tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790417431815963620.post7183882069874137069..comments2023-03-19T02:26:58.347-07:00Comments on The Herbalist's Path: How to Become a Master Herbalist in Thirty Years or MoreAngie Goodloe LMT, Herbalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17909719885319666896noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790417431815963620.post-34963235365486721072009-06-20T19:01:04.817-07:002009-06-20T19:01:04.817-07:00Amazing, thank you for sharing!Amazing, thank you for sharing!Angie Goodloe LMT, Herbalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909719885319666896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790417431815963620.post-15300178213829080282009-06-20T16:29:56.351-07:002009-06-20T16:29:56.351-07:00Dr. Herbert Knowell was my great great grandfather...Dr. Herbert Knowell was my great great grandfather. My mom still has his original book he wrote with all of his changes in his original handwriting.paula_and_dwayne@hotmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790417431815963620.post-32938614551836628922009-04-20T12:54:00.000-07:002009-04-20T12:54:00.000-07:00Hi Vanessa, why not start with Paul's classes?
I a...Hi Vanessa, why not start with Paul's classes?<br />I also have a basic Herbalist 101 course that is on sale now (check my link in the sidebar)Angie Goodloe LMT, Herbalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909719885319666896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790417431815963620.post-740985435413096622009-04-18T18:26:00.000-07:002009-04-18T18:26:00.000-07:00Hi,
I'm currently studying towards a Doctorate De...Hi,<br /><br />I'm currently studying towards a Doctorate Degree in Chiropractic, which believes in the whole health of a person. I have been looking around the internet for some guidance in the area of herbs, as I too, feel strongly that this information is being lost, or not fully understood. I realize this is a lifelong learning process, but would love advice on where to get started. Would you have some reading materials/programs you could suggest?<br /><br />Thank you in advance.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412727047189227501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790417431815963620.post-73524820713570942152009-02-17T08:51:00.000-08:002009-02-17T08:51:00.000-08:00I can agree with Paul, as I am completely convince...I can agree with Paul, as I am completely convinced that the old Apprentice system is more sufficient to produce good Herbalists than any theoretical Training. Almost all renowned Herbalists in Europe have been Charismatic Healers with no formal Training in Herbalism but taught by Elder Herbalists.Herbmonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01856994813766069392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790417431815963620.post-1403518018935835312009-02-11T02:31:00.000-08:002009-02-11T02:31:00.000-08:00It was really a great post & is very informati...It was really a great post & is very informative for those who'd like to become a herbalist. <BR/>Really a great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790417431815963620.post-88666353449870566552009-02-08T04:51:00.000-08:002009-02-08T04:51:00.000-08:00Thank you Angie! If you do have questions about pr...Thank you Angie! If you do have questions about programs and regulations here feel free to ask me and I'll see if I know the answers or can find out where the information is.Mark Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379524989528110335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790417431815963620.post-25120600366989419642009-02-07T16:52:00.000-08:002009-02-07T16:52:00.000-08:00Thank you everyone for all of your informative rep...Thank you everyone for all of your informative replies! Welcome to the blog Mark! I have some students that are from England (distant learning basic course) they are always asking me about programs and regulations there, I am not sure what direction to point them in- because I am from the US. I agree it takes many years working directly with the plants to really 'know' them! <BR/>Kiva, always eloquent and informative! I bet if you did sit down you would have more plants in your data base than you realize! An absolute wealth of knowledge and an inspiration to us all! <BR/>Lisa- M wood one of my favorites!<BR/>I agree Living! I am not big on capsules- great analogy! <BR/>Kristena- thank you so much! I have had little time these days as well! Spring is coming, I am so excited! I am hoping to post more when the plants start to show themselves. I am not sure how much time I will have for reading though- the kids do keep me busy! Thank you so much for stopping by! I always send all of my students over to your blog- they love it!Angie Goodloe LMT, Herbalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909719885319666896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790417431815963620.post-39328407982300040982009-02-06T18:34:00.000-08:002009-02-06T18:34:00.000-08:00What is even worse is the lack of unity and suppor...What is even worse is the lack of unity and support we should have for each other.<BR/><BR/>I have heard countless reports of herbal events that did not promote love or community.<BR/><BR/>This should not be! It makes my heart sad.<BR/><BR/>But on a happier note, YOU HAD YOUR BABY! congratulations Angie.