The Advanced Herbal Course is geared towards those with a solid foundation in herbalism who are interested in advanced level studies and may be working toward becoming a professional/clinical herbalist. It provides the knowledge and encourages the critical thinking skills needed to turn to the daily and/or therapeutic use of plants to support wellness and correct imbalance. We suggest that students enter this course with an intermediate level of herbal knowledge. You can get this knowledge in the Introductory and Intermediate Herbal Courses, self-directed study, or previous study at another school. 

The Advanced Herbal course dives deep into the body systems not previously covered in the Intermediate Herbal Course, exploring the anatomy, physiology, common complaints, etiology of imbalances, and herbal therapeutic approaches appropriate for the blood, lymph, and mucous membranes, the endocrine system, and the musculoskeletal system. Turning from a system-specific approach, the systems covered in the Intermediate Course are again explored in the Advanced Course but not in the same way - instead, through the lens of Female, Male, and Elderly Wellness. The male, female, and elderly wellness units take a thorough look at general wellness approaches and support for common imbalances of gender-specific body systems as well as the unique physical and emotional changes experienced by pubescent youth. Case studies are used to illustrate imbalance experienced by real people and the clinical assessment and herbal protocols used to correct that imbalance. The Advanced Course does have an entire unit on assessment and therapeutics, as well as a unit that covers botany and phytochemistry with lessons on plant chemistry, pharmacology, and herb-drug interactions. 


You can preview a sample lesson from the Advanced Course here and a course outline here.

We suggest that students enter this course with an intermediate level of herbal knowledge. You can get this knowledge in the Introductory and Intermediate Herbal Courses, self-directed study, or previous study at another school. 

This is a work-at-your-own pace online course, wherein you take a quiz at the end of each unit to progress to the next unit. The workload is based on how much time and effort the individuals puts into our suggested projects and studying for the quiz.


Your enrollment comes with Lifetime Access to the course so you can enjoy your herbal studies at a pace that is most convenient to your schedule!  We estimate the Advanced Course takes approximately 500 study hours, but this will vary depending on the student. We suggest students complete the Advanced Course in 3 years, and we provide a downloadable PDF of each unit and video transcript for offline study.


Students in our courses also have access a vibrant Herbal Academy community page on Facebook so you can interact with peers and teachers. Upon completion you'll receive a certificate of completion that states you've completed the course under the direction of the Herbal Academy.


Here's a link back to our course page: https://theherbalacademy.com/courses-classes/