Christopher Hobbs, herbalist

DR. CHRISTOPHER HOBBS is a fourth-generation, internationally renowned herbalist, licensed acupuncturist, author, clinician, botanist, mycologist, and research scientist with over 35 years of experience with herbal medicine.

 

Christopher has a doctorate from UC Berkeley in phylogenetics, evolutionary biology and phytochemistry. He is also a founding member of the American Herbalists Guild.

 

This site is dedicated to all who love and are inspired by the natural world, especially the green world—the plant kingdom.

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DR. HOBBS' NEWS

Amanita muscaria

Amanita muscaria

[Facebook post] Amanita muscaria is not lethal, it’s not in that clade of fungi in the Amanitaceae that other lethal species…

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Making Elderberry Juice

[Facebook post] Over the years I’ve tried various methods to capture the abundance of healthy nutrients in this amazing fruit. This is what I’ve learned.

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HERB WALK

Garlic allium sativum

Garlic

Allium sativum

Garlic acts as a warming herb for the digestion and respiratory tract, and is the “herbal antibiotic,” and much more.

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Cactus

Cactus

Selenicereus grandiflorus

Cactus is the spectacular night-blooming cereus of Jamaica and Cuba.

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Burdock Arctium lappa

Burdock

Arctium lappa

Burdock is a blood purifier commonly used for skin problems such as acne, eczema, and psoriasis.

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Black Cohosh actaea-racemosa

Black Cohosh

Cimicifuga racemosa

Black cohosh preparations are useful for hot flashes and depression during menopause.

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Ginseng panax

Ginseng

Panax ginseng

Use ginseng for chronic fatigue, convalescence, lethargy, depression, and chronic infections related to immune weakness, especially if you’re over forty-five.

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