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Alma Hogan Snell
Alma Hogan Snell (January 10, 1923 – May 5, 2008) was an American Crow tribal historian, educator, and herbalist.
Alma Hogan Snell (January 10, 1923 – May 5, 2008) was an American Crow tribal historian, educator, and herbalist.
Amanda McQuade Crawford
Amanda McQuade Crawford, BA, DipPhyto, MNIMH, MNZAMH, RH (AHG), is a Medical Herbalist, Professor, Author and Television Personality.
Amanda McQuade Crawford, BA, DipPhyto, MNIMH, MNZAMH, RH (AHG), is a Medical Herbalist, Professor, Author and Television Personality.
Anita Miller Smith
Anita M. Smith (full name Anita Miller Smith, October 20, 1893–1968) was an impressionist and regionalist painter most closely associated with Woodstock, New York.
Anita M. Smith (full name Anita Miller Smith, October 20, 1893–1968) was an impressionist and regionalist painter most closely associated with Woodstock, New York.
Ann Boyce
Ann Boyce was a New Zealand founding mother and herbalist.
Ann Boyce was a New Zealand founding mother and herbalist.
Brigitta Lars Anderssons
Brigitta Lars Anderssons or Brigitta Andersdotter was a Swedish medicine woman, a so called Cunning woman, who was appreciated and hired by the Swedish queen Margaret Leijonhufvud and her ...
Brigitta Lars Anderssons or Brigitta Andersdotter was a Swedish medicine woman, a so called Cunning woman, who was appreciated and hired by the Swedish queen Margaret Leijonhufvud and her ...
Claire Loewenfeld
Claire Loewenfeld, born Lewisohn in Berlin, Germany (27 September 1899 – 20 August 1974) was a nutritionist and herbalist who worked in England during and after the Second World...
Claire Loewenfeld, born Lewisohn in Berlin, Germany (27 September 1899 – 20 August 1974) was a nutritionist and herbalist who worked in England during and after the Second World...
Clark Stanley
Clark Stanley (b. abt. 1854 in Abilene, Texas), the self-styled "Rattlesnake King," was known for popularizing snake oil as a patent medicine.
Clark Stanley (b. abt. 1854 in Abilene, Texas), the self-styled "Rattlesnake King," was known for popularizing snake oil as a patent medicine.
David Winston
David Winston RH (AHG) (born 1956) is an American herbalist and ethnobotanist.
David Winston RH (AHG) (born 1956) is an American herbalist and ethnobotanist.
Dr. John Christopher
John Raymond Christopher (1909–1983) is an American herbalist.
John Raymond Christopher (1909–1983) is an American herbalist.
Duncan Napier
Duncan Napier was a Victorian botanist and herbalist.
Duncan Napier was a Victorian botanist and herbalist.
Earl Mindell
Earl Lawrence Mindell is a Canadian-American writer and nutritionist who currently resides in Beverly Hills, California.
Earl Lawrence Mindell is a Canadian-American writer and nutritionist who currently resides in Beverly Hills, California.
Eli Jones
Eli Jones (1850-1933) was a medical doctor in the 19th-20th centuries who claimed to be able to treat cancer.
Eli Jones (1850-1933) was a medical doctor in the 19th-20th centuries who claimed to be able to treat cancer.
Ella Birzneck
Ella Anson Birzneck, M.H. (1909–1987) was a Russo-Canadian herbalist and clinician.
Ella Anson Birzneck, M.H. (1909–1987) was a Russo-Canadian herbalist and clinician.
Finley Ellingwood
Finley Ellingwood, MD was a doctor of Eclectic Medicine who is the author of the influential The American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy in 1919.
Finley Ellingwood, MD was a doctor of Eclectic Medicine who is the author of the influential The American Materia Medica, Therapeutics and Pharmacognosy in 1919.
Galen
Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, better known as Galen of Pergamon, was a prominent Roman physician, surgeon and philosopher.
Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus, better known as Galen of Pergamon, was a prominent Roman physician, surgeon and philosopher.
Georg Joseph Kamel
Georg Joseph Kamel (21 April 1661, Brno, Moravia, now Czech Republic – 2 May 1706, Manila, Philippines), also known as Camellus, was a Jesuit missionary and botanist to the Philippines.
Georg Joseph Kamel (21 April 1661, Brno, Moravia, now Czech Republic – 2 May 1706, Manila, Philippines), also known as Camellus, was a Jesuit missionary and botanist to the Philippines.
Greg Caton
Gregory James Caton (b. April 6, 1956) is an American businessman, inventor, manufacturer and promoter of various herbal products, the main one being Cansema which is claimed to cure skin cancer...
