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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:
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
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
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.