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BecomingaMedicalHerbalist
BecomingaMedicalHerbalist

StudentsundertakeaBScdegreeinHerbalMedicineatanaccreditedinstitutionwhichwillcover
thefollowingareas:
Knowledge

Soundknowledgeofanatomy,physiology,pathology,botany,diagnosticprocedures,physical
examination,materiamedica,posology,nutrition,diet,orthodoxmedicinesandprocedures,
practicemanagement,healthandsafety,medicallegislation.
Skills
Skillsforcommunicationwithpatientsandotherprofessionals,historytaking,healthassessment,

ABOUTMEDICALHERBALISTS
BecomingaMedicalHerbalist
Whathappensduringaconsultationwitha
MedicalHerbalist?
HerbalMedicines
WhoandWhatdoesaMedicalHerbalisttreat?
TheImmuneSystem
Allergy
AutoimmuneConditions
EnergyandStamina
FatigueSyndromes
EmotionalHealth
HormonalHealth
FertilityPregnancyandChildbirth

maintainingacleanandsecuredispensary,herbalpharmacy,liaisonwithotherpractitioners.

Digestion
NutritionandNourishment

Understanding

Skin
HeartandCirculation
JointsandBones

Anunderstandingoftheethicsofprofessionalpractice,issuesofconfidentiality,botanical
therapeutics,theresponsibilitytomaintainfitnesstopracticeandtheneedforcontinuing
professionalandpersonaldevelopment.
Inadditiontotheoreticaleducation,studentsundertakeaminimumof500hourssupervisedclinical
training.
BScandPGDip/MScprogrammesinherbalmedicineareaccreditedbytheEuropeanHerbaland
TraditionalMedicinePractitionersAssociation(EHTPA)AccreditationBoard.
LincolnCollegewithvalidationbyLincolnUniversity
BSc(Hons)WesternHerbalMedicine
WestminsterUniversity
HerbalMedicineBSc/MS

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