The Village Herbalist

The study of herbs and their uses takes a life time of dedication and practice. These pages are not intended as a substitute for the serious student but as a practical guide for the average person who would like to understand a little about how to use herbs in their everyday life. Herbs are used by all cultures for both food and medicine. Today we have come to understand that our health is directly tied to our diets and that without proper and necessary nutrition, our bodies will fail us. The medicinal use of herbs is really the targeted use of specific foods that produce desired reactions. Since food is understood by our bodies, herbs are absorbed easily and work effectively to build, cleanse and activate.

Understanding something about the properties of herbs can help make using them far less mysterious.

Some Technical Words You May See The Properties of Herbs The Importance of Quality Known Drug Interactions With Herbs

A Brief History of Herbal Medicine

Using herbs as medicine has a long history in America. You might be interested in knowing a bit about it.

Every day you seem to see something about how herbs aren't safe to use. So how safe is good old allopathic medicine?

Interesting Facts

Internet Sites You Might Enjoy

There's good and bad information on the internet, this is some of the good.

Our Member Pages (Requires Password)

These pages are for our friends who have joined us in exploring the uses of herbs as alternatives to conventional medicine. There are articles, pictures and things we've learned.

The Business Focus Group (Requires Password)

This area is for those who pursue herbs as an avocation.

Webinars (Requires Password)

Look here for recorded Webinars of Mary's classes.

Our Employee Pages (Requires Password)

This area is for our employees only.

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