Antiquarian Herbalist

My hope is to help make accessible the world of classical herbalism. Knowledge of classical ways of viewing the body and our relationship to society, the natural world, and the cosmos should be available to anyone interested. Maybe you’re curious from the practical perspective of a trained herbalist, maybe from a historical perspective, or maybe from a philosophical. Together, we can bring to life ancient texts and understandings, and begin to think like the herbal practitioners of antiquity. 

On The Antiquarian Herbalist, we explore traditional remedies, materia medica, and the lore of plants across cultures, from the Western Herbalism of Galenic and Unani medicine to Ayurveda, Chinese herbal traditions, and European folk healing.
Learn how herbs were understood in the past. We’ll open the pages of old herbals, decode forgotten plant names, piece together formulas, and connect historical theory to modern views of the body.

Nothing discussed is to be taken as medical advice.