<BR/>I have not had much time to peruse my friends blogs lately.<BR/>Thought I'd pop over and say hi and send love and well wishes!Growing in the Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04623050224757254873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790417431815963620.post-41244548169782517422009-02-06T14:41:00.000-08:002009-02-06T14:41:00.000-08:00I could not agree with you more!We did have a few ...I could not agree with you more!<BR/><BR/>We did have a few classes on herb energetics and a couple of classes on Goethian plant studies. A couple of times we did taste studies on plants too. But that is nowhere near enough!<BR/><BR/>It would have really helped everything else to hang together better with more direct experienceMark Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379524989528110335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790417431815963620.post-35223767299716225732009-02-05T20:04:00.000-08:002009-02-05T20:04:00.000-08:00I do think that if herbalists were taught energeti...I do think that if herbalists were taught energetics as a matter of course, then understanding the plants' personalities and the matchmaking process between plant and person would be every so much easier and more obvious. Much more could be taught and understood in a short time... one would not have to be taught plant by plant, one could learn directly from the plant as needed in many cases.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790417431815963620.post-58951056289345028192009-02-05T12:37:00.000-08:002009-02-05T12:37:00.000-08:00Thank you, an interesting article. I am currently ...Thank you, an interesting article. <BR/><BR/>I am currently in my third and last year of a Herbal Medicine degree course in England (accredited by the National Institute of Medical Herbalists) and I certainly feel my knowledge of herbs is very limited in the sense that I don't really know the 'personality' of the herbs. I know properties of herbs, such as them being diaphoretic, relaxing nervines etc., but picking which relaxing nervine or diaphoretic to use is quite arbitrary as I don't know the herbs in enough detail. This will be fine to get me through the exams, but I realise I have so much to learn to become any good!<BR/><BR/>The tutors do give us their experience of using herbs in practice, so it is not as bad as having to base all our undertanding on clinic trials.<BR/><BR/>One final point though - we couldn't actually learn more in these three years! The majority of the people on the course are struggling with what is. Maybe we are wasting our energy in areas of little worth however.<BR/><BR/>MarkMark Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13379524989528110335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790417431815963620.post-50134590134180536562009-02-04T16:55:00.000-08:002009-02-04T16:55:00.000-08:00Do you know the work of Matthew Wood and Lise Wolf...Do you know the work of Matthew Wood and Lise Wolff here in Minnesota? They are both working on this issue! Both have websites with their Master's Theses published. Google them...Lisa Zahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17491596171533559615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790417431815963620.post-77595850614873157962009-02-04T11:17:00.000-08:002009-02-04T11:17:00.000-08:00I certainly agree with Paul that more rigor and de...I certainly agree with Paul that more rigor and depth and actual experience is needed in order to avoid losing massive amount of herbal knowledge.<BR/><BR/>It's kind of ridiculous to me that any actively practicing herbalist would include a plant in their materia medica and only know 2-3 things about/uses of said plant. That's crazy, if they only know that much, they shouldn't be handing it out to other people.<BR/><BR/>I don't necessarily agree that we need such a huge materia medicas though, I think we often sacrifice intimacy in order to have a broader selection.... and usually by the time you're working with that many plants you're importing them from all over the place. That's not always true, some tribal peoples did have very large materia medicas, depending on their bioregion.<BR/><BR/>This makes me want to sit down and make a database of every plant I use and what I know about each of those plants.... my primary materia medica has about 50 plants and I probably know ~at least~ a couple dozen things about each of those, but I do wonder how far it extends, hmm. Sounds like a fun diversion :)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this Angie, sorry about the long rant, I do get a bit wordy at times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2790417431815963620.post-31762496616640725162009-02-03T14:11:00.000-08:002009-02-03T14:11:00.000-08:00I totally agree. I'm relatively new to herbal med...I totally agree. I'm relatively new to herbal medicine, but find so many road blocks along the way. <BR/><BR/>I was a little put off to find that the alternative medicine clinic at the hospital where I work was doing a study on the effectiveness of chamomile by using chamomile tablets. Why not use the whole herb? It's like studying the effectiveness of vegetables by using vegetable crisps. <BR/><BR/>Anyway, I'm off my soap box. I hope that we can return to where our forefathers were.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09188528168715530484noreply@blogger.com