Find out more about Graduate Certificate in Herbal Medicine

Program Details

Prepare for modern healthcare with these online healthcare degrees.  Explore both herbal medicine and its uses.  Courses provide an advanced knowledge base of herbal materia medica and emphasize the practical use of medicinal plants.  Principles of toxicology are at the forefront of the curriculum as students examine the effects of herb-herb and herb-drug interactions and possible allergic and adverse reactions.  The risks and benefits of commonly used botanical substances are analyzed along with contemporary methods of reliable plant identification. 

Examine current databases and reports regarding:

• Phytochemical studies
• Toxicological studies
• Epidemiological studies
• Methods of administration
• Active constituents in each botanical

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