Here are some links to organizations providing training, support and information to professional herbalists, students and interested people:
UK
National Institute of Medical Herbalists (NIMH): www.nimh.org.uk
College of Practitioners of Phytotherapy (CPP): www.phytotherapists.org
British Herbal Medicine Association (BHMA): www.bhma.info - association of herbalists, herbal product manufacturers and suppliers; browse current EU and UK legislation.
USA
American Botanical Council (ABC): www.herbalgram.org
American Herbalists' Guild (AHG): www.americanherbalistsguild.com
Information and research resources:
Plant Medicine - home to the EXTRACT database of international knowledge and research on plant taxonomy, pharmacology and therapeutics (and much more!): www.plant-medicine.com European Scientific Cooperative on Phytotherapy (ESCOP) - www.escop.com Greenfiles research database: www.greenfilesjournal.com Jonathan Treasure - US herbalist and thinker, useful resources and essays on herbal medicine: www.herbological.com HerbMed interactive electronic database - useful scientific data on herbs; herb of the month: www.herbmed.org Living Medicine - wonderful community garden and health initiative in London bringing herbal medicine alive and back to the community http://www.livingmedicine.org/ EBSCO Complementary and Alternative Medicine Review Board - details of herbs, vitamins, mineral and other supplements and safe dosages, herb-drug interactions and more: https://healthlibrary.epnet.com/GetContent.aspx?token=e0498803-7f62-4563-8d47-5fe33da65dd4&chunkiid=33802 Online herbals and plant illustrations Henriette's Herbal - delve into some old classic herbal texts, browse plant images and info on medicinal and culinary herbs: www.henriettesherbal.com 