Understanding the Liver through the Eyes of the Clinical Herbalist: Detoxification, Metabolism & Hepatic Disease (4-Week Online Module)
The liver is one of the most powerful and complex organs in the body—regulating detoxification, blood sugar, digestion, hormones, metabolism, and immune defense. In this intensive 4-week online module, we take a deep dive into hepatic function from the perspective of the clinical herbalist. Students explore detoxification pathways, gallbladder health, metabolic regulation, hepatitis, jaundice, cholestasis, and the progression of liver disease.
You’ll learn to recognize patterns of dysfunction and apply targeted herbal protocols, materia medica, and supportive nutritional strategies. By the end of the course, you’ll have a strong working knowledge of liver physiology, pathology, and evidence-informed herbal therapeutics to support real-world client cases.
- The anatomy and physiology of the liver and biliary system
- Phase 1, 2, and 3 detoxification pathways & common dysfunctions
- Oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis & toxin pathways
- Glutathione, glucuronidation, methylation & other Phase 2 processes
- Gallbladder physiology, bile flow, and gallbladder diseases
- Liver metabolism: glucose regulation, insulin resistance, ketogenesis
- Hepatic diseases: Hepatitis A–E, autoimmune hepatitis, jaundice, cholestasis, portal hypertension & liver failure
- Herbal materia medica for liver, gallbladder & metabolic support
- Formulating herbal protocols for detoxification, digestion, and metabolic balance
