Will you help steward the future of clinical herbalism? Thanks to the generosity of <a fr-original-style="" href="https://vitalityworks.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Vitality Works, Inc</a>. and the visionary support of its founder, Mitch Coven&mdash;who believes deeply in preserving and strengthening the profession of clinical herbalism&mdash;the <a fr-original-style="" href="https://americanherbalistsguild.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">American Herbalists Guild</a> is already halfway to our fundraising goal. Over the next 20 days, we are raising $20,000 to reopen the&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://americanherbalistsguild.com/membership/becoming-a-registered-herbalist/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Registered Herbalist (RH)</a> application process, restore and strengthen its administrative foundation, and expand mentorship and professional development opportunities within the Guild. This work will help ensure that the next generation of clinical herbalism practitioners has a clear, supported pathway into the profession&mdash;so the practice of clinical herbalism continues to grow, evolve, and thrive. ✦ The Registered Herbalist (RH) credential represents standards of excellence in the practice of clinical herbalism. It is awarded to practitioners who have demonstrated advanced expertise, extensive study, clinical experience, and a lifelong commitment to serving their communities. Earning the RH designation reflects years of dedicated learning, mentorship, and hands-on clinical practice. It signals that a practitioner carries not only knowledge of herbs, but also acknowledges their ethical responsibility to safely care for others with integrity, skill, respect, and accountability. In 2026, the role of the Registered Herbalist (RH) has never been more vital. Across today&rsquo;s health and wellness landscape, many people feel a growing sense of disconnection from systems that support wellbeing. Our prospective patients and clients are searching for approaches that not only restore this connection, but that educate and empower them in the building of deeper relationships with both their bodies and the natural world. They are seeking pathways to care that take into account the profound biopsychosocial dysregulation we can experience in our daily lives that may not be easily addressed by other professions within the healthcare ecosystem. They are seeking providers who can guide them in the use of herbs and botanical dietary supplements who specialize in working safely alongside standard health and disease care options. As an organization whose founding mission is to promote clinical herbalism as a viable profession rooted in ethics, competency, diversity, and freedom of practice, it is our duty to respond. ✦ The American Herbalists Guild envisions a world where clinical herbalism is accessible to all as a core component of healthcare and where aspiring and practicing clinical herbalists are supported through a culture of vocational empowerment. The Registered Herbalist (RH) credential is one of the most critical ways we turn that vision into reality. While not all paths of herbal practice lead to becoming a Registered Herbalist, nor is becoming a Registered Herbalist (RH) a necessary component of all herbal practice journeys, the Registered Herbalist credential holds professional space at a vital intersection of traditional herbal wisdom and the mainstream healthcare ecosystem.&nbsp; Indeed, as the use of herbs by practitioners of Western medical sciences is more commonplace today than it has been in over a hundred years, the practice of herbalism, which reaches beyond rote use of herbs and into a larger system of assessment, formulation, and integration must remain protected by practitioners who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of both modern medical science and traditional worldviews of health and healing. In this regard, the Registered Herbalist (RH) is called upon to act as a liaison between the practice of herbalism and the Western medical system.&nbsp; In today&rsquo;s crowded health and wellness marketplace&mdash;where clinical herbalists practice alongside a vast supplement and natural products industry&mdash;Registered Herbalists (RH) need strong, reliable professional support to build sustainable practices and continue evolving their clinical expertise. RH practitioners also need to be able to rely on the strength of a professional organization and community that supports their growth while also helping educate the public about the value of clinical herbalism as a safe, effective, and trustworthy form of healthcare.&nbsp;✦ There has never been a more essential moment to strengthen the community of practitioners who carry this work forward. With Vitality Works matching donations, your gift will go twice as far. Thanks to their generosity, every donation will be matched, doubling the impact of your support. With these donations, we will fortify the RH credential and support the practitioners answering this call. Your donation will:<ul fr-original-style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px;" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px; box-sizing: inherit;"><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;">Finalize updates and improvements to the RH application and review process, policies, and procedures</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;">Support onboarding and training of volunteer RH application reviewers</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;">Formulate stronger guidance and support resources for future applicants&nbsp;</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;">Expand bridges between the AHG and herbalism education schools offering clinical programs</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;">Develop greater mentorship opportunities including resources and programming to steward prospective applicants on their path to RH</li><li dir="ltr" fr-original-style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;" style="list-style-type: disc; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre; box-sizing: inherit;">Assist in exploring and implementing CEU opportunities for Registered Herbalists (RH) for continuing professional development &nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul> At a time when so many people are seeking new approaches to health, there has never been a more essential moment to strengthen the community of practitioners who carry this work forward.&nbsp; If clinical herbalism and the mission of the American Herbalists Guild have shaped your life or your work, this is your moment to help secure the future of our profession and forge the path for the practitioners who will carry it forward. Help us to advance the credibility of clinical herbalism within the broader healthcare ecosystem and ensure that communities gain and maintain access to knowledgeable and equitable clinical herbal care. The strength of our profession depends on the strength of our togetherness. Join us in securing the future of clinical herbalism. Donate now.