Gregory James Caton (b. April 6, 1956) is an American businessman, inventor, manufacturer and promoter of various herbal products, the main one being Cansema which is claimed to cure skin cancer...
Harvey Wickes Felter
Harvey Wickes Felter was an eclectic medicine doctor and co-author with John Uri Lloyd of King's American Dispensatory and Felter's Eclectic Materia Medica.
Harvey Wickes Felter was an eclectic medicine doctor and co-author with John Uri Lloyd of King's American Dispensatory and Felter's Eclectic Materia Medica.
Henriette Kress
Henriette Kress, known as "cyberspace's herbal archivist" is a well-known Finnish herbalist who has developed one of the most encyclopedic noncommercial web sites on herbal medicine worldwide.
Henriette Kress, known as "cyberspace's herbal archivist" is a well-known Finnish herbalist who has developed one of the most encyclopedic noncommercial web sites on herbal medicine worldwide.
Herbalist
An herbalist is: #A person whose life is dedicated to the economic or medicinal uses of plants.
An herbalist is: #A person whose life is dedicated to the economic or medicinal uses of plants.
Hilda Leyel
Hilda Leyel, who wrote under the name Mrs.
Hilda Leyel, who wrote under the name Mrs.
Hildegard of Bingen
Blessed Hildegard of Bingen, also known as Saint Hildegard, and Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, Benedictine abbess, visionary, and p...
Blessed Hildegard of Bingen, also known as Saint Hildegard, and Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, Benedictine abbess, visionary, and p...
Ibn al-Baitar
Abu Muhammad Abdallah Ibn Ahmad Ibn al-Baitar Dhiya al-Din al-Malaqi (also Ibn al-Baytar) (ابن البيطار) (circa, 1188–1248) was an Andalusian scientist, botanist, pharmacist and physician.
Abu Muhammad Abdallah Ibn Ahmad Ibn al-Baitar Dhiya al-Din al-Malaqi (also Ibn al-Baytar) (ابن البيطار) (circa, 1188–1248) was an Andalusian scientist, botanist, pharmacist and physician.
Ingeborg i Mjärhult
Ingeborg Danielsdotter i Mjärhult), (1665 – 23 July 1749) was a Swedish natural healer, medicine woman, herbalist, natural philosopher, soothsayer and spiritual visionary.
Ingeborg Danielsdotter i Mjärhult), (1665 – 23 July 1749) was a Swedish natural healer, medicine woman, herbalist, natural philosopher, soothsayer and spiritual visionary.
Isaac Swainson
Isaac Swainson (1746 - 1812) was the son of John Swainson (d1750), yeoman, of High House, Hawkshead, Lancashire.
Isaac Swainson (1746 - 1812) was the son of John Swainson (d1750), yeoman, of High House, Hawkshead, Lancashire.
James A. Duke
James A. Duke (born 1929) is an American botanist.
James A. Duke (born 1929) is an American botanist.
Jean Ruelle
Jean Ruelle (Jean de la Ruelle) (1474 Soissons - 1537), was a French herbalist and physician to Francois I. He became a priest after giving up medicine.
Jean Ruelle (Jean de la Ruelle) (1474 Soissons - 1537), was a French herbalist and physician to Francois I. He became a priest after giving up medicine.
Jeanne Rose
Jeanne Rose (born 9 January 1937) is an herbalist/aromatherapist who changed the current practice of American herbalism when she began her public work in 1969 with the publication of her first b...
Jeanne Rose (born 9 January 1937) is an herbalist/aromatherapist who changed the current practice of American herbalism when she began her public work in 1969 with the publication of her first b...
Ji Desheng
Ji Desheng or Ji De Sheng is a Chinese herbalist from Nantong, Jiangsu, China, specializing in snakebite medicine and treatment.
Ji Desheng or Ji De Sheng is a Chinese herbalist from Nantong, Jiangsu, China, specializing in snakebite medicine and treatment.
Jill Blakeway
Jill Blakeway M.Sc. L. Ac. Master of Science, Licensed Acupuncturist, is the founder and Clinic Director of the YinOva Center.
Jill Blakeway M.Sc. L. Ac. Master of Science, Licensed Acupuncturist, is the founder and Clinic Director of the YinOva Center.
John Abayomi-Cole
Dr. John Abayomi-Cole was born in 1848 of Sierra Leonean parents in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
Dr. John Abayomi-Cole was born in 1848 of Sierra Leonean parents in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
John Christopher (herbalist)
John Raymond Christopher (1909–1983) is an American herbalist.
John Raymond Christopher (1909–1983) is an American herbalist.
John Gerard
John Gerard aka John Gerarde (1545 – 1611 or 1612) was an English herbalist notable for his herbal garden and botany writing.
John Gerard aka John Gerarde (1545 – 1611 or 1612) was an English herbalist notable for his herbal garden and botany writing.
John Milton Scudder
Dr. John Milton Scudder was an Eclectic Medicine physician of the 19th century.
Dr. John Milton Scudder was an Eclectic Medicine physician of the 19th century.
John Parkinson (botanist)
John Parkinson (1567–1650; buried 6 August 1650) was the last of the great English herbalists and one of the first of the great English botanists.
John Parkinson (1567–1650; buried 6 August 1650) was the last of the great English herbalists and one of the first of the great English botanists.
John Uri Lloyd
John Uri Lloyd (19 April 1849 – 9 April 1936) was an American pharmacist influential to the development of pharmacognosy, ethnobotany, economic botany, and herbalism.
John Uri Lloyd (19 April 1849 – 9 April 1936) was an American pharmacist influential to the development of pharmacognosy, ethnobotany, economic botany, and herbalism.
John William Fyfe
John William Fyfe (born 1839, date of death unknown) was a teaching physician in New York in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
John William Fyfe (born 1839, date of death unknown) was a teaching physician in New York in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Joseph Barsalou (physician)
Joseph Barsalou (1600–1660) was a French apothecary and physician.
Joseph Barsalou (1600–1660) was a French apothecary and physician.
Juliette de Bairacli Levy
Juliette de Baïracli Levy, born on the 11th of November 1912, and died on the 28th of May 2009 was a European herbalist and author noted for her pioneering work in holistic veterinary medicine.
Juliette de Baïracli Levy, born on the 11th of November 1912, and died on the 28th of May 2009 was a European herbalist and author noted for her pioneering work in holistic veterinary medicine.
Katherine Siva Saubel
Katherine Siva Saubel was a Native American scholar, educator, tribal leader, author, and activist committed to preserving her Cahuilla history, culture and language.
Katherine Siva Saubel was a Native American scholar, educator, tribal leader, author, and activist committed to preserving her Cahuilla history, culture and language.
Kathy Abascal
Kathy Shull Abascal BSc, JD, RH(AHG) is a practicing herbalist, teacher, and writer.
Kathy Shull Abascal BSc, JD, RH(AHG) is a practicing herbalist, teacher, and writer.
Keewaydinoquay Peschel
Keewaydinoquay Pakawakuk Peschel was a scholar, ethnobotanist, herbalist, medicine woman, teacher and author.
Keewaydinoquay Pakawakuk Peschel was a scholar, ethnobotanist, herbalist, medicine woman, teacher and author.
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia Estes Pinkham (February 9, 1819 – May 17, 1883) was an iconic concocter and shrewd marketer of a commercially successful herbal-alcoholic "women's tonic" meant to relieve menstrual a...
Lydia Estes Pinkham (February 9, 1819 – May 17, 1883) was an iconic concocter and shrewd marketer of a commercially successful herbal-alcoholic "women's tonic" meant to relieve menstrual a...
Maud Grieve
Sophia Emma Magdalene Grieve (Neé Law) (also known as Margaret, Maude, Maud or simply Mrs.
Sophia Emma Magdalene Grieve (Neé Law) (also known as Margaret, Maude, Maud or simply Mrs.
Michael Moore (herbalist)
Michael Moore (January 9, 1941 – February 20, 2009) was a medicinal herbalist, author of several reference works on botanical medicine, and founder of the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine ...
Michael Moore (January 9, 1941 – February 20, 2009) was a medicinal herbalist, author of several reference works on botanical medicine, and founder of the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine ...
Michael Tierra
Michael Tierra is an herbalist and acupuncturist who has been in clinical practice in Santa Cruz, California for nearly thirty years.
Michael Tierra is an herbalist and acupuncturist who has been in clinical practice in Santa Cruz, California for nearly thirty years.
Mor Sæther
Mor Sæther, was a Norwegian cunning woman, a herbalist.
Mor Sæther, was a Norwegian cunning woman, a herbalist.
Natalia Zemna
Natalia Zemna, was born on the 5th January 1942 in Krekhaiv, Chernihiv Oblast, URSR,.
Natalia Zemna, was born on the 5th January 1942 in Krekhaiv, Chernihiv Oblast, URSR,.
Nicholas Culpeper
Nicholas Culpeper (18 October 1616 – 10 January 1654) was an English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer.
Nicholas Culpeper (18 October 1616 – 10 January 1654) was an English botanist, herbalist, physician, and astrologer.
