Herbal Medicine
Online Diploma Course
The School of Natural Medicine was founded on the timeless principles of pure, authentic Naturopathy, tracing its roots directly to the classical teachings of Hippocrates. We proudly interweave this ancient lineage of "First, Do No Harm" with cutting-edge modern science, including breakthroughs in epigenetics, psychoneuroimmunology, and modern phytochemical research.
Our premier online training offers a profound study of systemic Western Herbal Medicine based on the world-renowned clinical approach developed by Dr. John Christopher, featuring foundational formulas created by Farida Sharan, ND (author of Herbs of Grace and Iridology - A Complete Guide). Rather than simply memorizing lists, you will master the core skills required to formulate custom botanical remedies from scratch, empowering you with complete independence as a sovereign healer or practicing herbalist.
Where Ancestral Wisdom Meets Modern Phytochemical Research
Choose Your Pathway: Three Levels of Study
Whether you wish to cultivate a home herbal pharmacy for your family, create an independent line of botanical products, or launch a fully accredited clinical practice, we offer a dedicated pathway tailored to your goals.
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independent self study
mentored consultant diploma
integrative herbal practitioner
Pathway 1: Self-Healing & Home Pharmacy Track
For seekers, family protectors, and artisanal product creators.
Deep dive into our complete, genuinely in-depth herbal curriculum at your own pace. This independent option gives you full digital access to our master herbal knowledge library of 12 comprehensive lessons spanning 660 pages, completely free from the pressure of deadlines, assignment submissions, or mentoring schedules.
- Scope: Perfect for individuals wishing to heal themselves, protect their family's health, or safely design and craft their own organic herbal products, tinctures, and salves.
- What's Included: Direct digital access to the complete comprehensive study modules and formulation guides (see course details below)
- What's Excluded: One-on-one lesson mentorship, assignment grading, and professional board qualifications.
- Single Payment: $850
- Payment Plan: 3 monthly payments of $295
Pathway 2: Herbal Medicine Consultant Diploma
Our professional practitioner training. Master the art of systemic herbal prescribing and customized botanical formulation under the close, individualized guidance and personal mentorship of an expert instructor.
- Scope: Designed for students laying the foundation for a future clinical practice, practitioners adding botanical expertise to an existing clinic, or entrepreneurs looking to safely import, export, or retail proprietary herbal formulas.
- Course Volume: 12 in-depth lessons encompassing 660 pages of master text (course details below).
- Professional Credentials: Graduate with your Herbal Medicine Consultant Diploma and proudly use the professional post-nominal (HMC).
- Global Accreditation: Fully qualifies you to join the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP) and the Complementary Medical Association (CMA) as a board-accredited Holistic Health Practitioner.
- Discounted Full Payment: $2,000 (Best Value)
- Extended Payment Plan: 12 monthly payments of $200
For future coaches, health practitioners, and natural product entrepreneurs.
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Pathway 3: Integrative Herbal Medicine Diploma
A multi-modality path for comprehensive clinical mastery.
- Scope: Includes the complete curriculum for the Herbal Medicine, Healing Diets, and Iridology online diploma courses, alongside holistic anatomy and physiology.
- Course Materials: 38 lessons encompassing 1,714 pages of in-depth study material.
- Advanced Bridge: This program fulfills the online study requirements required to step into our Master Herbalist Advanced Diploma.
- Credentials: Graduate with three distinct qualifications: the Integrative Herbal Medicine Therapist (IHM), Healing Diets Coach (HDC), and Iridology Consultant (IRC) Diplomas.
- Global Accreditation: Fully qualifies you to register as a board-accredited Holistic Health Practitioner with the AADP and the CMA.
- The Investment:
- Single Payment: $5,400 (Save $600 by bundling)
- Payment Plan: 12 monthly payments of $540
Your Study Rhythm: Designed for Real Life
Adult learning requires absolute flexibility. At the School of Natural Medicine, you are in complete control of your calendar, allowing you to seamlessly integrate your studies with your personal and professional commitments.
Course Option
Herbal Medicine Consultant
Average study commitment
~7 hours per week
Average duration
12 Months
Generous Safety-Net Window
18 Months total to complete
Integrative Herbal Medicine
Average Study Commitment
Average Study Commitment
~10 hours per week
Average Duration
24 Months
Generous Safety-Net Window
Generous Safety-Net Window
30 Months total to complete
Average Duration
Course Details
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Curriculum Breakdown:
What You Will Explore
Curriculum Breakdown: What You Will Explore
Pillar 1
History, Philosophy & Field Botany
Pillar 2
Core Materia Medica & Plant Energetics
Pillar 3
Pharmacy, Medicine Making & Dispensary
Pillar 4
Systemic Therapeutics & Integrated Anatomy
Pillar 5
Holistic Perceptions & Lifestyle Dynamics
Integrative
Multi-Modality Extensions
Integrative Multi-Modality Extensions
If you choose the comprehensive Integrative Herbal Medicine Pathway, your studies expand beyond the core 5 pillars of herbalism to incorporate full diploma-level training in two additional standalone disciplines:
Extension Module A:
Iridology Consultant Curriculum
Extension Module B:
Healing Diets Coach Curriculum
Uncover the ancient lineages of plant medicine and master the skills of identifying and harvesting wild botanicals.
History, Philosophy & Field Botany
PILLAR 1
- Historical Lineages: The history and evolutionary philosophy of herbal medicine across ancient and traditional societies.
- Field Botany: Naming, identifying, and classifying plants, complete with our specialized plant classification appendix.
- Wildcrafting Mastery: The ethical collecting, harvesting, and optimal seasonal storage of primary medicinal herbs.
- Scientific Preservation: Preparing high-quality herbarium specimens to anchor your lifelong botanical study.
