Nascut a principis de segle XX, l'herbolari Jan Mikolasek es va fer ric i famós després de curar innombrables malalties amb mitjans poc ortodoxos. Veritable emblema de Txecoslovàquia abans de la Segona Guerra Mundial, el curander es va fer encara més apreciat durant l'ocupació nazi i el règim comunista. Cada règim aprecia la seva habilitat i el protegeix. Però, quant li costarà mantenir el seu estatus en un nou canvi polític?

1974 documentary about Clarence Frederick "Catfish" Gray a herbalist and folk doctor in West Virginia.

Susun Weed teaches about botany and wildcrafting for herbalists. Susun takes you on a walk with her apprentices and her goats across her land at the Wise Woman Center. Susun explains the Latin naming system devised by Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in the 1700s. Each herb has a family and a genus that it belongs to and a species that is its name. She explains the Tree of Life, flowering and non-flowering plants, and the reproductive cycle of flowering plants and herbs. She also teaches you about identifying and harvesting herbs; and differentiates between annuals, biennials and perennials.