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In Brief... Herbalist

 Brief Description:

Uses plants to provide medical benefits to patients.

Herbal medicine is the treatment of illness using whole plant material (in the form of tinctures, teas, capsules, creams, ointments, etc.) Current training for medical herbalists is a BSc. Degree in Herbal Medicine which includes medical and herbal science plus supervised clinical practice.

The training programme incorporates a traditional approach to the use and understanding of herbs in combination with knowledge from modern research and studies. The use of herbs in conjunction with orthodox medicine is studied in detail. Medical herbalists belonging to IIMH follow standard professional and ethical procedures in both clinical practice and dispensing.

Herbalists adopt a holistic approach in treating patients. This means that the underlying cause of any problem is sought and treated rather than symptoms alone since treatment or suppression of symptoms does not necessarily restore a person to health. Herbalists aim to restore the balance of the body thereby enabling it to mobilise its own healing powers.



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Interview patients to document symptoms and health histories. 

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Advise patients about therapeutic exercise and nutritional medicine regimens. 

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Administer, dispense, or prescribe natural medicines such as food or botanical extracts, herbs, dietary supplements, vitamins, nutraceuticals, and amino acids. 

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Document patients' histories, including identifying data, chief complaints, illnesses, previous medical or family histories, or psychosocial characteristics. 

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Educate patients about health care management. 

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Diagnose health conditions based on patients' symptoms and health histories, laboratory and diagnostic radiology test results, or other physiological measurements, such as electrocardiograms and electroencephalographs. 

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Conduct physical examinations and physiological function tests for diagnostic purposes. 

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Maintain professional development through activities such as post-graduate education, continuing education, preceptorships, and residency programs. 

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Order diagnostic imaging procedures such as radiographs (x-rays), ultrasounds, mammograms, and bone densitometry tests, or refer patients to other health professionals for these procedures. 

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Administer treatments or therapies, such as homeopathy, hydrotherapy, Oriental or Ayurvedic medicine, electrotherapy and diathermy, using physical agents including air, heat, cold, water, sound, or ultraviolet light to catalyze the body to heal itself. 

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Qualifications required?

Level 8 Honours Bachelors Degree in Herbal Medicine

Typical entry routes:

Training as a Medical Herbalist will require two stages.  Stage 1 is a BSc honours degree course in herbal Science and Stage 2 is an MSc in Clinical Herbal Medicine. The degree course in Herbal Science provides a solid foundation in the sciences of herbs, their growth, processing and manufacture, and nutrition. Graduates may go on to study for a taught Masters in Clinical Herbal Medicine when they learn the art of using medicinal herbs in clinical practice.

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