History, Philosophy
& Field Botany
A profound, multi-dimensional study of 116 primary herbs and dozens of supportive botanical allies.
Core Materia Medica & Plant Energetics
PILLAR 2
- Living Plant Profiles: An in-depth study of 116 primary herbs—exploring their botanical descriptions, natural habitats, active ingredients, and scientific research.
- Cross-Cultural Energetics: Mapping plant personalities and properties through the energetic lenses of Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, and traditional Western elements.
- Vibrational Resonance: Incorporating aromatherapy, flower essences, astrology, chakras, and the spiritual properties of plants into your herbal understanding
- Clinical Safety Protocols: Managing critical cautions, substitutions, and strict contra-indications for a diverse range of client situations.
Core Materia Medica
& Plant Energetics
Transition from theory to craft by mastering the traditional methods of physical herbal preparation.
Pharmacy, Medicine Making & Dispensary
PILLAR 3
- Dispensary Terminology: Mastering professional herbal pharmacy terminology and prescription symbols.
- Liquid Extractions: The precise procedures of extractions, specializing in the creation of clean infusions, syrups, and tinctures.
- Topical Applications: Formulating and applying healing poultices, soothing ointments, and medicinal fomentations.
- Advanced Dispensary Craft: The methods for traditional pill making, crafting ovules, and utilizing smoking herbs.
Pharmacy, Medicine Making
& Dispensary
- Clinical Administration: Establishing dosages and setting up a professional, independent pharmacy workspace.
Learn how specific plant compounds interact with human anatomy to reverse imbalance and support systemic health and vitality.
Systemic Therapeutics
& Integrated Anatomy
Systemic Therapeutics & Integrated Anatomy
PILLAR 4
- Integrated Body Systems: Understanding the direct relationship between human body systems and targeted herbal medicine.
- Holistic Anatomy & Physiology: Taught comprehensively by body system and seamlessly integrated throughout your entire botanical studies.
- Formulation Fluidity: Developing the core clinical skills needed to design individualised, multi-herb synergistic formulas.
- Nutrient Support: Utilizing herbs for vital vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients to support specific body organs, glands, and tissues.
- Acute Care: Implementing first-aid treatments and natural therapies for acute bodily conditions.
Explore how everyday modern habits impact the cellular healing process and the mind-body-spirit connection.
Holistic Perceptions & Lifestyle Dynamics
Holistic Perceptions
& Lifestyle Dynamics
PILLAR 5
- Mind-Body-Spirit Wholeness: Embracing holistic perceptions of wellness across the physical, emotional, and cognitive layers of being.
- Food as Vital Medicine: Navigating the fine line where food acts as medicine or food acts as poison within the human ecology.
- Overcoming Addictions: Understanding food addictions and their root causes
- The Healing Environment: Analyzing the direct, systemic effects of stress, trauma, diet, coffee, alcohol, and pharmaceutical or recreational drugs on the body's natural healing process.
Learn to assess the symbolic language of the eye to reveal inherited constitutional strengths and underlying tissue conditions.
Iridology Consultant Curriculum
Iridology Consultant
Curriculum
Extension Module A
- History & Evolution: Exploring the legacy of iridology from 1000 BC to modern clinical applications.
- Iris Topography & Structure: Mapping iris density, topography, embryology, and master iris drawing techniques.
- Constitutional Analysis: Decoding European and Faridian Constitutional Types alongside basic iris signs.
- Systemic Mapping: Assessing the eliminative channels, all body systems, and organ reflexes directly through the iris.
- Iridian Psychology: Utilizing the Rayid Model, flower essences, and emotional healing via the iris to map mind-body dynamics.
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Master the foundational laws of functional nutrition, therapeutic detoxification, food as medicine, health building and global food ecology.
Healing Diets Coach Curriculum
Healing Diets Coach
Curriculum
Extension Module B
- Therapeutic Cleansing: Deep immersion into water fasting, juice fasting, liquitarian diets, and green drinks.
- Internal Ecology Restoration: Sequential protocols for cleansing and strengthening the bowel, liver/gallbladder, kidneys, and parasite cleansing.
- Nutritional Chemistry: Mastering food combining, the alkaline diet, live-food enzymes, sprouting, and fermentation.
- Lifespan Nutrition: Custom dietary protocols for pregnancy, childhood, athletics, health recovery, aging and menopause.
- Food Politics & Ethics: An eye-opening study of GMO costs, factory farming, corporate food agendas, soil health, and organic permaculture.
- Practice Building Mastery: Practical training in creating a sacred consultation space, website promotion, ethical marketing, and client program creation.
- View full Healing Diets Coach Curriculum
- Rejuvenation and Longevity Diets: Master the transition diet, culinary herbs and spices, dosha balancing and food for beauty.
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The Freedom to Evolve: Your Path to Master Herbalist
At the School of Natural Medicine, your education is a living, flexible journey. You are never locked into a single choice, and your credentials scale seamlessly alongside your growing passion.
- Upgrading Your Online Study: If you begin your journey on the Independent Self-Healing Track today and later decide you want to practice professionally, you can seamlessly upgrade to the Mentored Consultant Diploma at any time by simply paying the tuition difference.
- Stepping Into Clinical Immersion: For students on the Integrative Herbal Medicine track, your online studies lay the foundational groundwork. Whenever you are ready, you can transition into hands-on clinical mastery by enrolling in our expert-led, in-person Immersion Trainings to graduate as a Master Herbalist. You move forward entirely at your own pace.
Munira Z HMC HHP
Herbal Medicine Diploma Graduate
“I love reading your feedback Bonny – it’s so incredibly helpful and delivered with such kindness. You have created such a beautiful course and I thank you for sharing your knowledge of these ancient wisdoms in such an accessible manner with me. I am so excited to be sharing all I have learned.”
