Foundational Herbalism
Begins on June 29th, 2023
Develop your herbal skills.
Learn how to make numerous herbal preparations, from beauty care to tincure making.
Create protocols for working with common ailments & symptoms.
Fill your life with knowledge that will serve your family & community.
Foundational Herbalism Course Information
Offered as part of our Community Herbalism Program
Also available as a stand alone course
Online Classes
*included with the program
Eat Your Weeds
Common Nutrient Deficiencies
Kitchen Plant Medicine
Lecture topics
Salve making
Oil infusing,
Oil, butter & wax options
Highlight common salve herbs Calendula, Comfrey & Plantain
Tea Formulation
Formulating tea for medicinal function, flavor, mouth feel, etc
Highlight herbs/tea blends - Chai, Tulsi, Hibiscus
Tinctures - Alcohol Extracts
Maceration, ratios, percolation
Percentage & proof
Alcohol soluble herbs, aromatics & resins
Acetums - Vinegars
Fire Cider, Sour syrups, mocktails, cleaners
Smoke as Medicine
Smoking blends, Incense, Burnables
Herbal focus: aromatics, antiseptics, concepts of intention
Herbs including resins, calming herbs
Sweet Medicinals
Honey, Cordials, Elixirs
Dry infusions of Sugar/Salt, etc..
Beauty Care - herbs for skin health
Liver, hydration, topicals
Herbal focus: internal uses of Burdock, Milk Thistle
Emotional Wellness with herbs
Hypericum, Melissa, Rose, Albizzia
Cleansing - Definitions
Liver, Colon, Microbiome, Hydration
Milk Thistle, Yellow dock, Oregon Grape root, Fiber
We will cover, common symptoms every home herbalist should be able to formulate for
Allergies
Herbal focus - Nettles, Chamomile, Yerba santa & Goldenrod
Honey
Cold/Flu/Sinusitis/Bronchitis
Acute vs Chronic
Lymphatics, Alteratives,
UTI/Bladder Infections
Renal System, Diuretics,
Uva Ursi, Pipsessewa, Yarrow, Corn Silk
Digestive issues
Upset stomach, nausea, gas, bloating, constipation, etc...
Schedule
Thursdays June 29th - October 5th
6 - 9 pm (Pacific Standard Time)
Weekly 3hr Lectures (recorded live lectures)
Medicine making
online classes (Learn the basics at your own pace)
Cost $1000 (Payment Plan Available)
Schedule 2023
Thursdays 6 pm (pst) June 29th - October 5th
The 1st lecture will be live via ZOOM with introductions & instructions.
The rest of the lectures will be a 1 hour question & answer opportunity.
Recorded lectures will drop every Thursday
We will also schedule 1 live medicine making day in North County San Diego.
- Thursday June 29th 6 - 9 pm (Live Zoom Introduction with Shana)
- Thursdays July 6th - October 5th, (6 - 7 pm Live Q & A with Shana)
Syllabus
Foundational Herbalism Syllabus
June 30th - October 1st, Thursdays
3 hour weekly lectures
6-9 PM Pacific Standard Time
15 weeks
How to use herbs to increase your family's quality of life thru wellness
Prerecorded videos included additional 15 hours of material
Common Nutrient Deficiencies
Eat Your Weeds
Kitchen Plant Medicine
Week 1 - June 30th, 2022 - Live online
Introduction to class and content
Overview of SLACK communication
Overview of the format of the course
SCH theory and ethics in herbalism
Outlining culture of SCH - ecosystem
Going over the booklet of notes
Sourcing raw materials - supplier list and codes for discounts
Inviting them to be active members
Home activity - introduce yourself on SLACK and explore the dashboard
Week 2 - July 7th, 2022
Smoke as medicine - Prerecorded
Smoking blends, Incense, Burnables
Herbal focus aromatics, antiseptics, concepts of intention
Herbs including Resins
Subtle relationship - energetics of relationship with plants
Home Activity - plant meditation - breathing in the plant, could be burned dried leaf or resin or smelling fresh aromatic leaf
Week 3 - July 14th, 2022
Tea Formulation - Live online
Formulating tea for medicinal function, flavor, mouth feel, etc
Overview of demulcents, astringents, diuretics, diaphoretics
Highlight herbs/tea blends - Chai, Tulsi, Hibiscus,
Home Activity - infusion and decoction of the same plant - notice difference
For this week, you will prepare two
Week 4 - July 21st, 2022
Diuretics/Diaphoretic - Live online
Formulating for UTI, Bladder Infection
Red Flags for Kidney issues
Renal System, Diuretics,
Uva Ursi, Pipsessewa, Yarrow, Corn Silk
Home Activity - Drink pint-quart of diuretic infusion throughout the day - Nettles, Oatstraw, Clover, Yarrow, Dandelion
Week 5 - July 28th, 2022
Digestive issues - prerecorded
Upset stomach, nausea, gas, bloating, constipation, etc
Bitters, Aromatics,
Home Activity - eat bitter/aromatics before each meal - pay attention
Documenting digestive function before bitter/aromatics and after
Week 6 - August 4th, 2022
Cleansing - What’s it really mean - Live online
Liver, Colon, Microbiome Hydration, Reducing insult
Milk Thistle, Rumex, Fiber, Oregon Grape root
Home Activity - Do a nourishing cleanse - eat whole foods and take out all insults
Alcohol, refined sugar, fast food, preservatives, artificial, etc for 3 days to 1 week.
