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Mon, 29 Dec 2025 17:46:46 -0500

Routledge Handbook of Chinese Medicine

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Mayra posted an update: Attached photos of my Roselle Bushes. I'm so […]

Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:23:19 -0400

Attached photos of my Roselle Bushes. I’m so looking forward to this season’s harvest!

Mayra posted an update: This morning herbal harvest, into the freeze dryer... :)

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 19:30:57 -0400

This morning herbal harvest, into the freeze dryer… 🙂

sarah posted an update: howdy Y'all. I missed the orientation chat for new […]

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 13:52:53 -0500

howdy Y’all. I missed the orientation chat for new and returning students on Thursday, any chance there will be a recording of it? Or is there somewhere I can read up on the subject? many thanks

Unknown Member replied to the discussion Are decoctions superior to granules? in the forum Using Western Herbs in Chinese Medicine

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 21:18:44 -0400

Reply to Are decoctions superior to granules?

There was a study published a number of years ago saying basically the same thing. I think I found it around 2010 in pubmed but I do not remember where the study originated. It was not a new study at the time I found it. It documented that a decoction of cinnamon and another herb (perhaps peony?) had a different chemical signature than the…

Robyn started the discussion Are decoctions superior to granules? in the forum Using Western Herbs in Chinese Medicine

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:19:20 -0400

Are decoctions superior to granules?

Perhaps there needs to be another sub-folder for these kinds of discussions. Happy to move it. Here’s a paper that shows how advanced China is in phytochemistry and pharmacodynamics.

Decoction regulating phytochemicals’ micromorphology changes and anti‑inflammation activity enhancements originated from herb medicine…

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Decoction regulating phytochemicals’ micromorphology changes and anti-inflammation activity enhancements originated from herb medicine supermolecules - Chinese Medicine

Background Mahuang Fuzi decoction (MGF) is composed of three herb medicines that has been clinically used to treat inflammatory diseases for a long history. At present, more and more active phytochemicals’ aggregations have been found during the thermodynamic process of … Continue reading

Robyn started the discussion Current market prices of East Asian herbs in the forum Growing Daodi Chinese Herbs

Sun, 20 Oct 2024 13:56:07 -0400

Current market prices of East Asian herbs

Thomas, It would be helpful to give some examples of the current (and maybe past) prices of East Asian herbs, in order to encourage North American growers. Here’s the Fall Harvest report from Mayway: https://www.mayway.com/articles/fall-harvest-update-2024

Holly posted an update in the group Growing Medicinal Plants:

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 17:52:44 -0400

Thomas replied to the discussion Growing dan shen in the forum Growing Medicinal Plants

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:13:28 -0400

Reply to Growing dan shen

This is great! Please note that there is a “sub-forum” for growing Chinese herbs and one for all the rest. We can create more sub-forums if necessary.

Robyn started the discussion Growing dan shen in the forum Growing Medicinal Plants

Sun, 13 Oct 2024 14:47:03 -0400

Growing dan shen

Hi everyone, I’ve been growing Salvia przewalskii (Gansu dan shen) for quite a few years. I’ve tried growing S. miltiorrhiza and it’s just too cold here for it. I’m in south central Montana, Zone 4 and we have 6 months of winter, and it’s very arid here. I also grow in raised beds because we’re sitting on top of an old river, so the rocks…

Nicole posted an update: Hi everyone! By way of introduction, I signed up for […]

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:36:49 -0400

Hi everyone! By way of introduction, I signed up for this course a few years ago but Life happened and I never began my studies. I’m very excited to finally be back and (almost) ready to dive into this program! I just have one “hurdle” left which is that I’m getting married in 25 days – so I will officially be starting in November. For now…

Anja posted an update: Burdock has made another victim!

Sat, 21 Sep 2024 20:12:32 -0400

Burdock has made another victim!

Thomas posted an update: Good morning everyone. Today I'm going to try to make […]

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 12:44:16 -0400

Good morning everyone. Today I’m going to try to make some Lobelia inflata tincture for external application with rubbing alcohol. This will be for external application (I will also make a little for internal application.). The lobelia is in full bloom or slightly past with lots of seed pods that are ripening. The seed is often cited in…

Thomas posted an update: Hi Everyone, As per our conversation on Wednesday evening, […]

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 13:30:15 -0400

Hi Everyone,
As per our conversation on Wednesday evening, I have created a folder for the case studies that we discuss. I have included all the cases we have done over the last months along with the one we did on Wednesday.
You can find this folder in the Advanced Group under “Documents;” the folder is simply labelled “Case Studies.”

I’ve also…

Karin posted an update:

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 05:02:58 -0400

Thomas posted an update: Thank you to everyone who came to the Q&A this evening. […]

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 03:02:27 -0400

Thank you to everyone who came to the Q&A this evening. Here are the video for Lesson 4: An Introduction to Ayurveda.
https://archiveherbw.courselauncher.dev/courses/professional-herbalist-course-a-preview/lessons/lesson-4-an-introduction-to-ayurveda

Anja posted an update: Lots of Wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris) flowering around here!

Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:07:05 -0400

Lots of Wild angelica (Angelica sylvestris) flowering around here!

Thomas posted an update: Hi All, Lesson 3 videos are now available for preview. […]

Mon, 12 Aug 2024 12:14:18 -0400

Hi All,
Lesson 3 videos are now available for preview. In this lesson, we have begun the process of dividing the videos into the sections they will be in in the final version.

Lesson 4 has been recorded and is not being edited. I’m moving into the Chinese medicine lessons (5, 6, & 7) now and there is a lot to cover and we need a greater…

Thomas posted an update: Good morning everyone. A version of the video that will […]

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 13:48:27 -0400

Good morning everyone. A version of the video that will be used for the updated version of the Professional Herbalist Course has been uploaded. This is a long video but it will be cut into sections for the final version. Lesson 3 has been recorded and is currently being edited and Lesson 4 will be recorded today. Enjoy and we appreciate…

Anja posted an update: I finally have my first herb bed here on our smallholding […]

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 09:01:39 -0400

I finally have my first herb bed here on our smallholding in the South West of Scotland! We hosted our yearly queer wwoofing week, with 4 people from the US and 2 from England coming to help in the garden for 6 days. It was really intense, a lot of fun, a lot of work and enough hands to create this bed in a matter of hours. Our garden is…

Thomas posted an update: A new video has been released, introducing […]

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 02:56:04 -0400

A new video has been released, introducing exterior resolving herbs. This is from the first materia medica lesson (13) in the course. The second lesson is ready but awaiting resolution of a minor technical issue. Following this, the I will proceed in sequential order, covering the early lessons.
Stay tuned!
Here is a direct link to the…

Thomas posted an update: Reminder that I will be redoing the case study from […]

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:09:18 -0400

Reminder that I will be redoing the case study from last time since, 1) there was only one student present and 2) I forgot to turn the recording on.
I look forward to seeing lots of you there.
Check it out on the calendar of events: https://archiveherbw.courselauncher.dev/events/case-study-with-thomas

Anja posted an update: Some valerian in a sea of meadowsweet opposite our […]

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 19:31:40 -0400

Some valerian in a sea of meadowsweet opposite our house. The meadowsweet has a kind of mildew in some places, I wonder if our neighbour’s spraying against thistles and docks has something to do with this.

Thomas posted an update: Hi Everyone, There seems to be some confusion about […]

Thu, 18 Jul 2024 19:25:06 -0400

Hi Everyone,
There seems to be some confusion about the calendar. The easiest way to access the calendar, for now, is to go to the General Group and click on “see more.” When you do this, the calendar will appear in a pop-up window. There, you will see tonight’s Q&A, as well as the entire calendar. If you click on the event, the entire…

Thomas posted an update: Hi Everyone, Several of you have let us know that there is […]

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 21:20:09 -0400

Hi Everyone,

Several of you have let us know that there is a problem accessing the course on the site. We are aware of this issue and our website team is currently looking into it. Please be patient until we get this figured out.
Thank you!

Thomas posted an update: Please note, you can click on the "view more" in […]

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 14:15:10 -0400

Please note, you can click on the “view more” in the General group to see the calendar of events.

Anja posted an update: Three red sage seedlings out of 15 seeds, fingers […]

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 08:56:10 -0400

Three red sage seedlings out of 15 seeds, fingers crossed there will be some more!

Thomas posted an update: As many of you have probably realized, there have been […]

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 02:50:10 -0400

As many of you have probably realized, there have been quite a few files uploaded in the last hour or so. The documents, which are organized by section (remembering that materia medica actually goes until Lesson 30), are the best examples for each lesson.
I apologize for the extended duration of time it took for us to get this accomplished, but…

Thomas posted an update: There is a new version of the video for Lesson 16 […]

Mon, 15 Jul 2024 02:43:51 -0400

There is a new version of the video for Lesson 16 Heat Clearing Herbs (link below),
which you can access here. This is the same video as before, but
sub-titles have been added by request. Although they are very good, I’m
sure there are some errors. We would appreciate feedback that helps us
to improve these video sub-titles by letting us…

Dr. Michelle posted an update: While taking a stroll on a campus after a conference I […]

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 12:53:59 -0400

While taking a stroll on a campus after a conference I saw little friend. Had to say hi!

Dr. Michelle posted an update:

Sat, 01 Jun 2024 12:53:59 -0400

Thomas posted a new post.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:52:54 -0400

Ashwagandha Withania somnifera

Thomas posted a new post.

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 23:36:11 -0400

Lycium spp. (goji) gouqizi 枸杞子

Emmie: @herbwhisperer Thank you for the digital library, and […]

Mon, 08 Apr 2024 05:46:32 -0400

@herbwhisperer Thank you for the digital library, and the AHP information. This is such an amazing resource which will only get better every time. I’m especially pleased to find the AHP on Aloe Vera one of my all time favorite plants. 🙂 Huge Thank you!