WELL 742 - Herbal/Botanical Medicine and Ethnobotany
- Recent Professors
- Heather M. Manley, Catherine P. Egan
- Recent Semesters
- Fall 2026, Fall 2025
- Class Size
- 40 students
- Credits
- 3
- Fall 2026 Sections
- View Fall 2026 sections of WELL 742
- Transfers To
- Not transferable
- Description
- An introductory overview of various traditional herbal medicine practices, history, and theories. Focus on botanical medicine, ethnobotany, homeopathy, and Chinese and Ayurveda perspectives. The political, socioeconomic, and environmental influences in preserving the cultural heritage of medicinal plants and associated traditional medicine systems will also be covered, along with contemporary herbal practices and related professions.