Dr. Christopher Hobbs – Herbalist, author, botanist, mycologist & research scientist

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

Mushrooms as Medicine

Join Christopher for this free, one-hour online workshop scheduled for August 11, 2021 at 5:30pm PST. Preregister now.

Subscribe to Dr. Hobbs’ Newsletter

Christopher Hobbs’s Medicinal Mushrooms: The Essential Guide

Dr. Hobbs’s latest book is available to order and being shipped now.

Celebrating Hollyhocks

[Facebook post] Christopher describes how to grow, prepare and use Hollyhocks.

Covid-19 News & Research

Preventing and Healing Respiratory Tract Infections Naturally

Here is Dr. Hobbs’ latest Research & Analysis of Covid-19

Class Handouts

Get class handouts from Dr. Hobb’s medicinal herb and health classes.

Amanita muscaria

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

Healthy Aging

[Facebook post] Here are my thoughts on healthy aging and staying younger.

Reflections on the Spirit of Herbalism & Healing

SUSTAINABILITY of harvest of herbs and fungi…

St. John’s Wort for Topical Use

[Facebook post] Is St. John’s Wort good for neuropathy or pain syndromes? See my response in this post.

Cancer Insights

Based on Dr. Hobbs’ personal and clinical experience, and scientific review. Download the PDF.

Plantain “Green Cream”

[Facebook post] You can make a “green cream” by juicing fresh plantain, then adding some vitamin C and a little borax…

HERB WALK

Garlic

Allium sativum

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

Cactus

Selenicereus grandiflorus

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

Burdock

Arctium lappa

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

Black Cohosh

Cimicifuga racemosa

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

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.

September 2021