Welcome to the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Homepage, celebrating the legacy of herbalist Michael RS Moore, the “godfather of western botanical medicine.”

The Southwest School of Botanical Medicine (SWSBM), founded by herbalist Michael R.S. Moore, offered in person intensive botanical medicine programs from 1980 until 2006.  This site contains information he collected, discovered, elucidated, and cataloged about medicinal plants, after a lifetime spent using, selling, and teaching about them.  Scanned texts of classic Eclectic and Physiomedical books, ecological and habitat distributions of medicinal plants in the Western US, and downloadable versions of his teaching materials are also available for viewing.

Michael’s work remains a living legacy, carried forward by hundreds of alumni practicing and teaching worldwide. SWSBM.org honors Michael’s enduring influence by hosting new, community-driven content. You’ll find classes rooted in his teachings, led by former students, updates on upcoming events, and a blog dedicated to exploring and expanding his extensive body of herbal knowledge.

What’s New

Resources

MASTER GENUS INDEX

Integrating all plant photos, illustrations, maps, abstracts, constituents, monographs, major papers and folios by genus and species.

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All Works
by Michael Moore

Texts and herb manuals authored by Michael Moore, and teaching materials from the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine.

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RESEARCH RESOURCES

Classic Eclectic Medical and other historical texts and pictures hand-scanned by Michael with his commentary.

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BIOREGIONAL HERB RESOURCES

An updated resource list is in the works and will be added soon.

RESOURCES

Please visit our courses page for free access to Michael Moore’s online SWSBM programs. These lectures represent Michael’s herbal wisdom and the unique knowledge that he accumulated during three decades of teaching and a lifetime of studying medicinal plants.

FREE COURSES

Michael Roland Shaw Moore

January 9, 1941 – February 20, 2009

Husband | Father | Grandfather | Great-Grandfather | Friend | Teacher | Musician | Herbalist

So Very Beloved.

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Remembering Michael Moore

Michael Moore was one of the “Three Leading Lights” in western herbalism; W. LaSassier, R. Gladstar and M. Moore. His books are treasures and incredible resources.

David Winston

Disclaimer: The contents of this website are presented for educational purposes only; as reference material and historical documentation, and are not intended for diagnosis or prescription nor to be used in place of consultation with a licensed health care practitioner. You are responsible for your own actions and their results.

SWSBM is a 501(c)(3) non profit educational organization dedicated to preserving the life work and legacy of Michael R.S. Moore. If you use or share information from this website, please provide a link when citing as a source, and consider making a donation to the non-profit organization. All donations will support maintenance and further development of the site and help make it freely available to all.