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

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...

Every Thursday, June 26th - October 2nd

• 6 - 7 pm  (pst) Live Zoom Q & A 
• Weekly recorded lecture drop 
• Our first meeting will be a 3 hr. live Zoom  (6 - 9) pst

You will have access to a live medicine making workshop one Saturday in September.

Live in North County San Diego 

Online classes (Learn the basics at your own pace)

Prerecorded videos included,

with an additional

29 hours of course material

Common Nutrient Deficiencies

Eat Your Weeds

Kitchen Plant Medicine

Smoke As Medicine

Week 1 - Live online Via ZOOM

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

Calming Herbs & Cannabis exploration of function

Catnip, California Poppy, Kava, Skullcap

Cannabinaceae, Hops

CBD, THC, Endocannabinoid system

 

Weeks 3

Tea Formulation

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

Diuretics/Diaphoretic

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

Digestive issues

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

Cleansing - What’s it really mean

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

Beauty Care - herbs for skin health

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

Herbs and the oil solvent

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

Alcohol extracts - Tinctures

Maceration, ratios, percolation

Percentage & Proof

Alcohol soluble herbs, aromatics & resins

Home Activity - Make a maceration or liniment

Week 10

Cold/Flu/Sinusitis/Bronchitis

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

Sweet Medicinals & Acetums

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

Allergies

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

Emotional Wellness with herbs

-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

Stress, Adaptogens and Noortropics

Adaptogen mushrooms, Reishi, Cordyceps, etc, Ashwagandha, Holy Basil, Ginsengs, etc. 

Bacopa, Rosemary, Gotu Kola, etc

Home Study - Gratitude and final sharing