The American Herbalists Guild

The American Herbalists Guild was founded in 1989 as a non-profit, educational organization to represent the goals and voices of herbalists specializing in the medicinal use of plants. Our primary goal is to promote a high level of professionalism and education in the study and practice of therapeutic herbalism.

Members at all levels receive:

• Free subscription to the biannual Journal of the American Herbalists Guild
• Free subscription to our monthly member newsletter
• Discounts to the annual AHG Symposium
• Free access to the Professional Herbalist Training Webinars (live and recorded)
• Unlimited online access to past issues of the Journal of the American Herbalists Guild
• Unlimited online access to hundreds of recorded lectures from AHG symposia and webinars
• Access to Professional Liability Insurance
• Free events & course listings on the AHG Online Events Calendar
• Free listing of your books & publications on the AHG website
• Free membership in your local AHG chapter
• Certificate of Membership
• Free copy of the AHG Handbook of Mentoring Guidelines (pdf)
• Voting Privileges for individual members
• Discounts and services from many herbal suppliers, companies and schools including:

• Discounted tickets for Mother Earth News Fair
• $35 off admission to Traditional Roots Conference
• Access to free, comprehensive, non-biased information inquiry services from the  Center for Drug Information and Natural Products, CDINP, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy Health Sciences. 
• 10% off wholesale prices for all Frontier Coop Branded products (this includes Frontier, Simply Organic or Aura Cacia).
• 10% Discount on Mountain Rose Herbs
• 10% discount on products purchased through Five Flavor Herbs
• Complementary 3 month trial to  http://www.herbmentor.com/join/herbschools/
• 10% Discount to Sylvan Institute of Botanical Medicine for Registered AHG Herbalists
• Wholesale Account eligibility and Wholesale Pricing (50% off retail) on Herbalist & Alchemist's Practitioner-quality herbal extracts and exclusive formulas developed by David Winston RH (AHG)
• 10% discount off of Michele’s Apothecary artisanal spa, skin care and wellness products  
• 10% off tuition  on all programs and courses at American College of Healthcare Sciences  and 15% off all products in the ACHS College store

Additional Benefits for AHG Registered Herbalists Members:

• RH (AHG) Credential
• Certificate of Registered Herbalist
• Promote your practice in AHG’s Directory of Herbalists
• Offer mentoring through AHG’s Mentorship Program

Additional Benefits for AHG Student Members:

• Membership Discount
• Mentorship Opportunities
• Student Dscount for AHG Symposium

Benefits for AHG School Members:

• Promote Your Herb School! Listing in our web-based Directory of Herbal Education
• A complimentary student membership in the AHG (to a student designated by the school)
• Access to all member benefits (webinars, archives, MP3 downloads) for your library
• A subscription to the Journal of the American Herbalists Guild​
• A subscription to our monthly member newsletter
• $100 discount toward Sponsorship of the AHG Symposium
• Unlimited on-line access to past issues of the JAHG and to a growing library of recorded lectures from AHG conferences and seminars

Benefits for AHG Institutional Membership (for supportive organizations and companies)

• Three subscriptions to our Journal of the American Herbalists Guild (JAHG)
• Three member logins to access member only pages on our website
• A twenty percent discount on ads placed in the JAHG
• A logo listing on our website with link to your site
• Logo recognition and a link to your site in one out-going AHG newsletter per year
• A new member discount joining discount of $10 off (not applicable for renewing members) for members of your organization.
• Three discounted tickets to AHG Symposium