You may want to start here!

americanherbalistsguild.com/herb...ation
americanherbalistsguild.com/schools/all

Don't let the costs get to you - some have great scholarship programs! Go with the one that will match your philosophy and your energies the best!

I have been investigating Ayurveda to continue my herbal education. I am happy with receiving my MH from School of Natural Healing (and through scholarships with them, and the Soroptomists in my area, I paid about $1550 for about a $5500 education!) If this is an area you are interested in, I can share some links I found. I hope this is a good starting point for you!

One question you might consider asking yourself is what is your end goal? Are you seeking the knowledge for your own use or to use toward a business or such. If that latter is the case accreditation is as important as the education. Depending on your state of residence the accreditation might be invalid.

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I'm take Rosemary Gladstar's correspondence course. I like her mix of science and art, and if you take it seriously I think it's pretty rigorous.

www.sagemountain.com/the-sci...y-2.html

Cheers,
Margarat
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Hello,
I have been studying with "The School of Natural Healing" founded by the great Dr. John Christopher..What a guy!!! He is sadly missed. It is a very thourough course..has alot about nutrition, herbal identification, horticulture, herbal chemistry, preparation, botanay, etc. www.snh.cc. After completion you will be a Master Herbalist.

I have also started studying with Rosemary Gladstar and love her course, also.

However, if you want to be 'certified', I would recommend the Australasian College. It is a little on the pricy side, but they are an accredited college and have some great offerings. www.achs.edu

Good luck in your endeavors,
Trudy

there is a RH "certification" through i think the american herbalist guild. it requires education and apprenticepship with approved people.

in terms of state certification - the oriental medicine schools (4 years and probably $80,000) or naturopathy (5/6 years and closer to $100,000) or nursing (??)

another thing to continue if certification is not the point but being a good practitioner is - is finding a school with a supervised clinic.