Evidence-Based Herbalism from 31 Years in the Field
Meet The Herbalist
Welcome to my site! My journey into herbalism began in 1995 when I was 15 through the expert teachings of my Grandmother who was a Holistic Herbalist and Holistic Health Practitioner.
She awoke in me a life long passion to understand the bioactive compounds in herbs, how we can optimally extract and absorb them, and how those compounds interact with our physiology.
Where I differ from other herbalists is that I combine modern scientific research with traditional wisdom to find where they meet.
My herbal articles, sourcing guide, and coaching are a distillation of my research, experimentation, and client work.
My Credentials
~ Certified Holistic Health Practitioner
~ Master’s Degree in Nutrition
~ Certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner
~ Certified Holistic Herbalist
~ Certified Natural Chef
Herbal Remedies
Search "best herbs for acid reflux" — or stress, or energy, or sleep — and you'll find a hundred articles that all seem to agree, right up until you notice every recommendation links to a product the author gets paid to recommend. I built this library as the antidote. Every article answers one question honestly: which herbs actually work for this? No affiliate links. Just the herbs worth your attention, and the truth about how strong the evidence is for each.
That last part is what makes this library different. Every recommendation is tiered on my Evidence Scale, so you always know whether an herb is backed by human clinical research, supported by promising early science, or carried by generations of traditional use — because those are three very different kinds of knowing, and after 31 years of practicing across Western, Ayurvedic, and Chinese herbal traditions, I've learned to respect all three without confusing them for each other.
Browse by what you're facing, and start where it matters most to you.
Herbal Sourcing Guide
Knowing which herb you want to take is only a small portion of the work to get to the benefits you desire. My Sourcing Guide exists to close that gap and helps you:
1. Choose the correct species of the herb by knowing its specific scientific name.
2. Get the correct portion of the herb (i.e. leaf, root, berry, etc.) and choose the ideal type (i.e. white maca root vs black maca root).
3. Know how to properly prepare the herb to maximally extract the bioactive compounds (i.e. whether those compounds are water-soluble, alcohol-soluble, or fat-soluble).
From there, I point you to vetted, high quality online sources that I personally use and recommend to my coaching clients.
And here's the part that makes this guide different from nearly everything else online: there are no affiliate links. Not one. The only thing steering these picks is my 31 years of learning what quality actually looks like.
Herbal Coaching
After 31 years of practicing herbalism, and working with more than 400 clients, I've learned one thing above all: there's no such thing as a one-size-fits-all protocol. You're a nuanced person with unique goals, history, genetics, and location. That's what my coaching is built around.
Here's how it works. We start with a comprehensive intake — a deep-dive questionnaire covering your health history, current concerns, medications and supplements, diet, sleep, stress, and what you've already tried.
From there, I build your personalized herbal protocol and send it to you as a detailed PDF — your herbs, why I chose each one, exactly how to prepare and when to take them, and where to source quality versions. And again, no affiliate links, ever.
Then once you receive your protocol, comes 90 days where you and I stay connected through Spruce, a HIPAA-compliant health messaging app, where you can ask me all of your questions and get my responses (by text and audio) in almost real time.
© 2026 Tristan Anderson LLC
My herbal articles, sourcing guide, and coaching are for educational purposes only and are not intended as medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.