About Our Program

Thank you for visiting David Winston’s Center For Herbal Studies’ (DW-CHS) website. David Winston, RH (AHG), an internationally respected herbalist, is the dean and one of the primary instructors for this program. He teaches throughout the US, Canada, and the UK and has been teaching the two year DW-CHS program for over 46 years.

Our philosophy: Great herbalists treat people, not diseases, and in our program we strive to teach the skills necessary so that each student can accomplish that goal. We focus on differential diagnosis skills, materia medica and therapeutics which are essential to individualize treatment and help patients to not only resolve symptoms, but create constitutional change needed for physical, emotional and spiritual wellness.

The program runs from September through August for two consecutive years. The class will be held online via live webcast and we will be arranging live herb walks for people who are local, which will also be filmed and put up online for students who cannot attend.

For more information about the course please refer to the Herbalist’s Training Program tab. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact us.

Working in the herbal supplement world, this course was a great foundation for me to help improve our formulations and make sure that we are doing the best possible job creating products that are effective and true to the herbal tradition. Not previously a clinician, this course has given me the confidence to start working with clients and I feel much more connected with the greater herbal community having learned from David. I really appreciated having such a diverse array of earnest students as my classmates. From Ayurvedic practitioners, acupuncturists and TCM practitioners, to MDs, massage therapists, to veterinarians I learned a lot from my classmates in addition to the mountain of learning we received from David. Thanks so much for a well organized and thorough program!
Tim Yarborough | Class of 2020