Description
In this course, you will get a practical understanding of what herbalism is and how it works. You’ll gain skills you can use for everyday life as well as a necessary foundation if you decide to dig deeper into the exploration of herbal medicine. By the end of the course you will be able to make several different types of herbal medicine that you can use for your health and wellbeing. Making these remedies is really quite simple. They are exceptionally effective. You will never find better quality herbal medicine than what you make yourself. This course also covers core issues of herbalism such as safety considerations, understanding how to recognize herbal quality and the sustainability of medicinal plants. Although the primary focus of this course is how to make herbal medicines, it touches briefly on the uses of over 20 plants.
Learning Outcomes
- Create highly effective tinctures, vinegar extracts and glycerites.
- Perfect healing herbal-infused oils for topical applications.
- Brew several different types of beneficial medicinal tea.
- Craft professional looking salves with outstanding medicinal value.
- Benefit from healing poultices and compresses.
- Enjoy great tasting medicinal honeys and syrups.
Requirements
- This is an introductory course for anyone. Supplies and ingredients are minimal.
Target Audience-
- Those interested in preventative care as well as those interested in healing themselves and their loved ones.
- Those interested in empowering their health and wellbing.
- Those interested in herbalism and herbal medicine.
Course Features
- Lectures 3
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 6 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 172
- Assessments Yes