Pedanius Dioscorides
Pedanius Dioscorides was a Greek physician, pharmacologist and botanist, the author of De Materia Medica -- a 5-volume encyclopedia about herbal medicine and related medicinal substances, t...
Pedanius Dioscorides was a Greek physician, pharmacologist and botanist, the author of De Materia Medica -- a 5-volume encyclopedia about herbal medicine and related medicinal substances, t...
Pierre Savalle
Pierre Savalle was a Polish physician, known for his 1534 work On Herbs and Their Potency.
Pierre Savalle was a Polish physician, known for his 1534 work On Herbs and Their Potency.
Robyn Landis
Robyn Landis is an author, public speaker and folk singer from the northwestern United States.
Robyn Landis is an author, public speaker and folk singer from the northwestern United States.
Rosemary Gladstar
Herbalist Rosemary Gladstar has changed the practice of American herbalism during her 35 year career.
Herbalist Rosemary Gladstar has changed the practice of American herbalism during her 35 year career.
Samuel Thomson
Samuel Thomson (9 February 1769 – 5 October 1843) was a self-taught American herbalist and founder of the alternative system of medicine known as "Thomsonian Medicine", which enjoyed wide popula...
Samuel Thomson (9 February 1769 – 5 October 1843) was a self-taught American herbalist and founder of the alternative system of medicine known as "Thomsonian Medicine", which enjoyed wide popula...
Sanapia
Sanapia, born Mary Poafpybitty (20 May 1895 (chosen not actual) (- January 23, 1984) was a Comanche medicine woman and spiritual healer.
Sanapia, born Mary Poafpybitty (20 May 1895 (chosen not actual) (- January 23, 1984) was a Comanche medicine woman and spiritual healer.
Sebastian Kneipp
Sebastian Kneipp (May 17, 1821, Stephansried, Germany – June 17, 1897 in Bad Wörishofen) was a Bavarian priest and one of the founders of the naturopathic medicine movement.
Sebastian Kneipp (May 17, 1821, Stephansried, Germany – June 17, 1897 in Bad Wörishofen) was a Bavarian priest and one of the founders of the naturopathic medicine movement.
Subhuti Dharmananda
Subhuti Dharmananda is an herbalist and acupuncturist who founded the Institute for Traditional Medicine and Preventive Health Care, Inc. (ITM), which operates two clinics in Portland, Oregon an...
Subhuti Dharmananda is an herbalist and acupuncturist who founded the Institute for Traditional Medicine and Preventive Health Care, Inc. (ITM), which operates two clinics in Portland, Oregon an...
Susun Weed
Susun Weed is an American herbalist, author, and director of the Wise Woman Center located near Woodstock in New York State.
Susun Weed is an American herbalist, author, and director of the Wise Woman Center located near Woodstock in New York State.
Thomas DeBaggio
Thomas DeBaggio was an American author, herb grower, and advocate for research into Alzheimer's disease.
Thomas DeBaggio was an American author, herb grower, and advocate for research into Alzheimer's disease.
Thomas Shadrach James
Thomas Shadrach James was a school teacher, Methodist lay preacher, linguist and herbalist.
Thomas Shadrach James was a school teacher, Methodist lay preacher, linguist and herbalist.
Todd Caldecott
Todd Caldecott is a clinical herbalist, Ayurvedic practitioner in Vancouver, British Columbia, author of the textbook Ayurveda: The Divine Science of Life, and a former actor.
Todd Caldecott is a clinical herbalist, Ayurvedic practitioner in Vancouver, British Columbia, author of the textbook Ayurveda: The Divine Science of Life, and a former actor.
Tommie Bass
Arthur Lee "Tommie" Bass was an Appalachian herbalist who lived near Lookout Mountain, Alabama.
Arthur Lee "Tommie" Bass was an Appalachian herbalist who lived near Lookout Mountain, Alabama.
William Jones (Welsh radical)
William Jones (christened 18 June 1726 - died 20 August 1795) was a Welsh antiquary, poet, scholar and radical.
William Jones (christened 18 June 1726 - died 20 August 1795) was a Welsh antiquary, poet, scholar and radical.
William LeSassier
William LeSassier was an influential herbalist and acupuncturist who lived from 1948 to 2003.
William LeSassier was an influential herbalist and acupuncturist who lived from 1948 to 2003.
Zhang Zhongjing
Zhang Zhongjing （张仲景）, formal name Zhang Ji, was a Eastern Han Dynasty physician and one of the most eminent Chinese physicians during the later years of the Han Dynasty.
Zhang Zhongjing （张仲景）, formal name Zhang Ji, was a Eastern Han Dynasty physician and one of the most eminent Chinese physicians during the later years of the Han Dynasty.