There are a range of herbal practice traditions drawn from different cultural approaches to the use of plants for healing. If you want an expert view on how you can help in your own situation it is important to find practitioners that have been well trained and preferably belong to a professional association that can attest to their standards, and set up the necessary insurance, codes of practice and other assurances. You will be able to find practitioners in your area by checking the link in each case. In the list below the first four UK professional associations are from western herbal traditions.
If you want to find a herbalist
United Kingdom
- The National Institute of Medical Herbalists
http://www.nimh.org.uk - The College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy
https://thecpp.uk - The Unified Register of Herbal Practitioners
https://www.urhp.com/ - The Association of Master Herbalists
https://associationofmasterherbalists.co.uk/ - The Ayurvedic Professionals Association
https://www.apa.uk.com - The Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine
https://www.rchm.co.uk - The Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture
https://www.atcm.co.uk/ - The Association of Naturopathic Practitioners
https://theanp.co.uk/ - The European Herbal and Traditional Practitioners Association
http://www.ehtpa.eu
USA
- American Herbalists Guild
www.americanherbalistsguild.com - National Ayurvedic Medical Association
https://www.ayurveda-nama.org
If you would like to study herbalism
Ayurveda
- College of Ayurveda, UK
http://www.ayurvedauk.org/ - Ayurveda Pura, London
http://www.ayurvedapura.com/academy.html - Anne McIntyre – short weekend courses from an artist of the art
http://annemcintyre.com/ - Ayurveda Akademie in Germany:
http://www.ayurveda-akademie.org/en/home/ - Ayurvedic Institute, Albequerque, USA – with Dr Lad
https://www.ayurveda.com/ - Atreya: in France or long-distance
http://www.atreya.com/ayurveda/-About-EIVS-.html
Herbalism
- Betonica School of Herbal Medicine
https://www.betonica.co.uk/ - College of Naturopathic Medicine
http://www.naturopathy-uk.com/courses-eu/courses-herbal-medicine/ - Heartwood
https://heartwood-uk.net/home/index.php/project-title-3 - Lincoln College
https://www.lincolncollege.ac.uk/courses/bsc-hons-clinical-herbalism/ - School of Herbal Medicine
https://www.schoolofherbalmedicine.co.uk/
Ireland
- The Plant Medicine School
https://theplantmedicineschool.com/courses/herbal-apprenticeship - Irish School of Herbal Medicine
https://corecollege.com/index.php/courses/herbalmedicine
USA
- Planetary herbology with Michael and Lesley Tierra
http://www.planetherbs.com/ - Bastyr University
https://bastyr.edu/ - Maryland University of Integrative Health
https://muih.edu/ - Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences
https://www.scnm.edu/
Chinese Herbal Medicine
UK
- Northern College of Acupuncture
https://nca.ac.uk/chinese-herbal-medicine-course - The College of Chinese Medicine
https://www.ccmlondon.com/chinese_herbal_medicine/ - White Crane Academy
https://whitecrane.academy/
If you want to experience a herb event
- Herbal Alliance
https://herbalalliance.uk/