Christopher Hobbs

Christopher Hobbs is a fourth generation botanist and herbalist who has studied and worked with the medicinal uses of herbs for over 25 years.

He is an acknowledged expert in the field, lecturing all over the U.S., and internationally in such countries as Canada, Great Britain and Spain. His specialties include herbs and the immune system; adaptogenic herbs, Native American uses of herbs, the pharmacology and chemistry of herbal medicines, herbs for the liver, the botany and taxonomy of herbs and clinical evidence based research on herbs.

Christopher has taught and lectured at universities and medical schools such as Stanford Medical School, John Bastyr College and the Selfheal School for Herbalists and Natural Healers (UK) including on-going classes at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He received his acupuncture license in February 1995.

He has written 10 booklets on the use of herbs and other health topics, a book on the immune herb Echinacea, and on health, herbs and the digestive system (Foundation of Health), and a book on medicinal mushrooms, as well as numerous articles in popular health magazines and journals of botanic medicine.

He remains an admired and respected colleague and friend and supporter of the staff at Herbs Hands Healing ltd.