Do you want to improve your
family’s health with herbal remedies?
Do you want to empower yourself by learning
simple and effective methods for preventing illness?
Discover the Art & Science of Phytotherapy and the benefits of natural healing for you and your family
Beginning with Herbs is designed for the novice or beginner – anyone with a curiosity or question about herbal medicines, how they work and how to use them. It will teach you to make herbal medicines and to use them for simple home healing.
In addition, for students who are really keen and want to study more, Foundations of Herbal Medicine serves as a pre-requisite for the advanced Community Herbalist Program.
During the course you will:
- Understand how the digestive system really works and why
bitter foods are good for you - Learn to use herbs for first aid and immune support
- Recognize and identify wild and garden plants as foods and medicines
- Consider the ethics, ecology and sustainability of herbal medicine
- Understand why modern science is incomplete and how holistic science methodology can widen the lens
- Make teas and tinctures, poultices and salves and many more useful herbal remedies
Beginning with Herbs comprises four Monday evenings and one Saturday f
in April, 2013:
Monday 8 / 15 / 22 / 29 April from 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm
Saturday 27 April from 9.30 am – 5.30 pm
20 hours Instruction
Highly recommended reading
- David Hoffmann – Medical Herbalism
- Debra St Claire – The Herbal Medicine Chest
- Thomas Epel – Botany in a Day
- Thomas Bartram – Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine
Other books for background reading
- Matthew Wood – The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism; The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants; and The Earthwise Herbal: A Complete Guide to New World Medicinal Plants
- Stephen Buhner – The Lost Language of Plants and Secret Teachings of Plants
- Barbara Griggs – Green Pharmacy
- James Green – Herbal Medicine Makers Handbook
Curriculum Details
Class 1 Monday April 8 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm
- Introduction and opening circle
- Principles and practice of herbal medicine:approaches to using herbs for healing
- Making teas and decoctions: medicinal teas
- Harvesting leaves, flowers, roots and barks
- Ethics of harvesting and conservation
- Techniques and methods of harvesting
- Harvesting log, drying log
Class 2 Monday April 15 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm
The language of plants
- Introduction to plant evolution
- Introduction to botany and Plant ID
- Examples of medicinal plant families
Class 3 Monday April 22 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm
Introduction to plant chemistry and active constituents – what they are and why they matter:
- Mucilage
- Tannins
- Flavonoids
- Anthraquinones
- Salicylates
- Lignans
- Coumarins
- Volatile oils
- Resins,
- Saponins and steroids
- Alkaloids
- Cardioactive glycosides
Class 4 Saturday April 27 9.30 am – 5.30 pm
Making tinctures, infused oils, liniments and salves
- A hands on, make it and take it home medicine making class
Class 5 Monday April 29 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm
Digestion and Elimination – optimizing the gut with herbs, bitters, choleretics / cholagagues:
- Liver health and gall bladder
Costs
$250 for the complete series includes taxes and supplies (with the exception of 500 mL of vodka to be supplied by the student to make tinctures)
10% deduction if paid in full by March 31st, 2013
Registration and Payment
Register by printing out and completing the Beginning with Herbs Registration & Waiver and return them to us with your payment:
- Deposit (non-refundable) $50 plus
- Balance (if postdated to April 8) $200 or (if paid by March 31st) $175
Cheques may be made out to Chanchal Cabrera.
OR, pay online through paypal:
*Paypal rates include the $50 non-refundable Deposit. Please see Cancellation & Withdrawl Agreement for important details on refunds.
Early Bird Rate
(10% off if paid by March 31)
Regular Rate
(Paid by April 8)
