NEW edition of the Chartered Herbalist Diploma Program now available!

1 Year Distance Learning
The Chartered Herbalist Diploma Program has been offered since 1926 and is the most popular program in western Herbal Medicine with thousands of students and graduates around the world. It has been the inspiration of many great North American and international Herbalists. Dr. John Christopher, Dr. Bernard Jensen, Jethro Kloss and Dr. Earl Mindell are only a few of the renowned graduates who got their start in Herbal Medicine with this program. The Chartered Herbalist Diploma Program is designed to provide the student with the fundamental qualifications of a Herbalist. Enroll anytime.

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About the Program. This 1-year program is the original introductory level program of Herbal Medicine which emphasises the herbal heritage of North America.  The presentation and character of the program reflects the actual use of Herbal Medicine as generally practiced by Natives, Thompsonians and Eclectics.  The program provides a basic understanding of the human body and use of herbal therapeutics.  The program includes Anatomy & Physiology and Materia Medica incorporating approximately 200 western herbs and encompassing botanical description, distribution, cultivation, harvest, constituents, properties, formulae & dosages and contraindications.  Also included in this program is a practical book by Ella Birzneck, RMT, MH, EP drawn from generations of herbal knowledge as well as her own lifetime of experience as a practicing Herbalist and natural healer.  This is a great way to learn about herbs, take better care of your family's health, complement your current profession, earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs), enhance job opportunities with a basic knowledge of herbs or begin a career in Herbal Medicine.

Admission Requirements:  High School Diploma or High School Equivalency Diploma or Mature Student (19 years or older)

Program Duration:  The program duration is 12 months (600 hours).  Enrollment is ongoing.  Students can start at any time.  Students have one year to complete the lessons and final exam.

Book 1
Lessons 1–21:  Anatomy & Physiology of the human body.  A general outline of the body as a whole.  All systems of the body are covered including the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, gastro-intestinal, urinary, integumentary, nervous and reproductive systems.

Lessons 22–25:  Pathology and etiology of disease, general assessment and examination methods.

Book 2
Lessons 1–36:  Materia Medica.  History of herbalism, fundamentals, principles and factors of scientific medicine, dietary considerations and herbal remedy preparations compounded and used in treatment.  Botany, constituents, plant parts used and contra-indications.  Approximately 200 North American, western and European herbs are included.  Herbal stimulants, tonics, diuretics, diaphoretics, sudorifics, expectorants, demulcents, nervines, antispasmodics, alternatives, antiscorbutics astringents, cathartics, purgatives, anthelmics, emmenagogues, special lesson on lobelia and selected herbal formulae for various ailments. Symptoms of acute and chronic disease with the treatment and care of various conditions giving instructions and herbal formulae. When to gather various herbs and how to mature them for use, nomenclature, prescription writing, phrases and abbreviations.

Book 3  This book was compiled by Ella Birzneck, RMT, MH, EP.  Chronic diseases such as asthma, bronchitis, sinus, rheumatism and arthritis are covered. The glandular system, foods and exercises for eyes, soya bean milk and other soya bean recipes, “keep-well diet” herbal infusions, herbal decoctions, distillations, aromatic herbs, classification of certain herbs, tonics and formulae and baby food for babies and small children.  Animal health care, environmental pollution and the “Herbal Alphabet” are also covered.