Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism

What is Herbalism?

This "Beginner's Guide" focuses on "What is herbalism?" - the undying flame for Nature-grown medicine, deep love of Nature, and more.

Free Plant Walks with Matthew Wood

How to Pronounce Plant Names - A Guide for Botanical Latin

Feel insecure about your Latin? Join the crowd. The crowd that is learning their Latin plant names! Herbalist Judith Sims has put together a class that gives the principles and demonstrates the pronunciation of most of the herbs commonly used...

What the Extracellular Matrix Means in Therapeutic Terms

Teaching by renowned Herbalist and Author, based on his new book, "Holistic Medicine and the Extracellular Matrix." The discovery that the ECM is the regulatory system for the cells is astonishing and revolutionary; it overthrows the cell theory...

Medical Astrology Sun Signs

For herbalists and astrologers on all levels! Get out charts! Get out your herbals! Month by month, sign by sign, starting with Capricorn in January, this class will cover the health strengths and weaknesses of each sign, including the influences of

Herbal Adaptogens

In this class, we look at the adrenals with a focus on regulating stress hormones, insulin response, adrenal exhaustion, and herbal adaptogens.

Herbalism and the Thyroid Intensive

At first, all that was known about the human thyroid was that it needed iodine and it was responsible for heat generation. In addition to iodine deficiency, various types of goiter, swelling, and small lumps can occur in the thyroid—as well as canc

Herbs and the Adrenal Medulla and Adrenal Cortex

A class on the adrenal medulla & adrenal cortex and herbs to support the sympathetic & parasympathetic nervous systems.

Herbs and the Autonomic Nervous System

Learn to support the Autonomic Nervous System and its importance in regulating many of the core functions of the body.

Hypothalamus, Pituitary, and Pineal–Functions and Herbs

Join MWIH in this class on the neuroendocrine system as we discuss herbs to support the hypothalamus, pituitary, and pineal glands.

Iodine, Evolution, and the Thyroid

Learn the workings of the thyroid from the ground-up. And why many organs other than the thyroid require iodine, particularly the breasts—breast cysts and diseases can be caused by a lack of iodine—and the brain, which is protected from some kinds

Male Reproductive System

Join this class on the male reproductive system. Learn about male physiology, common issues, and herbs for men's health.

Iodine, Thyroid, Endocrine, Reproductive and Fertility with Matthew Wood, Phyllis D. Light and Lise Wolff

In the 1st of reproductive health classes, we discuss iodine and fertility, a platform for digging into the endocrine/hormonal system.

Female Reproductive System Overview: Heritage, Hormones, Tissues, and Stress

Learn Western botanical medicine for women's health from a rich history passed via Native American, white, and black midwives.

Female Reproductive System: Menstruation

Discover herbs for menstruation and fertile years along with issues like PMS, PCOS, cramps, endometriosis, ovarian cysts, and more.

Female Reproductive System: Pregnancy, Delivery, Postpartum, Breast Health, and Lactation

This class focuses on issues for pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, lactation, & general breast health. Fertility is not covered.

Female Reproductive System: Uterine Tone, Bladder, and Pelvic Floor

In this class, we look at natural remedies for prolapse, pelvic floor, etc, and ways to nourish & tone these tissues.

Female Reproductive System: Yeast Infection, Vaginitis, HPV

Though part of the female reproductive course, anyone needing natural remedies for yeast infection, HPV, vaginitis, etc. would benefit.

Female Reproductive System: Peri-menopause, Menopause & Aging

At the end of the fertile period, it's back to balancing hormones with herbs for perimenopause, menopause, & aging.

Pulse Assessment

Learn to evaluate clients accurately using the traditional and time-tested assessment skills in this epic course with Matthew Wood RH (AHG) MSc. and Francis Bonaldo Begnoche LAc.

Tongue Assessment

Learn to evaluate clients accurately using the traditional and time-tested assessment skills in this epic course with Matthew Wood RH (AHG) MSc. and Lise Wolff RH (AHG) MSc.

Facial Assessment

Learn to evaluate clients accurately using the traditional and time-tested assessment skills in this epic course with Herbalists Matthew Wood RH (AHG) MSc. and Dawn Gates RN.

