interactions, and book reviews with a bite.

The Herb Growing and Marketing Network – www.herbnet.com  An amazing source of herbal information, supplies, event listings, and just about everything herbal you might be looking for.

Herbal Hall – www.herb.com  
Howie Brounstein’s informative website with articles, resources, and herb news.

Herbal Medicine and Spirit Healing the Wise Woman Way - www.herbshealing.com   Natural alternatives for women with health concerns such as menopause, osteoporosis, pregnancy, fertility issues, breast health and cancer prevention. Hundreds of woman-friendly links, a forum to share experiences and lots of information about Susun Weed (herbalist and author of women's health books) workshops, intensives, apprenticeships, and correspondence courses.

www.herbsguide.net  - contains information on medicinal and natural herbs

Patricia Kyritsi Howell is one of the southeast's most respected herbal practitioners and educators.  Her site gives information on her wonderful classes, herbal tours to Greece and her philosophy and practice. www.botanologos.com

Lloyd Library – www.lloydlibrary.org
Founded by the Lloyd Brothers, the Lloyd Library is the world’s premier reference library on eclectic, botanical, and pharmaceutical medicine.

Jim McDonald is a Michigan herbalist who, like me, is always interested in learning the uses of little-known or underutilized herbs.  He has wonderful articles (look under the heading of seeds and stems) on Purple Loosestrife, New England Aster, Apple, Mullein, Calamus  plus recipes,  herbal insights and a nice collection of herbal folklore from around the net. www.herbcraft.org .

Richard McDonald - www.desertbloomherbs.com - An ethical herbal company with some unusual southwestern herbs, as well as the standard herbs of commerce.  I especially like the 18 herbal monographs (many with color pictures), the herbal/political activism and support of bioregional herbalism evident at Richards site.

Medherb – www.medherb.com
Paul Bergner’s site is a wealth of information on the clinical use of herbs.  Paul publishes the bi-monthly newsletter, Medical Herbalism, which is an exceptional resource for clinical herbalists. His site includes a downloadable Cook’s Physiomedical Dispensatory.

Michael Moore/Southwest College of Botanical Medicine – www.swsbm.com
Michael Moore is the herbalist’s herbalist.  This site is as fascinating and complex as he is.  The amount of high quality information at this site is truly astounding-downloadable reprints of classic Eclectic, Thomsonian, and Physio-medical books, pharmacy journals, Ethnobotany titles, and much more.

Michael Tierra, AHG, Planet Herb – www.planetherbs.com
One of America’s herbal elders, Michael’s website includes a downloadable version of Eli Jones’ book on cancer, a wealth of information about herbal medicine, Michael’s books, and his correspondence classes.

North Carolina School of Holistic Herbalism - www.herbsheal.com
NC's oldest herbal studies school offers students access to the most
diverse plant population in North America. NCSHH offers sound technical training balanced with spiritual insight. We place preventative medicine, sustainable living skills, and holistic arts at the forefront of our curriculum.  NCSHH empowers students not only with the knowledge to initiate a successful career in herbalism, but also with tools to create new patterns of living that strengthen the vitality of the community as well as the individual.

Phytos Inc. is an herbal products research and development company--an 'herb-tech'-- creating new and unique herbal medicines, and food additives.  Some of their products include EasyMind  (standardized Scullcap),  a Gold Root Standardized Extract, and Nicotine-Free.   The site includes downloadable studies on the Scullcap product and their other products as well. Visit them at www.phytos.com

Alan Tillotson is an incredible clinician, with a vast understanding of Ayurvedic as well as Chinese & Western herbal medicine. www.oneearthherbs.squarespace.com   

Tree Farm Communications – www.treefarmtapes.com
Missed last year’s AHG Conference?   Was there a lecture you wanted to hear but missed?  Tree Farm Communications provides a huge catalog of audio tapes of lectures on herbal medicine, nutrition, and alternative medicine.  They have more than 25 tapes by David Winston from classes taught throughout the United States during the past 15 years.

United Plant Savers – www.unitedplantsavers.org
UpS is a non-profit organization founded by Rosemary Gladstar dedicated to preserving medicinal plant habitat and medicinal plants.  They publish a wonderful journal and provide an important and necessary service not only to the herbal community but to the Great Life as well.