Herbalism: Start Your Herbal First Aid Kit

Name: Herbalism: Start Your Herbal First Aid Kit
Rating: 4.4 (19 reviews)

Natural Remedies For You And Your Family

Created byMama Earth Wellness

Last updated 11/2024

English

What you'll learn

Herbs to use for bleeding and fainting
Herbs to use for burns, cuts, and rashes
Herbs to use for digestive upsets
Herbs to use for infections
Herbs to use for coughs and congestion
Where to source quality herbs

Course content

1 section • 12 lectures • 48m total length

Introduction2:30
Discover natural remedies for your family as Olivia, founder of Mama Earth Wellness and a certified herbalist, introduces the herbal first aid kit basics and a downloadable quick guide.
Sourcing Quality Herbs12:08
Source quality herbs by ensuring accurate identification and proper storage for potency. Explore health food stores, herbalists, and Mountain Rose Herbs as bulk suppliers, while avoiding unreliable big box retailers.
Types of Herbal Remedies4:44
Explore various modalities for a herbal first aid kit, including making ointments from herbal oils and beeswax, tinctures (alcohol- or glycerin-based), capsules, teas, pastes for wounds, fermentation, and herbal baths.
Foundational Information Quiz
Cayenne4:09
Discover cayenne as a versatile herbal first aid remedy for bleeding control, ulcers, shock, and blood pressure regulation, with practical dosing using powder or tincture.
Onions3:01
Onions from home form a honey-infused cough syrup with licorice root to ease coughs and clear mucus; bake onions to apply on ear or chest to draw out infection.
Comfrey5:21
Discover comfrey as a key herb for healing in an aid kit, for burns, cuts, rashes, and sore muscles with a comfrey honey-wheat germ oil paste, but avoid internal use.
Slippery Elm2:22
Explore slippery elm, native to eastern United States and called red elm, to support digestion and soothe upset stomachs, diarrhea, and constipation with capsules or powder gruel for flexible dosing.
Lobelia3:19
Lobelia strengthens herbal first aid kits; use an alcohol-based tincture to induce vomiting for toxic exposures and to treat ear infections. It eases pain, muscle tension, coughing, and stomach flu.
Plantain2:34
Draw on plantain as a versatile backyard herb for external skin issues, from bug bites and anti-itch to burns and wounds, by making a poultice or ointment.
Garlic5:03
Explore garlic as an anti-bacterial and anti-viral remedy for infections, including ear infections, with garlic oil preparation and warm application; also learn a honey and cayenne sore throat remedy.
Honey2:08
Learn how honey, especially local raw honey, adds anti-bacterial and anti-microbial benefits to your herbal first aid kit, powering burn salves, cough syrups, sore throat remedies, and wound care.
Final Quiz
Thank You1:18
Thank you for completing the course; share a rating or review, apply your new herbal knowledge, and explore more health and wellness offerings from Mama Earth Wellness.

Requirements

Be ready and willing to learn about herbal therapeutics.

Description

Learn which herbs and remedies should be included in your herbal first aid kit, different ways to use each herb, and where you can find these herbs. Be prepared when you or a loved one needs help. This course discusses the various types of herbal remedies and where you can source quality herbs so that you know you have a potent remedy on hand that will give you the therapeutic benefits you need in a time of emergency. We cover several herbs to include in your herbal first aid kits and how you can use those herbs for various health needs such as dealing with upset stomachs, caring for wounds to aid in healing, and addressing and avoiding infections. We also cover remedies to use for sore throats and unpleasant coughs. There is also a section on bleeding and what you can use to do something about it. When it comes to having a first aid kit for you and your family, being prepared in advance is your best line of defense.

At the end of this course you will receive a Quick Guide PDF with notes from the entire course so that you can refer back to the materials easily and as often as you need.

Who this course is for:

Beginners looking to learn about herbal medicine and how they can use it in their homes.