Biography
David Winston was born in 1956, and started experimenting with plants in the late 1960s by ingesting them and observing their effects. By age 17 he was leading herb walks and teaching about herbs.
In 1974 he moved to New York City, where he studied with Dr. Eng, a doctor of Chinese herbal medicine. In 1976 he began study with the Western herbalist William LeSassier, who developed the theory of Triune formulas. Winston took university courses in anatomy and physiology, pharmacognosy, and cellular biology.
In 1977 he started his clinical practice. In 1982 he founded one of New Jersey's first holistic health centers, the Awareness Health Center, in Franklin Park. Winston has studied herbal medicine with several Cherokee elders, as well as other indigenous people.
Winston is a founding and professional member of the American Herbalists Guild, for which he has served four terms as board member. He is a founding advisory board member of United Plant Savers. He founded and is the dean of the Center for Herbal Studies in Broadway, Warren County, New Jersey. It sponsors classes also in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.
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