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THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE COURSE IN THE UK
Available online, our course is fully accredited by the European Herbal & Traditional Medicine Practitioners Association (EHTPA). Now in its fifth year, our diploma course offers students a pathway to the fascinating and rewarding practice of Chinese herbal medicine.
All White Crane Academy course leaders are experienced practitioners, teachers, often researchers, who want to share their knowledge and expertise with the next generation of herbal practitioners.
COURSES OVERVIEW
Educational Opportunities
At White Crane Academy, we cover a full-range of courses ranging from foundation to diploma. As an experienced online school, we not only teach our classes online, but also run a structured program of online clinical supervision sessions.



OUR FOUNDING PRINCIPLES
Provide a rigorous training that ensures the fundamental building blocks of Chinese herbal medicine are in place.
Ensure our teachers are clinically experienced.
Organise excellent clinical supervision by experienced practitioners.
Opportunity for optional clinical experience in China.
Enable students to connect with living plants & the ecology of herbal medicines.

HOW IT WORKS
Online or face-to-face
Here at White Crane Academy, our students are always at the heart of what we do. That’s why our learning program is easily adapted to meet every student’s needs, no matter where they are located. Monthly lecture weekend meet ups are simultaneously made available online to cater for students that cannot attend in person. With a passionate team of licensed teachers and staff, our courses come with full support through phone, email or video sessions.
A sniff at Chinese Herbal Medicine
In this video Dr. Andrew Flower, WCA founder and principal, introduced the concepts of Chinese herbal medicine to a varied audience at the International College of Oriental Medicine (ICOM) in February 2018. Andrew took us through some of his favourite herbs. We tasted them, sniffed them, discussed their individual properties and explored how they could be combined. Andrew’s enthusiasm, knowledge and wisdom had us all captivated.
Andrew Flower talks TCM
Andrew Flower explains that the White Crane Academy was founded to provide a practical and practitioner led approach to learning Chinese herbal medicine.