Matthew Wood Institute of Herbalism

Conventional medicine has very little to offer the public concerning muscular and skeletal issues and what it does is dangerous: addictive opioid painkillers and surgical replacement of knees and hips. Only in sports medicine (exercise, physical therapy, and injury treatment) can it be congratulated. 

Herbal medicine, by comparison, offers very few painkillers because we simply don't need them. Instead of suppressing pain we go to work on the:

• structures
• tissues
• fluids of joints
• muscles
• tendons
• nerves
• cartilage
• connective tissue generally
• and the fluids--synovial, cerebral, and interstitial. 

Phyllis and I have over seventy-five years of experience, and we have seen marvels in the treatment of injuries, worn-out joints (no surgery needed), the issues of aging, restoration of function, remission from pain, and everything in between.

-- Matthew Wood

Available for FREE for a limited time!

Herbal First Aid for Acute Conditions + Q&A with Teachers

{Free Class} Part 1: Herbal First Aid for Acute Conditions Recording

Matthew and Phyllis recount their years of experience attending all manner of muscular and skeletal injuries—sprains, strains, bruises, bruised and broken bones, damaged cartilage, knees, joints, aches and pains, spinal and back injuries, and many more.

{Free} Part 2: Herbal First Aid for Acute Conditions Q&A Session with Matt and Phyllis 

We hope you enjoy this subject as much as we do, so we are including a Q&A class for discussion of the whole subject, from injuries to the problems of aging. We will be open to discussion of specific injuries and conditions, as long as they are not too specific (personal consultation-like questions) but provide educational opportunities for all.

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{Available for Purchase} Part 3: Muscular and Skeletal Tissues, Structures, Fluids, and Chronic Conditions 

The success of the herbal approach to this system rests upon a good overall knowledge of all tissues and fluids, good analysis of the damage (or good luck!—which belongs to those who have put in the time studying and observing), and knowledge of the herbal materia medica. 

We go over these basic principles, then onto chronic conditions associated with:

• degeneration
• overuse, and aging—osteoarthritis
• rheumatoid arthritis
• fibromyalgia, “rheumatism” 
• spinal deterioration
• osteoporosis
• and other topics like the association between good bone marrow health and the immune system.