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Herbalism :: Identify & Harvest Medicinal Plants Certificate (Udemy.com)

Identify, harvest and use easy to find herbs from the wild that are commonly used in herbal, holistic, natural medicine.

Created by: Elizabeth Heck

Last updated April 2025

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What you will learn

  • Know how to properly identify medicinal plants which is THE most important part of herbalism
  • Find medicinal plants no matter where you live growing in backyards, gardens, forests, old farm fields and cracks in city sidewalks
  • Understand that herbal medicine you harvest yourself is easily accessible, free, always there for you and has the finest quality
  • Get the confidence you need to properly identify medicinal plants including those very important look-alike plants
  • Know when to harvest plants for the greatest benefit as well as what they are used for in herbal medicine
  • Learn from Udemy’s top qualified herbal instructor. She is consistently available to answer your course related questions.

How it compares

Against the other 662 rated Udemy courses in Health & Fitness on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.8 out of 5higher than 84% of them
  • Reviews2,549#54 of 663 by number of reviews
  • Length2.5 hoursshorter than 51% of them
  • Last updatedApril 2025earlier than 49% of them

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Course Description

DID YOU KNOW THERE IS HERBAL MEDICINE GROWING NEAR YOU?  

You may be surprised at what you thought was a common weed is actually valuable medicine! They are everywhere! These are the plants that were brought with people as medicine as they migrated to new parts of the world. The plants took hold and fortunately now we have easy access to their healing gifts.

The most important medicine we have is what we can harvest ourselves.

  • It is easily accessible

  • It is the best quality

  • It is free

  • It will always be there for us

If there is anything you learn about herbal medicine, it should be about how to find the plants.

Here’s what students have to say about the course:

★★★★★ "Great course on plant identification. I particularly enjoyed the botany section, and of course, Elizabeth Heck provides TONS of information on each of the medicinal plants she features. I highly recommend all her courses!" - J. N. S.

★★★★★ "The very first plant is growing outside my house. My neighbors said it was medicinal but I did not know for what or how to use it. - Joan Q

★★★★★ "I really loved this course. It has helped me become confident about plant identification, and how to use them for simple treatments. It is also beautifully presented! Many thanks!"

★★★★★ "It was easy to follow. I have already easily discovered wild herbs that are growing on our Farm. I can only recommend this course."

★★★★★ "Very compact and practical, all the information about an herb in one place with pictures, foraging instructions and tips for use. I like it very much!"

We find medicinal plants in our backyards, gardens, nearby forests, old farm fields and even growing right up through the cracks in city sidewalks.  You can easily learn medicinal plants that are useful for many common ailments. This course covers the most widespread medicinal plants found in nearly all parts of the world.

You will learn:

  • Where to find each plant based on where it likes to grow

  • How to properly identify the most common and useful medicinal plants

  • What are the look-alikes for each plant so you develop stronger skills

  • When to harvest each plant for the greatest effectiveness

  • How to use each plant for ultimate health and wellbeing

By the end of the course you will have the confidence to identify, harvest and use your own medicinal plants.

Your instructor, Elizabeth Heck has 25 years of experience in working with plant medicines. She is by far, Udemy’s most qualified herbal instructor. Rest assured, you’re in good hands. With an extensive botanical background, she is one of the top instructors on the subject globally. Even better, she is there for you throughout the course to answer any of your questions. That’s incredible value!

Why is this course not Accredited?

Nearly every online course (unless it is a large university) that claims to be accredited, actually is not. These are simply fake accreditations from real-looking websites used as a marketing scam in order to sell more courses. Elizabeth, as with any experienced herbalist, teaches with ethics and integrity and absolutely will not be deceitful for marketing sake. Rather, her students are sincerely respected and honored. Therefore none of her courses claim to be accredited.

More of what students are saying about the course:

★★★★★ "This course is a very good match for me as I am a novice at herbalism and I find that the instructor is very easy to understand and she is out in the field demonstrating what she is talking about."

★★★★★ "Very informative. Nice to see someone showing the plants and talking about them. Puts the description from books and the actual plants together."

★★★★★ "It was definitely a good match for me! Now I feel prepared to go and identify these plants while taking my daily walk by the river. I have already recognize some of them and it is just awesome to get a little bit closer to mother earth by learning about plants and its uses. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge."

★★★★★ "Yes perfect. I have a large garden and have just found out all the weeds I've been throwing away have amazing healing properties."

You will find this course truly empowering so join in and discover the amazing medicine growing around you. Plants are people’s medicine!   

You have lifetime access to the course so you can take as long or short as you wish to go through the material. You can replay the videos at anytime using the course as an ongoing reference. You also have a 30 day money back guarantee.

