FHC-LogoThis certification program is designed for people who want to learn how to take care of themselves, their family and even other people with herbs and other home remedies. The courses in this program are also required for the Certified Herbal Consultant (CHC) program. 

The courses in this program will teach you everything you need to know to take care of common ailments at home (and perhaps even help some friends and neighbors). This training program includes basic information about treating injuries with herbal first aid, how to treat common acute ailments with effective home remedies, how to relieve pain and promote healing, how to help the body recover from chronic illness and how to prepare and administer herbs for maximum effectiveness.

This is a special course for all students enrolled in the entire Family Herbalist Certification program. It provides access to monthly question and answer webinars with Steven Horne and other tools to help students enrolled in the program. 

This is our introductory course for all our herbal certification programs.

Required For: Family Herbalist Certification (FHC). Will be required for the Certified Herbal Consultant (CHC) program starting in January 2015. 

Prerequisites: None

Webinar: self-study course only.

Course Hours: Seven 1-1/2-hour webinars with about 3 hours of online activities and homework for a total of about 10 hours of study.

Course Fee: $97.

Registration for this class is open at modernherbalmedicine.com.

Required For: Family Herbalist Certification (FHC) and Certified Herbal Consultant (CHC) program. Completion of the former Dr. Mom-Dr. Dad correspondence course or correspondence version of Fundamentals of Natural Healing counts as having completed this course for certification. The course can be purchased separately or as part of the FHC or CHC programs.

Prerequisites: We recommend taking Seven Keys to Effective Natural Healing before taking this course.

Webinars: All classes are recorded and posted online.

Course Hours: Nine 1-1/2-hour webinars with about 26.5 hours of reading, online activities and homework for a total of about 40 hours of study. This course comes with a 175-page course manual.

Course Fee: $247.00 and $50 discount for members of the herbiverse.

This course teaches how to improve health by supporting weak body systems with herbs, supplements and other natural remedies.

Required For: Family Herbalist Certification (FHC) and the Certified Herbal Consultant (CHC). Completion of the previous correspondence course The ABC+D Approach to Natural Health Consulting meets this requirement for certification.

Prerequisites: None, but we recommend taking Fundamentals of Natural Healing first.

Webinars: All classes are recorded and posted online. 

Course Hours: Ten 1-1/2-hour webinars with about 25 hours of online activities and homework for a total of about 40 hours of study. It includes a 210-page course manual.

Course Fee: $247 for early registration, $277 for late registration. $50 discount for members of the herbiverse.

Required For: Family Herbalist Certification (FHC) and the Certified Herbal Consultant (CHC). Completion of the previous correspondence course Herbal Preparations and Applications meets this requirement for certification.

Prerequisites: None, but we recommend taking Fundamentals of Natural Healing and The ABC+D Approach to Natural Healing first.

Webinars:  All classes are recorded and posted online. 

Course Hours: Eight 1-1/2-hour webinars with about 28 hours of online activities and homework for a total of about 40 hours of study. It includes a 210-page course manual.

Course Fee: $247 for early registration, $277 for late registration. $50 discount for members of the herbiverse. Note: Completing this class requires that you make some of the herbal preparations discussed in the class and use them. This will require some additional expense for raw materials.