Animal Medicines

"Since my teens I always knew that the most profound way to understand  or classify herbs would be 'by animal'... The animals are personifications of the "forces of Nature," which are active  both around and inside of us." - Matthew Wood, Herbalist  

Central Nervous System - Intermediate

Once again we are offering the wonderful duo of herbalists Mathew Wood and Phyllis D.Light, bringing their 75 plus years of experience to bear on one of the basic subjects of herbal medicine: herbal remedies of the nervous system. When we were young

Central Nervous System Beginner

Once again we are offering the wonderful duo of herbalists Mathew Wood and Phyllis D.Light, bringing their 75 plus years of experience to bear on one of the basic subjects of herbal medicine: herbal remedies of the nervous system. When we were young

Plant Attunement

It’s time to get quiet and let the plants speak for themselves. The plants are the truest source of their own medicine. So, let’s sit at their feet and listen. Join Amanda Nicole, plant spirit teacher and author, for a time of listening, sharing...

Herbal First Aid

Learn herbal first aid for the home or field so you can care for yourself with holistic healing that works with the body and immune response.

Family Herbalist Course

Learn the use of herbs for many typical household "emergencies" and almost any health issue in the online Family Herbalist Course.

Respiratory System and Respiratory Immunity

This class will help the student gain an overview of the entire respiratory system in both acute and chronic state, from viruses to chronic lung damage, and everything in-between. Immune implications and interactions with the system will be included

Herbal Medicine Making - Beginner to Advanced

In this course professor Lori Rose, PhD. teaches you how to make herbal remedies: teas, infusions, decoctions, tinctures, salves, hydrosols and more! Enjoy pre-recorded videos, helpful handouts and live online classes.

Early Spring Plant Walks with Lise Wolff

In this early spring section of Lise Wolff's Three Seasons of Herbal Wisdom Plant Walks you will learn to identify baby plants, the first greenery that shows. Learn how to properly identify common look-alikes, little tid-bits of their uses, and more!

Spring Plant Walks with Lise Wolff

Spring has sprung! Walking outside, lawns are green and trees have burst with pink and white flowers in abundance. There are still plenty of new wild foods to eat everywhere. How to make Flower Essences and more with Lise Wolff!

Early Summer Plant Walks with Lise Wolff

It's definitely summer. The light is brighter and more intense. Days are long, heat and humidity hang in the air, punctuated by heavy rain and brief respites of cool. The flowering trees have formed fruits, whether edible or inedible to humans.

Mid-Summer Plant Walks with Lise Wolff

In the middle of summer, it becomes apparent that a plant's harvestable time does not last forever. The long hours of heat and light during mid summer speeds the growing cycles of the plants, and their ultimate goal, to set seed and reproduce...

Late Summer Plant Walks with Lise Wolff

The light is changing. Days are getting shorter. Echos of autumn are in the air, which buzzes with the sound of the cicadas. Plants are still coming to fruition for us to learn and harvest. Some we have been watching since the very beginning...

Fall Plant Walks with Lise Wolff

Fall may seem like a quiet time in the plant world, but there is still plenty of energy movement in the plants that interests us. Berries, seeds and roots that could benefit us through the long winter are becoming easier to see with bright berries...

Preparing for Plant Walks with Lise Wolff

During winter the plant world seems quieter. This isn't the moment for harvesting, but preparing. During the plant walks botanical latin is referenced for every plant. This is the time to get a better grounding in that topic. And to have an overview

Winter Health Using Preventative Folk Medicine

Around the world, for thousands of years before Echinacea was used ad nauseum, many easily available herbs, foods and lifestyle habits encouraged people to stay robust and strong throughout the winter months. This class will cover many of the easily

Practical Herbalism from the Renaissance: A Voyage with Culpeper

Nicholas Culpeper was the 17th century rebel herbalist who dared to write a 'complete herbal' in plain english to empower the 'common people.' This class is an exploration of the medical terminology of the time, along with valuable herbal remedies.

Psychological Herbal Assessment

Clinical skills are the most difficult to develop in herbal medicine and the least available in the educational realm. Two experienced herbalists, Matthew Wood and Sean Donahue, are pioneering an online approach to alternative, holistic, and trad...

