herbalists
Natural remedy practitioners
Herbalists are practitioners who use plants and plant extracts for medicinal purposes.
The practice ranges from folk medicine traditions to modern alternative health consulting.
An herbalist might recommend chamomile for sleep or echinacea for colds.
Some herbalists grow and prepare their own remedies; others work in health food stores or naturopathic clinics.
Those who treat ailments
- naturopathsAlternative health practitioners
- apothecariesHistorical medicine dispensers
- botanistsScientists studying plant life
- remediesTreatments that restore health
practitioners · holistic · alternative medicine · natural healing · wellness · consultations · formulations · tinctures
Traditional spiritual healers
- ayurvedicOf traditional Indian medicine
- shamansSpiritual healers and intermediaries
- medicine menTraditional indigenous healers
- wise womenKnowledgeable female elders
indigenous · ancestral · elders · lineage · oral tradition · ritual · ceremonies · cultural
Medicinal solutions in alcohol
- decoctionsExtracts made by boiling
- infusionsLiquids steeped with flavor
- salvesMedicated skin ointments
- poulticesMedicated dressings for inflammation
extracts · compounding · drying · wildcrafting · harvesting · distillation · maceration · blending
Photosynthesizing rooted organisms
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
- barkSharp canine vocalization
seeds · identification · cultivation · gardens · foraging · medicinal plants · specimens · taxonomy
Retail establishments
- apothecariesHistorical medicine dispensers
- dispensariesOutlets distributing medicines
- suppliersThose who furnish goods
- marketsTrade gathering places
products · inventory · sourcing · retail · wholesale · farmers markets · vendors · packaging
healers
Those who treat ailments
- naturopathsAlternative health practitioners
- apothecariesHistorical medicine dispensers
- botanistsScientists studying plant life
remedies · practitioners · holistic · alternative medicine · natural healing · wellness · consultations · formulations · tinctures · traditional
curanderos
Traditional spiritual healers
- ayurvedicOf traditional Indian medicine
- shamansSpiritual healers and intermediaries
- medicine menTraditional indigenous healers
wise women · indigenous · ancestral · elders · lineage · oral tradition · ritual · ceremonies · cultural · village
tinctures
Medicinal solutions in alcohol
- decoctionsExtracts made by boiling
- infusionsLiquids steeped with flavor
- salvesMedicated skin ointments
poultices · extracts · compounding · drying · wildcrafting · harvesting · distillation · maceration · blending · formulating
plants
Photosynthesizing rooted organisms
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
bark · seeds · identification · cultivation · gardens · foraging · medicinal plants · specimens · taxonomy · nomenclature
shops
Retail establishments
- apothecariesHistorical medicine dispensers
- dispensariesOutlets distributing medicines
- suppliersThose who furnish goods
markets · products · inventory · sourcing · retail · wholesale · farmers markets · vendors · packaging · labeling
- rainforestrainforest, jungle, tropical, tropics, canopy
- healersnurse, doctor, physician, surgeon, medic
- Edo Japanshogun, samurai, shogunate, daimyo, Tokugawa
- folk medicinefolk medicine, folk healer, healer, folk remedies, medicinal herbs
- herbal medicineherbals, herbology, medicinal plants, medicinal herbs, medicinal roots
- medical historyHippocrates, germ theory, bloodletting, Galen, four humors