Advanced Christian Herbal Medicine Course

Training you to become the next generation of Christian clinical herbalists and teachers. Continue your journey with the Advanced Christian Herbal Medicine Course.

Herbal medicine is a gift from God intended for His people’s healing, nourishment, and care. The Advanced Christian Herbal Medicine Course will train you to serve others with scientific skill, traditional knowledge, and spiritual discernment, uniting clinical knowledge with a Christ-centered view of healing.

Ready to take the next step in your calling as a Christian herbalist? Join the Advanced Christian Herbal Medicine Course and prepare to serve with excellence, wisdom, and faith.

Advanced Christian Herbal Studies

This is not a beginner course. It is designed for those who have already completed the Foundations of Christian Herbalism Course or have an equivalent background in herbal studies.

Registration Opens: October 2025
Enrollment is Limited to 20 Qualified Students. Spaces will fill quickly—apply early to reserve your place.

If you are ready to move beyond the basics and step into the role of a clinical herbalist, teacher, or researcher, this is your next step.

Who This Course Is For?

Advanced Christian Herbal Medicine Course
  • Graduates of the Foundations of Christian Herbalism Course
  • Intermediate to advanced students from other programs who wish to integrate faith and herbal science.
  • Practitioners seeking to deepen their knowledge of clinical herbalism and the theology of healing

What You Will Learn

  • Research literacy – how to evaluate medical studies from a Christian perspective.
  • Botany and chemistry for herbalists – advanced understanding of plants, constituents, and optimal delivery methods.
  • Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics – bridging traditional herbalism with modern science.
  • Advanced physiology – endocrine, lymphatic, reproductive systems, microbiome, vagus nerve.
  • Chronic illness frameworks – stress, toxins, nutrition, sleep, and more.
  • Energetics and tissue states – deepening Western energetics, comparing other systems responsibly.
  • Clinical practice skills – interviewing, case studies, pregnancy and nursing, herb-drug interactions.
  • Christian formation in healing – theology of health, patristic perspectives, and prayer in practice.
  • Basic business skills – legal considerations, record keeping, marketing.

Capstone Requirement

Every student will complete a thesis project.

You will need to present your thesis project and defend it in the presence of your peers. This process not only strengthens your research and communication skills—it also prepares you to contribute meaningfully to the growing field of Christian herbal medicine.

Course Details

  • Start Date: January 2026
  • Spots Available: 20 students only
  • Cost: $1295
  • Format: Hybrid – Online with live sessions.

Full Course Curriculum

Note: The curriculum outlined below is not listed in the precise order in which you will progress through the course. It only provides a general understanding of all the topics you will cover throughout the course.

Christian Formation in Healing

  • Early chruch writings on healing & medicine
  • Theology of medicine
  • Discernment in healing ministry
  • Views on mental health and Christian tradition
  • Prayer as part of herbal practice
  • Ethics of Christian healing work

Research Literacy for Herbalists

  • Understanding the challenges of herbal research
  • How to evaluate and interpret medical studies
  • Integrating research with traditional knowledge
  • Christian perspective on knowledge and discernment

Advanced Botany for Herbalists

  • Plant biology review
  • Plant families & classification
  • Plant reproduction and ecology
  • Plant behavior and adaptations
  • Latin for herbalists (nomenclature, pronunciation, usage in materia medica)

Plant Chemistry & Pharmacology

  • Major herbal constituents and actions
  • Optimal extraction & delivery methods
  • Cautions, contraindications, and herb-drug interactions
  • Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics for herbalists

Advanced Formulation & Materia Medica

  • Complex formulas for chronic illness
  • Energetic balancing in advanced formulation
  • Polyvagal theory and its relevance in formulation

Advanced Physiology for Herbalists

  • Endocrine system
  • Lymphatic system
  • Male reproductive health
  • Female reproductive health
  • Gut health & microbiome
    • Gut-skin connection
    • Gut-brain connection
  • Cardiopulmonary system
  • Nervous system with focus on vagus nerve & polyvagal theory

Chronic Illness and Holistic Care

  • Cellular stress and repair
  • Extracellular matrix
  • Microbiome imbalance and restoration
  • Environmental health: toxins, radiation, hydrocarbons
  • Lifestyle factors: nutrition, sleep, exercise, stress
  • Christian perspective on suffering and healing

Advanced Energetics and Tissue States

  • Deepening the Western tissue state model
  • Comparative approaches: Ayurveda, TCM, humoral traditions
  • Using discernment when studying other worldview approaches

Clinical Practice Skills

  • Herbal interview & intake process
  • Assessment skills (observing physiological signs)
  • Case study methodology
  • Pregnancy & nursing considerations
  • Special populations (children, elderly, chronically ill)
  • Capstone requirement: 5 written case studies

Practice Building & Teaching Skills

  • Scope of practice, ethics, and legal considerations
  • Recordkeeping, informed consent, and privacy
  • Building and sustaining a clinical or teaching practice
  • Marketing & outreach for Christian herbalists
  • Pedagogy: how to teach workshops, courses, and mentor others

Capstone Thesis

  • Pathway Options:
    • Research thesis (deep dive into a plant, condition, or historical figure)
    • Clinical thesis (series of case studies with analysis & herbal approach)
    • Teaching thesis (design and deliver a course/workshop series, with write-up)
  • Thesis proposal & research phase
  • Writing guidelines & academic formatting
  • Oral presentation and defense