Herbal Immersion Program

Plant Medicine Energetics
-Six tissue states 
-Understanding plant actions through taste
-Plant spirit medicine

Herbal Medicine-Foundations & Origins
-Past & Current Practices
-Acute vs. Chronic Disease
-Constitutions: The Doshas & Humors
-Community Herbalist vs. Clinical
-Folklore
-Ethnobotany

Making Medicine Skills
-Teas (decoctions + infusions)
-Tinctures (folk + ratio)
-Herbal vinegars, honeys, oxymels, syrups
-Topical (infused oils, salve, herbal crèmes, liniments, compresses, poultices, steams, baths)
-Distillation: hydrosols and essential oils
-Supplies, Tools, Storage, Labeling & Organizing
-Sourcing Herbs (self-harvested, bought or bartered, local vs regional vs global)
-Demonstation & Hands-on Participation

Herb Growing in Landscape & Garden
-Propagation Techniques: Stem Cuttings, Layering, Root division
-Specialized Seed Germinating Techniques: Stratification, -Scarification, Light Dependent Germinators 
-Basic Permaculture Principles
-Gathering & Processing Herbs from the Garden

Medicinal Formulations
-Creating Balanced Formulas
-Formulation for an Individual 

Nutrition & Herbal Medicine
-Plants as Food & Nutritional Medicine
-Nutritional Assessment
-Nutritional Health Issues
-Recipes for Herbal salts, Pesto’s, Broths, Teas, Culinary Oils, Syrups, Popsicles, Confections

Herbal First Aid
-Basic kit & How to Customize

Clinical Skills
-Assessment & Evaluation
-How to Ask Good Questions
-Herbal Repertory
-Herbal Materia Medica
-Cases & Case Studies
-Resources

Overview of Anatomy and Physiology
-What’s Healthy Function & What’s Not
-Pathophysiology
-Resources

Body Systems
-Digestion, Neurology, Urinary, Skin, Cardiovascular, Respiratory, Immune, Liver, Endocrine
-Specific Issues with Men, Women, Children, Elders & Pregnancy/Lactation

 
Foraging Excursions
-Wild harvesting Herbs
-Observing Relationships & Patterns in Nature
-Botany & Plant ID skills
-Ethics

Wildcrafting Plant Medicine
-Harvesting Techniques
-Methods, Tools & Supplies
-Drying & Processing
-Storage
-Labeling & Organizing
-Edible Plants

Materia Medica: learning about the properties of individual plants

Cost: $875 for all 8 months