John R. Christopher
Adopted as a baby and suffering from health problems in his childhood, John Raymond Christopher dedicated his life to the study and practice of herbalism.
Christopher developed over fifty herbal formulas, founded the School of Natural Healing in Springville, Utah, and wrote several books and pamphlets on herbalism and natural healing.
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