Who is a Herbalist
A herbalist is a person who has knowledge of how plants (herbal medicine) can be used to cure ailments. This does not include using plants to influence events and actions.
Modern Herbalists....
A herbalist may be trained through modern ways, that is going to class, having a structured curriculum, doing exams and then proven to be competent. There are many people who have gone through this process and they are true herbalists.
Traditional Herbalists....
There are also herbalists that have been trained the traditional way. These are traditional healers who do not only focus on curing the physical ailments of the patients but deal with the patients problems holistically.
These traditional healers are able to cure and also influence focus of their patients through the usage of plants.
Herbalists who are traditional healers also go throuhgh rigorous training but usually through apprenticeship. This apprenticeship usually takes years of learning about plants and their usage. Some of the secrets of plants are revealed through dreams.
Sometimes these plants are mixed with animal parts to achieve curative properties.
Do herbs work?....
Herbs are very effective in curing all kinds of ailments. Most herbs do not have artificial chemical components as ingredients. Because of this, they have limited side effects although some of them if taken for wrong reasons can have side effects. When you look at it even western medicine had it's origin in herbal medicine. It was just improved or chemically engineered to make it cheaper and produce it in greater quantities.
Are all traditional healers herbalists?....
Not at all. I am not a herbalist. I have Psychic, Clairvoyance and Medium powers but my herbalism is limited to manhood boosters. For some reason my grandfather showed me only herbs for sexual prowess of men.