Lymphatic and Immune Systems - Beginner

In this class we discuss the lymphatic side of this system, how it operates, relationships with the spleen, thymus, lymphoid tissue, immune system, and remedies for “lymphatic stagnation". We also touch on GALT (gut-associated lymphoid tissue

Lymphatic and Immune Systems - Intermediate

In this section we move on more fully into consideration of the immune side of this twofold system. We discuss the mast cells, the most ancient immune cells and (still) the “sentinel” of the system, watching for incoming dangers, guarding the boundar

Ecological Herbalism: Ethics, Sustainability and Law

This course is for those looking to understand the conservation concerns for medicinal plant biodiversity, the complexity of the supply chain, how to evaluate plants at-risk that you may be considering sourcing, and to understand legal aspects of loc

B12, Intrinsic Factor, and Methylation

Vitamin B12 is considered an essential nutrient and vital for cell division, the synthesis of red blood cells, and the functioning of the nervous system. It is also a necessary and vital nutrient for the process of methylation. Without intrinsic fact

Holistic Pharmacology for Herbalists

Scientific and Spiritual approaches to herbalism complement each other – and come together in this unique course exploring the connections between herbal energetics and the chemistry and pharmacology of herbs. Matthew Wood, Seán Pádraig O'Donoghue

The Language of Nature

Our Mother Earth is intelligent, sentient, and always communicating with us. Learning to interpret the language of nature can make us excellent herbalists by upping our ability to source directly from our earth for healing wisdom. This class will...

Holistic Herbal Assessment Skills

Astrological Medicine and Renaissance Herbalism

Intermediate Herbal Medicine Course

Without having to travel now you can join Master Herbalist Matthew Wood's Intermediate Herbal Medicine Course directed towards a knowledge of tissue states and organ systems, especially the "master systems" in modern disease...

Real Spirit Journey

The Real Spirit Journey Podcast and classes with Master Herbalist and Shaman Matthew Wood and Businessman, Remote Viewer and Modern Shaman, Jon Baklund.

The Intelligence of Nature

Many indigenous cultures hold that the Earth is sentient and intelligent, now cutting-edge science is coming to the same conclusion. For example, when pine trees get over-heated, they release aerosols that create clouds to deflect solar radiation...

Homeopathy, Cell Salts, and Minerals for Herbalists

World-renowned herbalist and author, Matthew Wood has been using homeopathy, homeopathic principles, and the twelve cell salts for thirty-five years. This course teaches these principles, as well as the unique "subdivision" of homeopathy, cell salts

Cancer Journey

A case history and sharing of remedies used to rid her body of symptoms of cancer; Mary Pat Palmer shares her story and expertise along with fellow herbalist and author, Matthew Wood.

Herbal Tonics

What is an herbal “tonic?” Turns out it is not that easy to define. Generally an “herbal tonic” is a preparation that is more like a food in composition and acts generally and slowly to build up some tissue or organ, rather than having a sharp...

Seven Herbs - Plants as Teachers

Conversations and teachings on Matthew Wood's first book, "Seven Herbs Plants as Teachers": Plants as Teachers-The Seven Guideposts - Herbs and Healing - Easter Lily - Yerba Santa - Iris - Sagebrush - Cat's Ears - Black Cohosh - Lady's Slipper

Herb Walks

Join Matthew Wood for an herb walk from the comfort of your home!

Library Extra Resources

The Library is an abundant resource section of weekend courses and generous portions of Matthew's upcoming books!

Shamanic Herbalism: Animal Medicines, Plant Medicines and the Spirit

Herbs can act as shamanic forces to open us up to with wisdom of Nature so join us to step out of the Materia medica and into the interplay of spirit, plant and animal wisdom! with Master Herbalist Matthew Wood

Pulse and Tongue Evaluation 2017

Matthew has been practicing herbalism for thirty years and pulse and tongue diagnosis for 25 years. As the author of "Traditional Western Herbalism and Pulse Evaluation" co-written by Francis Bonaldo and Phyllis Light he is one of the foremost...

The Endocrine System

The endocrine cascade – hypothalamus, pituitary, thyroid, adrenals, gonads – is one of the most difficult systems to understand and treat so join us for this difficult subject demystified by master herbalist Matthew Wood.

The Musculoskeletal System, Chronic Pain and Lyme Disease

[Matthew] "...do you use pain relief herbs or do you simply cure the condition so the pain is relieved?" 'The latter', she said. 'That is my experience. I don't use "pain meds," I use remedies that cure the underlying condition to remove the pain.'"

United Plant Savers

3 classes with Matthew Wood. Over 5 hours of content for FREE!

Body-types & Constitutions 2015

Learn how to better connect with and understand yourself and clients, as well as to more accurately recommend herbal remedies with this ancient perspective. Taught by Master Herbalist Matthew Wood and Body-typing expert and author, Tara Baklund.

Intuitive Development 2015

In this course Matthew Wood & Jon Baklund teach different perspectives to Intuitive Development. Follow along and learn from home!

Intuition: Developing your Inner Resources

Two masters in their fields, Herbalist Matthew Wood and a Former Professional Remote Viewer and Businessman teach you how to identify, train and skillfully use your intuition.