Week 7 - August 11th, 2022
Beauty Care - herbs for skin health - live online
Liver, Microbiota, Hydration
Topicals and internal allies
Herbal focus internal use Burdock, Milk Thistle, Turmeric
Home Activity - face and/or scalp rinse or hand/foot bath with tea,
flax seed for dry skin, thyme tea for fungal feet, or black pepper for sore hands or feet
Week 8 - August 18th, 2022
Herbs and the oil solvent - live online, in-person option available
Salve making - infusing herbs in oil
Oils, Butters, Wax options
Highlight Calendula, Comfrey & Plantain, and oil-soluble herbs
Home Activity - Infuse culinary herb into oil for topical or culinary use - rosemary or thyme or oregano
Week 9 - August 25th, 2022
Alcohol extracts - Tinctures - Live online, in-person option available
Maceration, ratios, percolation
Percentage & Proof
Alcohol soluble herbs, aromatics & resins
Home Activity - Make a maceration or liniment
Week 10 - September 1st, 2022
Cold/Flu/Sinusitis/Bronchitis - Live online
Acute vs Chronic
Lymphatics, Alteratives,
Home Activity - Meditate on your body’s specific response to illness, write out your system's response to getting sick (symptoms), and when do you get sick? Seasonal? Stress? etc
Week 11 - September 8th, 2022
Sweet Medicinals & Acetums - Live online, in-person option available
Honey, Cordials, Elixirs
Vinegars - Fire Cider, Sour syrups, mocktails,
Dry infusions of Sugar/Salt, etc
Home Activity - Making Fire Cider and using marc, AND Making an infused honey
Week 12 - September 15th, 2022
Allergies - Live online
-IgE mediated histamine response
differences between allergies and intolerance
Herbal focus - Nettles, Chamomile, Yerba santa & Goldenrod
Honey - respiratory herbs
Home Activity - making honey (local honey) infusion - garlic or horseradish?
Week 13 - September 22, 2022
Emotional Wellness with herbs - Live online
- Grief, Depression, etc
Hypericum, Melissa, Rose, Albizzia
Discussion of self-care - 6 Pillars of health
Home Activity - Outline your self-care routine (daily, morning, night, etc)
Week 14 - September 29th, 2022
Cannabis exploration of function - Live online
Cannabinaceae - Hops
CBD, THC, Endocannabinoid system
Week 15 - October 6th
Stress, Adaptogens and Noortropics - Live online
Adaptogen mushrooms, Reishi, Cordyceps, etc, Ashwagandha, Holy Basil, Ginsengs, etc.
Bacopa, Rosemary, Gotu Kola, etc
Home Study - Gratitude and final sharing
Kimberly L.
"Currently, I am hoping to apply what I know to making herbal tinctures to support the health of my friends and family.
Everything! And I mean everything that you taught us is information we all should have to live a better, healthier and balanced life.
How wonderful it is that you promote connections to ourselves, to others, and to the planet,
through such a thoughtful conduit of your life-changing classes!"
Foundational herbalism is offered as a part of the Botanical Eyes Community Herbalism Program.
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