ENROLL NOW!    

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Instructor Details

Elizabeth Heck

As Udemy’s most qualified herbalism instructor, Elizabeth has a solid 25 year background in working with herbal medicines. She was the founder of a successful herbal products company and is also the founder of the Home Herb School. The school offers a complete suite of courses empowering students on their herbal journey.

Elizabeth makes speaking appearances at health-centered conferences, teaching centers and events globally. Most notably, Elizabeth has presented at the International Herb Symposium which invites the most highly respected teachers from around the world, the New England Women's Conference, one of the oldest, largest and most honored wellness gatherings and the legendary Sage Mountain Retreat Center.

Beyond her degree from the University of Minnesota, Elizabeth studied with world-renowned teachers including:

▪ Dr. Robert Mohlenbrock

▪ Rosemary Gladstar

▪ Lise Wolff

▪ Matthew Wood

She now passes on that wisdom and experience to empower her students in the art and science of herbalism. Elizabeth’s passion for health shines through as she guides students step-by-step in her best selling online courses.

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Reviews

4.8

2,549 ratings on Udemy

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By Jennifer Beaulieu on 5/25/2026

This course is fantastic for those with little to no plant experience. Although some of the information is a bit disconjointed in some of the sections, overall, it is very informative and beginner friendly. I, personally, have been studying plants since childhood, so most of this was almost too basic for myself. It is a course I would highly recommend to any beginner, regardless of their education level, because it reminds us that getting back to the basics is the key.

By Ashley Van Valkenburgh on 2/8/2024

Great course for beginners or those more experienced wanting a refresher. Images were clear, and the format of PDFs was extremely helpful and convenient for long-term use. I enjoyed the extra tips and knowledge she dropped along the way, which is often overlooked in some herbalism courses I've gone through before now.

By Reika Woody on 9/8/2022

This course went above and beyond my expectations, and the pdf's provided for resources are so well thought out. A lot of courses on herbalism don't take the time to really pick apart the entirety of the plant or flower you are learning about, which I personally feel makes it way harder in real life to actually remember what you learned. Not only is she an amazing teacher, but the delivery of her content is easy to follow, and very visually in-depth! I already had a background in wild foraging, but never took the time to learn more than "eat this, not that, here's what it do". I intend to take as many of her classes as possible!

By Crystal Ferrera on 9/3/2022

As a beginner in foraging and medicine making I needed a course to help me get my bearings. After completing this, and other courses from Elizabeth Heck I feel like I got exactly what I needed and feel confident that I can take what I've learned and have a great foundation to start with. This was better than what I thought I would get out of it. Elizabeth is very knowledgeable and has a great way of explaining things so that I get it the first time.

By Carolyn on 8/16/2022

I'm half way through the course and I love it. A few years ago I had to take a herbal studies course as part of my requirement for massage therapy and learned a lot in that class. So this is somewhat a refresher course for me but also I'm learning more then I already have. Can't wait to learn more. Thank you so much!!!

By Desiree Stovall on 3/14/2021

This is such a great course. All of yours have been really amazing. I am so happy you went over Nettles! Every winter they grow in my turtles den while they are hibernating and my grandparents are always so quick to pull them out and throw them away. I can't wait to apply my new knowledge and savor them. Thank you.

By Sasha Alexander on 1/8/2021

Absolutely loved taking this course. I actually took the course twice to really soak in all the great information. This is very helpful to learn all the main herbs I could find outside plus how they work and how to use them. I went and got a lot of the plants she taught in the course, and will use them for healing tea blends since I am disabled, have chronic fatigue, and deal with daily pain. Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom! I have bought several of her amazing courses, but this is the first one I have completed.

By Ravindra Kaur on 12/26/2020

Course is good going in flow, it would be nice adding a close up photo of each Plant and certain methods of extracting and making Oils and Tinctures, so that a lay man can easily identify and imply the plants. Its ok with me , since I am Docterate in Botany and continuously explore the plants. Thanks and regards !

By Carmen Davis on 11/8/2020

I have been interested in native plants most of my life. This is the best course on plants that I have ever taken. I say that because each element she introduced was in order and clearly presented. The plant identification at the end of this course was unexpected and informative. Even though I am in the Pacific Northwest, I found most of the information applicable.

By Alura Kramer on 11/1/2020

Loving it! Educational and informative.

By Martina Spooner on 10/26/2020

I love learning from Elizabeth the only comment I would say is maybe slow down and go a bit more in depth when explaining to clear any confusions! I LOVE her courses!

By Tanya Cooper on 10/19/2020

This course has been very helpful and informative .

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