Herbcraft Home &Family Program: Introductory
The Viriditas Arcana: Introductory Herbcraft for your home and family. Want to learn everything you need to get you started in holistic western herbalism? Start here on the green path!
Personalized studies with interactive online community support. Complete online course with videos, assignments, live office hours, and unique ways to learn about holistic, socially responsible herbalism.
Built for budding herbalists with unique needs, who may feel resistant to online learning
In depth with over 90 common herbs
Lessons on common ailments and how to approach them holistically with herbs
Important historical figures and traditional remedies including recipes
Videos of "Plant Walks" and Demos
About our new program! A message from your instructor Nicole
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How to use this course player, from the makers
Before you begin!
Worksheets for each week's releases
A) Finding a Sit Spot
B)The Earth as a Being: Gaia Hypothesis
C) The Sun and Seasonal Influences
D) Lunar Influences
e) Astral Influences
A) The Western Tradition
B) A brief timeline of herbal medicine in the West
C) Sociopolitical aspects of being a herbalist
D) Legalities and the future of herbalism
My Fight to Free Fire Cider
A) The Different Bodies: Physical, Emotional, Spiritual, and Community
B Understanding herbalism and holistic theories
C) Models of Herbal Healing from Across the Globe
D) Properties and Actions
E) Administration of Herbs: Dose and Duration in Context of Levels
F) Dose, and Duration in Measurements with a Reference Chart
G) Safety Considerations
A) Cultivating Medicinal Herbs
B) Holistic Agriculture: Permaculture and Wildscapes
C) Botanical Identification
D)Weedcrafting/Wildcrafting
E) Harvesting, Drying,Storing, Labeling
F) Growing for Yourself Versus Others
A) Prevention: The Gentle Strength of Weeds
B) Going with your Gut: The Ins and Outs of Healthy Digestion
C) Shiny Happy Skin
D) Detoxifying the Body: Do you need a cleanse?
E) Pain from Head to Toe
F) Just Relax! Mediating stress, anxiety, and depression
G) Loving your Lungs
H) Infections and Immune Health
L) Healthy Hearts
I) Regulating Reproductive Health
J) Life Changes: Pregnancy, Birth, Death and Grief
K) Bodycare and Fun
M) Bonus: Strategies to address Addiction
A) Making Water Extracts: Infusions and Decoctions
Demo: Hot Infusion
Demo: Cold Infusion
Demo: Decoction
C) Infused Oils
E) Salve
D) Tincture
F) Glycerites
G) Vinegars
Demo Dry Plant Extracts: Tinctures Glycerites and Vinegars
H) Spritzers and Unique Creations
I) Flower Essences
J) Syrups
K) Powders and Plasters
L) Cooking with Herbs
L) Solvency and Chemistry
M) Quick Chart Reference Guide
A) Researching and Critical Evaluation of Herbal Research
B) Resources: Books, Journals, Groups and Websites
Overview of Introductory Materia Medica
Overview of Recipes and Resources
Fiction Books for Herbalists
Sit Spot Assignment
Historical Figure In Herbalism
Nutritive Weeds Plant Profiles
Nutritive Weed #2
Nutritive Weed #3
Digestive Herb #1
Digestive Herb #2
Digestive Herbs #3
Skin Herb #1
Skin Herb #2
Skin Herb #3
Cleansing Herb #1
Cleansing Herb #2
Cleansing Herb #3
Pain Herb #1
Paiin Herb #2
Pain Herb #3
Stress Herb #1
Stress Herb #2
Stress Herb #3
Respiratory Herbs #1
Respiratory Herb #2
Respiratory Herb #3
Immune Herb #1
Immune Herb #2
Immune Herb #3
Reproductive Herb #1
Reproductive Herb #2
Reproductive Herb #3
Bodycare and Fun Herb #1
Bodycare and Fun Herb #2
Bodycare and Fun Herb #3