David Hoffmann, FNIMH, RH(AHG), has been a clinical medical herbalist since 1979. A fellow of Britain’s National Institute of Medical Herbalists, he is one of the founding members of the American Herbalists Guild and the author of many books, including Medical Herbalism, The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal, and The Herbal Handbook. He lives in California.

• PREFACERadicle and Radical: My Path to HerbalismINTRODUCTIONEmbrace of the GreenPART ONEContext1 The Deep Roots of Modern Herbalism2 Using Herbs in the Context of a Therapeutic System3 Names and Numbers: Defining HerbalismPART TWOThe Science4 An Old Herbalist Looks at the New Science5 The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play6 The Pharmacology of Herbal SynergyPART THREEA Path Forward7 Herbalism Today8 Reality Check9 What Is a Simple Herbalist to Do?CONCLUSIONHerbalism in the AnthropoceneEducational ResourcesReferencesIndexAbout the Author

“Goes far beyond the science of herbalism by deeply connecting us to viriditas, the power of the green. A testament to grassroots herbalism that has always been and will always be, Herbal Intelligence places herbs at the forefront of coping with a precarious future. David’s gem of a book illuminates how the power of the green may help us not only survive but thrive.”

David Hoffmann, FNIMH, RH(AHG), has been a clinical medical herbalist since 1979. A fellow of Britain’s National Institute of Medical Herbalists, he is one of the founding members of the American Herbalists Guild and the author of many books, including Medical Herbalism, The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal, and The Herbal Handbook. He lives in California.

• PREFACERadicle and Radical: My Path to HerbalismINTRODUCTIONEmbrace of the GreenPART ONEContext1 The Deep Roots of Modern Herbalism2 Using Herbs in the Context of a Therapeutic System3 Names and Numbers: Defining HerbalismPART TWOThe Science4 An Old Herbalist Looks at the New Science5 The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play6 The Pharmacology of Herbal SynergyPART THREEA Path Forward7 Herbalism Today8 Reality Check9 What Is a Simple Herbalist to Do?CONCLUSIONHerbalism in the AnthropoceneEducational ResourcesReferencesIndexAbout the Author

“Goes far beyond the science of herbalism by deeply connecting us to viriditas, the power of the green. A testament to grassroots herbalism that has always been and will always be, Herbal Intelligence places herbs at the forefront of coping with a precarious future. David’s gem of a book illuminates how the power of the green may help us not only survive but thrive.”

David Hoffmann, FNIMH, RH(AHG), has been a clinical medical herbalist since 1979. A fellow of Britain’s National Institute of Medical Herbalists, he is one of the founding members of the American Herbalists Guild and the author of many books, including Medical Herbalism, The Complete Illustrated Holistic Herbal, and The Herbal Handbook. He lives in California.

• PREFACERadicle and Radical: My Path to HerbalismINTRODUCTIONEmbrace of the GreenPART ONEContext1 The Deep Roots of Modern Herbalism2 Using Herbs in the Context of a Therapeutic System3 Names and Numbers: Defining HerbalismPART TWOThe Science4 An Old Herbalist Looks at the New Science5 The Ecological Theater and the Evolutionary Play6 The Pharmacology of Herbal SynergyPART THREEA Path Forward7 Herbalism Today8 Reality Check9 What Is a Simple Herbalist to Do?CONCLUSIONHerbalism in the AnthropoceneEducational ResourcesReferencesIndexAbout the Author

“Goes far beyond the science of herbalism by deeply connecting us to viriditas, the power of the green. A testament to grassroots herbalism that has always been and will always be, Herbal Intelligence places herbs at the forefront of coping with a precarious future. David’s gem of a book illuminates how the power of the green may help us not only survive but thrive.”