*Important Message *
This course is not meant as medical advice and is not meant to diagnose, prevent, treat, cure with medical conditions
​or care in any way. The information in this course is for entertainment purposes only.
Course participants are responsible for their own health and medical care.

Welcome and congratulations for your investment in your path as a plant person! We are excited to walk this journey with you! Remember our course is self paced, there is no pressure and no rush.  You will have lifetime access to our course and course videos.  All students will need for the course is access to the internet in order to tune in and stream our course videos.  Additionally downloadable helpful course notes and resources as well as are included as well.  

Course Topics:
- Introduction to Folk Herbalism
- Basic Herbal Preparation Making (teas, tinctures, linaments, oils, salves, syrups)
- Intro to Herbal Tastes
- Intro to Herbal Energetics
- Creating Basic Herbal Formulations
- Building Your Home Apothecary
- Resources Lists!

 Part 1 - Welcome to the Course!

Part 2 - Intro to Folk Herbalism

Part 3 - Intentional Herbal Medicine Making

Part 4 - Herbal Tastes

For this lesson please try to gather one or two if each of the following groups of herbs BEFORE you begin the lesson, then take a small taste:
Group 1 - coffee, dark chocolate, chicory, motherwort, yellow dock, burdock
Group 2 - Sweet Potato, Stevia, Slipper Elm, Marshmallow Root, Carrot
Group 3 - Lemon, Hibiscus, Hawthorn Berry, Raspberry, Rosehips
Group 4 - Cayenne Pepper, Black Pepper, Cinnamon, Oregano
Group 5 - Red Clover Flower, Oatstraw, Dried Nettle Leaf
​Group 6 - Holy Basil, Cinnamon, Rosemary, Lavender

Part 5 - Herbal Energetics

Part 7 - Creating Your Home Apothecary

Part 8 -Basic Herbal Formulation & Tincture Dosage

Part 9 - Contraindications & Herb/Drug Interactions

Join Our Online Community

We encourage course students to join our Wild Ginger Herbal & Birthkeepers Network Group on Facebook to share their journeys, post their herbal preparations and connect along the way! ​

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Course Notes Downloads

Intro to Herbalism & Folk Herbal Medicine Making Notes

intro_to_herbalism___folk_herbal_medicine_making_notes.pdf
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Herbal Tastes

herbal_tastes.pdf
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Herbal Actions

herbal_actions_defined.pdf
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Herbal Apothecary & Dosages

apothecary.pdf
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Basic Herbal Recipe Examples

basic_forumla_examples.pdf
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Sourcing Herbs

Your garden, grow your own! 

Always support your local herbalists and apothecary in your community first!

Online Bulk Sources for Seeds and Dry Bulk Herbs:

Strictly Medicinals - herb seeds and starts

Zach Woods Herb Farm - Vermont

Healing Spirits Herb Farm - NY

Mountain Rose Herbs

Bulk Herb Store

Starwest Botanicals

Frontier Co Up

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Beginner Herb Books We Love

Excellent list of Herbal Books written by People of Color compiled by Toi Scott of Queering Herbalism: ​http://queerherbalism.blogspot.com/2017/12/30-books-by-poc-about-plants-andor.html

Making Plant Medicine by Richo Cech
The Herbal Medicine-Maker’s Handbook by James Green

​Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health by Rosemary Gladstar

Green Pharmacy and The Green Pharmacy Handbook by James Duke

Naturally Healthy Babies & Children by Dr. Aviva Romm

The Herbal Kitchen by Kami McBride 

Healing Wise by Susan Weed

The Complete Herbal Tutor: The ideal companion for study and practice by Anne McIntyre
Herbal Rituals by Judith Berger

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