First Course in Medical Herbalism
This is an entry-level course for the study of herbal medicine and presents the context of the vitalist approach to healing, nutrition, and lifestyle, and also a basic introduction to formulation, with case-based study, You will learn 15 herbs and how to use them to care for more than twenty different conditions. Most importantly, you will learn how to study an herb, which will establish a foundation for effective future learning.
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Program Overview
In this project-oriented course you will taste the herbs, journal their effects, make your own tinctures, devise formulas, and study actual clinical cases. Do not mistake this to be a simplistic introductory course, it contains within it the inspiration, hands-on experience, tools, terms and concepts, methods of application, and a foundation in direct experience and case-based learning that many contemporary herbalists missed out on in their own education.
What you will study
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Learn the use of 15 herbs and their combinations for more than 20 common conditions
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Learn six of the most important herbal actions, and several herbs in each category
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Learn the basic principles of Vitalist herbalism, relying on the natural healing forces in the body
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Learn how herbs fit into the larger pattern of diet, nutrition, and lifestyle
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Learn the basic principles of herbal formulation
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Study actual cases of vitalist herbalism in action
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Learn the basic principles of safety when using herbs to avoid adverse effects or drug-herb interactions
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Learn how to save money by making your own herbal tinctures
Lessons
Each lesson includes audio lectures, reading assignments, study questions, and hands-on projects.
Lesson 1. How to Study Herbalism, Herbal Forms, and Herbal Actions
Lesson 2. Alterative Herbs
Lesson 3. Immune-Enhancing and Antiseptic Herbs
Lesson 4. Sedative Herbs
Lesson 5. Herbs for Women
Lesson 6. Energy Tonics
Lesson 7. Healing Strategies, with Case Studies
Lesson 8. Herbs and Common Medical Conditions
Course Materials
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2 hours of audio lectures
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106 pages of notes & slides
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A PDF library of 9 resources and classical herbal texts totaling over 1700 pages including: 6 classical herbal texts from North American, British, and German folk and medical traditions, and a copy of the Folk Remedies Database text from Paul Bergner that contains authentic folk and native herbal treatments from more than thirty different cultures and regions for more than 40 different health conditions.
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Total storage 150 MB
Herbal Medicine Kit
(sold separately)
In this course we ask students to sample herbs and journal their experiences. This is an integral part of learning herbalism. We have an Herbal Medicine Kit that contains the herbs and jars you need to complete the projects in each lesson. You will need to supply your own vodka for tinctures and a stainless steel mesh strainer. It has everything a beginning herbalist needs to start working with herbal medicines and complete the projects for this course. Our affiliate school the ACORN School of Herbal Medicine is providing these kits. You are also welcome to source these herbs and materials on your own.
View the complete list of contents for this kit: Herbal Medicine Kit Content List.
