The Herbal Medicine Diploma

Course details

The Herbal Medicine diploma course provides high quality training which equips graduates to build successful practices. It is carefully structured. Each study unit builds on the previous one, allowing students to develop their confidence and skills, and reach their full potential as Herbalists.

The course is delivered in 2 levels (I, II). A student has to complete one level before progressing to the next.

Level I

Biomedicine

Naturopathy Study

Herbal Medicine I

Level II

Naturopathic Principles

Herbal Medicine II

The Course Syllabus

Level I – Biomedicine

The aim of Biomedicine is to get students to understand how the body works, most common diseases, medical diagnostics, differential diagnostics and red flag symptoms. This way a future practitioner understands medical conditions, especially dangerous conditions and is able to decide what he can treat and when to refer to a specialist.

Medical Doctors, Dentists, Nurses, Physiotherapists, Pharmacists, Midwives, Chiropractors, Osteopaths, etc, may not be required to take Biomedicine – please contact us for more information and to see if you qualify for direct enrolment.

Syllabus

• Medical Terminology
• Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of all Organ systems
• Infectious diseases
• Pharmacology, Laboratory, Examination methods
• Differential diagnostics
• Red flag symptoms

Level I – Naturopathy Study

The Naturopathy Study course gives the future CNM Herbalist additional therapeutic and diagnostic tools, which are of great benefit in clinical practice.

Syllabus

• Naturopathy
• First Aid Homeopathy
• TCM (Chinese Diagnostics)
• Iridology

Level I – Herbal Medicine

Level I Herbal Medicine gives a basic understanding of herbs and their use in clinical practice. Students will also study the basics of Ayurvedic and Chinese principles.

Syllabus

• History and Philosophy
• Basics of Herbal Medicine
• Ayurvedic and Chinese principles
• Usage of herbs
• Practitioner development, research

Level II – Herbal Medicine II

The aim of Level II Herbal Medicine is to get students to understand how to treat common diseases. Students will observe live case taking of patients, following a standard CNM format.

Syllabus

• Biochemistry/Pharmacology
• Herbs/drugs interactions
• Materia Medica
• Botany, Plant identification
• How to treat various conditions such as cardiovascular, muscular, skeletal, digestive problems, skin, allergies, mother & child, pregnancy, men etc.
• Clinical practice
• Internal/external use of herbs
• Practitioner development
• Clinical practice
• Advanced Materia Medica
• Herbal Therapeutics
• Practitioner development
• PR/Marketing/Clinic management

Level II – Naturopathic Principles

The Naturopathic Principles course gives additional, invaluable tools to students, which will allow them to treat patients with various conditions successfully.

Syllabus

• Naturopathy & Detoxification
• Bach Flowers
• Tissue Salts

Prerequisites: Junior or Leaving Certificate, or equivalent academic and/or work experience.