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Dominion Herbal College is North America's oldest school of herbal medicine founded in 1926 in British Columbia, Canada [1] by Dr. Herbert Nowell. Dominion Herbal College is a post-secondary institution accredited by the Private Career Training Institutions Agency (PCTIA) offering online and distance education programs.
It was first established as the National Association of Medical Herbalists in 1864, and now has members worldwide. As of 2020 it is the UK's largest and oldest regulator of herbal practitioners. [1] The institute has over 600 practising and 500 non-practising and student members and is the organiser of the annual Herbal Medicine Conference.
A curandero (Spanish: [kuɾanˈdeɾo], "healer"; f. curandera, also spelled curandeiro, Portuguese: [kuɾɐ̃ˈdejɾu], f. curandeira) is a traditional native healer or shaman found primarily in Latin America and also in the United States. [1]
In some languages and regions, "apothecary" is not archaic and has become those languages' term for "pharmacy" or a pharmacist who owns one. Apothecaries' investigation of herbal and chemical ingredients was a precursor to the modern sciences of chemistry and pharmacology. [1]
Herbalist, educator, and author Rosemary Gladstar established what would become Mountain Rose Herbs in 1987 [4] in Northern California, as a mail-order company that provided supplies for students at the California School of Herbal Studies. In 1991, herbalist Julie Bailey purchased the business.
Herbal medicine (also called herbalism, phytomedicine or phytotherapy) is the study of pharmacognosy and the use of medicinal plants, which are a basis of traditional ...
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Gladstar, Rosemary. (2014) Herbs for Natural Beauty: Create Your Own Herbal Shampoos, Cleansers, Creams, Bath Blends, and More. Storey Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1612124735; Gladstar, Rosemary. (2014) Herbs for Common Ailments: How to Make and Use Herbal Remedies for Home Health Care. Storey Publishing, LLC. ISBN 978-1612124315; Gladstar, Rosemary.