In our modern world of supplement company trained "herbalists," the necessity to cultivate true holistic practitioners of herbalism is essential for the survival and evolution of our healing art. The greatest myth permeating the modern herbal world of "I use herbs, therefore I am holistic" is creating allopathic approaches to practice that cuts the root of our tradition. In this class, you will learn the 5 key things you have to know about a medicinal plant in order to effectively use it holistically. Overlooking any of these 5 aspects of a plant will lead to a "use this herb for that symptom" approach, and thus lead down the rabbit hole of losing sight of the wholeness of the plant, as well as the person. To be truly holistic, we must see the whole plant, and thus anchor ourselves in a particular mode of perception that sees the essential patterns in the plants, not just their superficial properties or what they are "good for."