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting the <a fr-original-style="" href="https://americanherbalistsguild.com/membership/becoming-a-registered-herbalist/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Registered Herbalist (RH)</a> credentialling program. Your generous donation is ensuring the future clinical herbalism as a viable profession rooted in ethics, competency, diversity, and freedom of practice. If you would like to contribute further to our cause, contact us to become a volunteer, or spread the word about our mission! With warmth and deep appreciation,From all of us at the&nbsp;<a fr-original-style="" href="https://americanherbalistsguild.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">American Herbalists Guild</a> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1773685969/wysiwyg/ubxtwl88n1qdfu0dvkge.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

Will you help steward the future of clinical herbalism? Thanks to the generosity of <a href="https://vitalityworks.com/" target="_blank">Vitality Works, Inc</a>. and the visionary support of its founder, Mitch Coven—who believes deeply in preserving and strengthening the profession of clinical herbalism—the <a href="https://americanherbalistsguild.com" target="_blank">American Herbalists Guild</a> is already halfway to our fundraising goal. Over the next 20 days, we are raising $20,000 to reopen the <a href="https://americanherbalistsguild.com/membership/becoming-a-registered-herbalist/" target="_blank">Registered Herbalist (RH)</a> application process, restore and strengthen its administrative foundation, and expand mentorship and professional development opportunities within the Guild. This work will help ensure that the next generation of clinical herbalism practitioners has a clear, supported pathway into the profession—so the practice of clinical herbalism continues to grow, evolve, and thrive. ✦ The Registered Herbalist (RH) credential represents standards of excellence in the practice of clinical herbalism. It is awarded to practitioners who have demonstrated advanced expertise, extensive study, clinical experience, and a lifelong commitment to serving their communities. Earning the RH designation reflects years of dedicated learning, mentorship, and hands-on clinical practice. It signals that a practitioner carries not only knowledge of herbs, but also acknowledges their ethical responsibility to safely care for others with integrity, skill, respect, and accountability. In 2026, the role of the Registered Herbalist (RH) has never been more vital. Across today’s health and wellness landscape, many people feel a growing sense of disconnection from systems that support wellbeing. Our prospective patients and clients are searching for approaches that not only restore this connection, but that educate and empower them in the building of deeper relationships with both their bodies and the natural world. They are seeking pathways to care that take into account the profound biopsychosocial dysregulation we can experience in our daily lives that may not be easily addressed by other professions within the healthcare ecosystem. They are seeking providers who can guide them in the use of herbs and botanical dietary supplements who specialize in working safely alongside standard health and disease care options. As an organization whose founding mission is to promote clinical herbalism as a viable profession rooted in ethics, competency, diversity, and freedom of practice, it is our duty to respond. ✦ The American Herbalists Guild envisions a world where clinical herbalism is accessible to all as a core component of healthcare and where aspiring and practicing clinical herbalists are supported through a culture of vocational empowerment. The Registered Herbalist (RH) credential is one of the most critical ways we turn that vision into reality. While not all paths of herbal practice lead to becoming a Registered Herbalist, nor is becoming a Registered Herbalist (RH) a necessary component of all herbal practice journeys, the Registered Herbalist credential holds professional space at a vital intersection of traditional herbal wisdom and the mainstream healthcare ecosystem.  Indeed, as the use of herbs by practitioners of Western medical sciences is more commonplace today than it has been in over a hundred years, the practice of herbalism, which reaches beyond rote use of herbs and into a larger system of assessment, formulation, and integration must remain protected by practitioners who have demonstrated a thorough understanding of both modern medical science and traditional worldviews of health and healing. In this regard, the Registered Herbalist (RH) is called upon to act as a liaison between the practice of herbalism and the Western medical system.  In today’s crowded health and wellness marketplace—where clinical herbalists practice alongside a vast supplement and natural products industry—Registered Herbalists (RH) need strong, reliable professional support to build sustainable practices and continue evolving their clinical expertise. RH practitioners also need to be able to rely on the strength of a professional organization and community that supports their growth while also helping educate the public about the value of clinical herbalism as a safe, effective, and trustworthy form of healthcare. ✦ There has never been a more essential moment to strengthen the community of practitioners who carry this work forward. With Vitality Works matching donations, your gift will go twice as far. Thanks to their generosity, every donation will be matched, doubling the impact of your support. With these donations, we will fortify the RH credential and support the practitioners answering this call. Your donation will:<ul><li>Finalize updates and improvements to the RH application and review process, policies, and procedures</li><li>Support onboarding and training of volunteer RH application reviewers</li><li>Formulate stronger guidance and support resources for future applicants </li><li>Expand bridges between the AHG and herbalism education schools offering clinical programs</li><li>Develop greater mentorship opportunities including resources and programming to steward prospective applicants on their path to RH</li><li>Assist in exploring and implementing CEU opportunities for Registered Herbalists (RH) for continuing professional development   </li></ul> At a time when so many people are seeking new approaches to health, there has never been a more essential moment to strengthen the community of practitioners who carry this work forward.  If clinical herbalism and the mission of the American Herbalists Guild have shaped your life or your work, this is your moment to help secure the future of our profession and forge the path for the practitioners who will carry it forward. Help us to advance the credibility of clinical herbalism within the broader healthcare ecosystem and ensure that communities gain and maintain access to knowledgeable and equitable clinical herbal care. The strength of our profession depends on the strength of our togetherness. Join us in securing the future of clinical herbalism. Donate now.

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