Introduction to Herbal Medicine

2 Sessions: August 19 & September 16 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Bring a picnic lunch (snack, water & herbal iced tea will be provided). Each session is purchased individually at $80 plus a $20 supply fee.

Session 1, August 19, 2017:

• Brief Historical Overview of Herbal Medicine
• Why Use Herbs?
• Basic Herbal Safety
• Basic Wildcrafting Guidelines/Practices
• Tools of the Trade
  • Kitchen
  • Garden
  • Wildcrafting
• Drying Herbs
• Herbal Remedies for
  • Stings, Burns, Bites
  • Wounds & Cuts
  • Colds & Coughs
  • Fever & Teething
  • Ear Ache/Infection
  • Stomach Ache & Indigestion
• Growing Your Own Pharmacy
  • Why
  • What
  • How
• Hands-On Herbal Preparations
  • Poultice/Compress
  • Salve
  • Infusion
  • Decoction
  • Herbal Syrup
• Recipe Share
  • Herbal Jell-O

Session 2, September 16, 2017:

• Intro to Herbal Actions
• Intro to Herbal Energetics
• Wildcraft/Garden Walk & Tasting
• Tonic Herbs
• Adaptogens
• Immunomodulators
• Managing Stress & Balancing Hormones Naturally
  • Lifestyle
  • Diet
  • Herbal Allies
• Hands-on Herbal Preparations
  • Tincture
  • Fire Cider
  • Infused Oil
  • Nourishing Herbal Infusion
  • Herbal Blend
• Herbal Preparation Demonstration
  • Hydrosol
• Starting Your Own Materia Medica
  • Handouts
  • Walking You Through Your First Herbal Monograph
• Recipe Share
  • Lavender Custard