herbalist
Americannoun
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a person who collects or deals in herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
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an author of an herbal.
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(formerly) a botanist.
noun
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a person who grows, collects, sells, or specializes in the use of herbs, esp medicinal herbs
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(formerly) a descriptive botanist
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Aqeel Khalaf, an herbalist, hit the road in the early morning with his brother, son and daughter-in-law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
During one of the weekend’s lectures, Australian medical herbalist Lee Carroll explains how mushrooms have been used to boost immunity and extend health span for millennia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Leal’s contribution to the menu is a strawberry twist on the French 75 inspired by Marie Laveau, a voodoo herbalist and healer from New Orleans.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2024
Christopher Hobbs, herbalist, mycologist, and author of Medicinal Mushrooms: The Essential Guide, attributes the recent explosion in interest to an “exponentially” growing scientific literature about the healing qualities of mushrooms.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 31, 2024
When he was twenty-four, Dad asked Mother if they could hire an herbalist to midwife my brother Shawn.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
Yet women continued to excel as herbalists, writing their own pharmacopeias.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Both time slots require prepaid reservations, which, day or night, start at $37 and include unlimited access to the only thing on the menu, a rotating selection of three custom tea blends by Shiloh’s herbalists.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2025
Sangomas are legally recognised in South Africa under the Traditional Health Practitioners Act of 2007, alongside herbalists, traditional birth attendants and traditional surgeons.
From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2025
While some herbalists and other practitioners tout the therapeutic powers of various mushrooms, other mycologists are skeptical, even concerned, about these widespread claims.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 31, 2024
I peered into the windows of the district’s herbalists, general stores, and curio shops.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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