Holistic Herbalism

For the purposes of this online educational forum, below are some basic defining and starting points:

Herbalism:
Herbalism is the holistic practice of utilizing plants, herbs, roots, and shrubs for healing with reference to their medicinal properties in a synergistic manner (i.e., preparations) for maintaining health and to prevent, alleviate, and/or cure disease in relationship with the mind, body, and spirit.

Herbology:
Herbology, akin to Botany, is the study of plants and their physical attributes and properties utilized for healing, foods, flavorings, scents, dyes, and more with foundations, major influences, and modalities in and from African, Native American, Chinese, Ayurvedic, South and Central American, Western, Native Eskimo, and European cultures and spiritualism. Note that modern pharmacology derives many of today’s medicines from plants.

Herbologist:
Herbologists research and study the particular effects of plants, shrubs, herbs, roots, etc. on the human, and in some cases animal, body. This includes the study of the sections of plants that are used, methods of gathering plants, methods and techniques of extraction and preparation of plants, shrubs, roots, and herbs.

In an upcoming segment on this topic, the relationship and difference between Medicinal Herbalism and Homeopathy will be explored.

Dr. Sahure
Herbalist & Metaphysician

Kheti Metaphysical Institute