Herbal Medicine – Independent Health sets the foundation for the identification, harvesting, and storage of herbs, while also instructing on the creation of herbal formulas and the preparation of various products such as tinctures, salves, fomentations, poultices, ovules, infusions, syrups, lozenges, and more. Should you aspire to establish your herbal pharmacy, self-heal, tend to your family’s health, or craft herbal products, this course promises to endure as a wellspring of knowledge, wisdom, and inspiration over the years.
Enroll in the Herbal Medicine – Independent Health Online Course with Bonny Casel. The inclusion of a comprehensive Materia Medica covering over 140 herbs and a systematic approach to formulas for body organs, systems, and glands in this course renders herbal medicine universally applicable to the individual.
Embark on a journey through 12 lessons spanning 750 pages to delve into the world of herbal medicine. Gain access to a multitude of rare ebooks on the subject.
What will you acquire?
- Insight into History and Philosophy
- Familiarity with Materia Medica (116 primary herbs and dozens of supportive herbs) encompassing action, active ingredients, activity, applications, aromatherapy, astrology, Ayurveda, cautions, contraindications, chakras, elements, emotions, Chinese medicine, combinations, cultivation, dosage, energetics, flower essences, formulas, habitat, history, homeopathy, meridians, organs, names, nutrients, part used, personality, plant description, research, spiritual properties, substitutions, systems, taste, tissues, wildcrafting, and preparation.
- Knowledge of Botany
- Understanding the historical and traditional use of herbs in societies
- Awareness of iatrogenic drug-induced disease
- Familiarity with the chemistry of herbs
- Knowledge of herbs and their healing properties
- Skills in naming and identifying plants
- Understanding of climate, soil, and active principles
- Holistic perceptions
- Expertise in collecting herbs and preparing herbarium specimens
- Proficiency in collecting, harvesting, and storage
- Awareness of the interconnectedness of body, mind, and spirit
- Access to a plant classification appendix
- Mastery of extraction techniques
- Understanding of vitamins and minerals for body organs, systems, and glands
- Familiarity with pharmacy and dispensary operations
- Knowledge of using food as medicine
- Skills in setting up a pharmacy
- Awareness of food addictions
- Understanding of dosage
- Insight into the effects of diet, coffee, alcohol, drugs, etc., on the healing process
- Proficiency in methods of herbal application
- Ability to create herbal formulas
- First aid treatment skills
- Familiarity with prescription symbols
- Knowledge of acute conditions
- Understanding of herbal pharmacy terminology
- Proficiency in preparing fomentations, contraindications for various situations, infusions, body systems, and herbal medicine (where anatomy and physiology are taught by body system and integrated throughout the course), ointments, ovules, pill making, poultices, smoking herbs, and syrups and tinctures.
More courses from this author: Bonny Casel
Course Features
- Lectures 1
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 10 weeks
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes