Luke Ó hErodáin

Luke Ó hErodáin (Luke Heron) Dip Herb Med is a medical herbalist based in Ireland and operating his clinic in Cork. He is the current lead of the Herbal Alliance and is actively engaging with professional herbalists in the UK and Ireland to navigate through this digital age.

Before becoming a herbalist, Luke spent a decade in the media and technology industry working in film production, digital marketing and tech deployment, a background that informs his critical perspective on AI and digital ethics. He is an independent researcher focusing on the French Eclectic Doctors who coined the term ‘phytotherapy’ and the implications of AI in herbal practice. He is a foraging instructor dedicated to bridging traditional local plant wisdom with modern scientific insights.