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Using herbal medicine as a phytotherapist

Are you fascinated by nature and its secret powers? Do you love natural and alternative medicine and would you like to learn more about plants, herbs, leaves, barks and seeds with healing properties? Do you believe that herbal medicine - also known as phytopharmacognosy - is an important complement to conventional medicine? Are you looking for a new challenge and would you like to take a course in phytotherapy?

Then you are sure to find a suitable educational opportunity on the education portal Ausbildung-Weiterbildung.ch. Numerous schools in the field of alternative medicine offer shorter or longer courses in herbal medicine. The courses are often equally suitable for laypeople and people with medical training. Training as a phytotherapist is particularly interesting for people who already have an independent practice (in the fields of massage, alternative medicine, kinesiology, homeopathy, etc.) and would like to expand their practice accordingly. This enables them to address a broader clientele and apply their acquired knowledge responsibly when treating clients.

During further training to become a phytotherapist, participants learn how to prepare medicines from various parts of plants and find out all about their use for a wide range of complaints, illnesses and injuries. The content of the courses is often based on traditional knowledge from different cultures and includes traditional phytotherapy from European countries, rational phytotherapy, Sino-Japanese phytotherapy, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Ayurveda.

Questions and answers

Depending on the school, phytotherapy is offered with different specializations, such as Eastern herbal medicine (TCM), Ayurvedic herbal medicine or Western phytotherapy. It is therefore essential that you enquire about the focus of the phytotherapeutic training before registering.

Die moderne Phyto-Therapie zeichnet sich vor allem durch die Charakterisierung, Isolierung und Wirkungsbegründung von Pflanzeninhaltsstoffen aus. Arzneipflanzen werden dabei als Wirkstoffbildner und -träger verstanden.

Die Ausbildung in Phytotherapie versteht sich als Ergänzung oder Erweiterung der schulmedizinischen oder komplementärmedizinischen Grundausbildung. Dies ist der beste Ansatz für eine Phytotherapieausbildung. Denn wer diese nicht hat, hat kaum eine Chance, diese Therapiemethode beruflich anzuwenden.

Training courses to become a phytotherapist are only suitable for newcomers to the sector to a limited extent. Some schools require basic medical training, for example as a doctor or pharmacist. Other schools also accept people without any knowledge of medicinal plants for their phytotherapy courses. Therefore, please contact the respective educational institutes directly.

In den naturheilkundlichen Ausbildungen nimmt die Phytotherapie als therapeutisches Mittel neben anderen Verfahren einen wichtigen Platz ein. Daneben gibt es verschiedene kürzere oder längere Ausbildungen, die sich auf die Phytotherapie, also die Pflanzenheilkunde, beschränken. Sie richten sich an Personen mit einem schulmedizinischen Hintergrund (z.B. Krankenschwestern), die alternative Heilmethoden in ihre Arbeit integrieren möchten.

Continuing education, further training in phytotherapy, which is aimed at experienced doctors who wish to take up a new specialty as a supplement, is structured completely differently to training for people who have little or no experience in healthcare, medicine or alternative medicine. For this reason, the content of the individual phytotherapist training courses varies immensely. As an example, here are the contents of a training course for beginners with no previous knowledge: Cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases; gall bladder and liver; bladder and kidneys; nervous system; skin; gastrointestinal; thyroid; hormonal disorders; tea knowledge; witch herbs; compresses and poultices; immune system; phytotherapy in paediatrics; cancer treatment; aromatic plants; organizing and activating inner forces, practical days and excursions. For detailed information on the content and structure of continuing education, further training, please contact the individual phytotherapy schools directly.

Phytotherapie studieren kann man nicht im eigentlichen Sinne. Die SMPG (Schweizerische Medizinische Gesellschaft für Phytotherapie) vertritt die Phytotherapie in der Ärzteschaft und in der Apotheke. Die von der SMGP angebotene Ausbildung setzt ein abgeschlossenes Studium der Medizin, Veterinärmedizin oder Pharmazie voraus.

Phytotherapeutinnen und Phytotherapeuten setzen Pflanzen, Pflanzenteile und daraus hergestellte Zubereitungen zur Behandlung und Vorbeugung von Krankheiten bei Phytotherapie Jobs ein. Dabei steht der Mensch in seiner Ganzheit und Komplexität im Mittelpunkt der Behandlung. Die klassische Zubereitungsform pflanzlicher Heilmittel ist der Tee. Darüber hinaus werden Heilpflanzen auch in Form von pflanzlichen Pillen, Tinkturen, Säften, Umschlägen, Salben, Sirupen und Ölen eingesetzt.

People without experience in healthcare and medicine should expect to undergo extensive training in phytotherapy in order to acquire basic medical knowledge and knowledge about medicinal herbs and to practice applying this knowledge in practice. You should therefore expect up to two years of in-service training to become a phytotherapist, with some schools also offering a longer training period, depending on your choice of modules.

Für eine Phytotherapeutin-Ausbildung sollten folgende Voraussetzungen erfüllt sein:

  • abgeschlossene Grundbildung oder Mittelschulabschluss
  • gute Beobachtungsgabe
  • Kommunikationsstärke
  • Einfühlungsvermögen

In einer Phytotherapeut-Ausbildung lernt man folgendes:

  • Allgemeines Grundwissen
  • Botanik
  • Lebenszyklus, Stoffwechsel, Wachstum und Struktur von Pflanzen
  • Heilpflanzen nach Themen wie das Herz-Kreislauf-System, Verdauungssystem, Bewegungsapparat,
  • Sinnesorgane, Haut, Atmungssystem, Hormonsystem, Lymphsystem, Nervensystem, Immunsystem,
  • Urogenitalsystem, Kinderheilkunde, Frauenheilkunde, Männerheilkunde und deren Erkrankungen
  • das medizinische System
  • Grundlagen der Spagyrik
  • Klosterkräuter-Medizin
  • Baumheilkunde
  • Anwendung von Fertigpräparaten
  • Dosierung von Phytotherapeutika
  • Zubereitungsformen
  • Pharmazeutische Verfahren
  • Signaturenlehre
  • die Säftelehre und ihre Heilpflanzen
  • Kräuteranbau nach Demeter
  • Kochen mit Kräutern und Blüten
  • Gemmotherapie
  • Einführung in die Aromatherapie
  • Einführung in die Homöopathie (Potenzierung)
  • Anamnese und Kommunikation in der Naturheilkunde – Phytotherapie, rechtliche Grundlagen, Rahmenbedingungen, Fallarbeit

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