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- Chinese herbology, correct and incorrect ways of choosing herbs.
Choosing herbs can often be a haphazard endeavor without some way to organize and make sense of the huge amount of information available to us.
Find out how the traditional Chinese herbal sciences help us to choose herbs more precisely, without side effects.
- Test your knowledge of common and popular herbs. A short quiz with answers, illustrating how traditional Chinese herbal (TCM) methods help us choose herbs correctly. After taking this quiz and checking the answers, you may be surprised how herbs may sometimes be misused.
- Why should you choose RMHI to help you learn Chinese herbology? Discover whether RMHI's educational philosophy will be appropriate for you.
Levels 1 and 2 are offered via online and computer-interactive instruction. If you are a self-directed individual, good at figuring out instructions with minimal verbal feedback, comfortable with using computers and the Internet, and have good reading skills, you are an ideal candidate for online learning. The following short, interactive questionnaire on the website of Phoenix College is a useful tool for providing detailed advice on whether online learning will be appropriate for you:
- Anyone may purchase the Self-Study Reference CD-ROM; you do not need to be a student at RMHI. It is a required reference for RMHI students in Levels 1, 2, and 3.
- You may first submit an application for admission before paying any fees, or you may purchase the Self-Study Reference CD-ROM and explore it before deciding whether to apply for admission.
- College-level courses (or well documented self-study) in human anatomy, physiology are prerequisites for admission; courses in biochemistry and pathology are desirable but not required. The majority of RMHI applicants are practicing health professionals who will have already satisfied these prerequisites.
- Our admissions process for physicians (MD, DO, ND, DC, or equivalent) is streamlined - it will only take a few minutes to complete the form and put it in the mail to us.
- See current admissions information, schedule and fees, admissions aplication form.
- If you'd like to sample our course materials, you may obtain free access by subscribing to RMHI Herbalist Review, which will include access codes to the "Herb Library" section of our website.
For a quick comparison of the features and requirements of the three levels of professional education we offer, see
- Each type of certificate of completion that RMHI awards is a statement of fact regarding the courses completed and the estimated number of hours involved, and represents achievement of a standard of quality recognized by TCM professionals and herbalists.
- We also provide complete transcripts and documentation on request. Previous graduates have applied our courses toward college degree credit, continuing medical education requirements, and professional certification in Chinese herbology.
In the U.S., herbalists generally do not need licenses to practice as long as they follow certain guidelines established by the courts. Read the following articles for details:
- Strategies for defending your rights as an herbalist.
Many alternative health practitioners are vaguely aware of the desirability of avoiding claiming to treat or cure disease, in order to avoid being accused of practicing of medicine without a license.
Here is the low-down, complete with U.S.
and state Supreme Court case citations, that explicitly outlines the boundaries that herbalists and other alternative practitioners must not cross.
Know your rights and obligations so that you can practice lawfully and ethically.
Note: a state health-care practice license (massage, chiropractic, acupuncture, etc) does not necessarily protect you from the need to know this information.
- Herbalists' guidelines for avoiding the practice of medicine.
Conclusions and guidelines are derived from the preceding articles to help herbalists defend their right to assist and educate the public.
- Diet and nutrition checklists: basic food information for healthy eating. Beside the three major vices of tobacco, alcohol, and excessive sugar, discover many of the lesser-known evils of modern society that together may account for over 70% of all chronic illness in America.
- Environmental hazards to eliminate or minimize. Checklist of common household and workplace chemical and electromagnetic hazards.
- Modest proposals for the improvement of traditional Chinese herbal education, with guidelines for the self-motivated student. Read the section on "diet, environmental health and social factors".
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