Home Medicine Maker Course Begins at Old Ways Herbal School of Plant Medicine

This hands-on course covers the essentials of making safe, effective herbal remedies at home for the whole family, focusing on foundational principles of herbal medicine, what makes remedies work, and delicious recipes. To aid our understanding, we will cover central principles of Western herbalism, energetics, solubility, and formulation. Throughout the season, students will learn to make some of the most popular forms of herbal remedies, including tinctures, salves, honeys, syrups, elixirs, and vinegars.

The medicine we make as a class will be guided by the seasons, and the herbs we choose will change as the season unfolds, allowing students an in-depth understanding of the medicinal uses of a number of local plants. We will discuss growing or wildcrafting the herbs in our formulas, so students can incorporate their learning into their future herbal practice. Plant walks, group harvesting, & hands-on practice form a core of this course.

Participants take home the remedies made in class and extra herbs the group harvested, as well as written information on the recipes, guiding principles, and uses of herbs.

This course is appropriate for beginner and intermediate level students. It is very beneficial for any herb student who hasn’t completed a top-down study of the practice of Western Herbalism.

Schedule

This course meets one Saturday a month from May through August in our beautiful forest classroom. First class May 26.