MEDICAL BOTANY 2
A 13-week journey into the most important medicinal and edible plants on this Earth!
Join Waitlist!Medical Botany 2 is a 13-week online course unlike any other herbal course.
Medical Botany 1 is not required as a prerequisite to take Medical Botany 2.
This course is for you if you want to:
1. Unlock the secrets of nature by mastering the art of identifying medicinal plants with precision.
2. Gain a deep understanding of the powerful phytochemicals in plants that drive healing.
3. Experience the vitality of nature by embracing the power of wild foods in your daily diet.
4. Learn a clear, step-by-step path to mastering wild herbs, the exact process I use to confidently identify, understand, and harness their natural healing powers.
5. Become a confident forager, herbalist, ethnobotanist, healer.
This course is not for you if:
1. You don't LOVE plants.
2. You don't want to learn botany or how to identify plants. You want to rely solely on your plant app (which is only right 65% of the time).
3. You don't want to become a skilled forager, or wild herbalist.
4. You don't want to eat wild food daily or heal yourself with plants.
If you feel a strong Heck YES to healing yourself with Wild Herbs, I welcome you with OPEN arms.
Join Waitlist Today!MEDICAL BOTANY 2 OUTLINE
MODULE 1
WELCOME TO THE PLANT KINGDOM
Embark on a transformative journey into the healing world of plants with our comprehensive 13-week course on botany and plant classification, laying a solid foundation for systematically organizing and understanding the rich variety of edible and medicinal wild herbs. This foundational knowledge will supercharge your ability to learn about wild herbs, accelerating your expertise an an extraordinary pace.
- Lesson 1: Plant Diversity and Biodiversity Loss.
- Lesson 2: Plant Taxonomy and Plant Classification.
MODULE 2
FIELD BOTANY AND LEAVES
Learn how to identify plants with confidence by learning:
- Lesson 1: Field Botany for Beginners.
- Lesson 2: The Parts of the Leaf.
- Lesson 3: Leaf Arrangement.
- Lesson 4: Leaf Shape.
MODULE 3
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF FLOWERS
If a wild herb is flowering, you can ALWAYS identify it to species. For this reason, it is critical for you to know the wonderful world of flowers so you can identify wild herbs with confidence.
In this module, you will learn:
- Lesson 1: Flower Structure.
- Lesson 2: Flower Shape.
- Lesson 3: Inflorescences.
MODULE 4
MINT FAMILY MEDICINE- LAMIACEAE
There are NO poisonous plants in the MINT family! The mint family includes the majority of herbs known to man. Learn how to include this family into your diet and medicine chest. I will teach you how to make an infused herbal oil with members from the mint family and herbal vinegars. You don't want to miss it!
In this module, you will learn:
- Lesson 1. The Botany of the Mint Family.
- Lesson 2: Where they Grow.
- Lesson 3: Ethnobotany and Traditional Use.
- Lesson 4: Medicinal Properties and Phytochemicals.
- Lesson 5: Bonus Videos: Henbit, Chaste tree, Eastern horsemint, and Rosemary.
MODULE 5
SUNFLOWER & DAISY FAMILY MEDICINE-ASTERACEAE
The sunflower family (Asteraceae), for me, is the most important medicinal plant family. It is the second largest plant family in the world. No matter where you live, you have a wild herb in the aster family nearby that you can connect with for medicine.
- Lesson 1. The Botany of the Aster Family. Super fun!
- Lesson 2: Worldwide Distribution.
- Lesson 3: Ethnobotany and Traditional Use.
- Lesson 4: Medicinal Properties and Phytochemicals.
- Lesson 5: Bonus Videos:
- Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
- Sow Thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
- Wild Lettuce (Lactuca canadensis)
- Sea Myrtle (Baccharis halimifolia)
- Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
- Life Everlasting (Psedudognaphalium obtusifolium)
- Bonus videos contain how to make food and medicine with the wild herbs.
MODULE 6
PEA FAMILY MEDICINE- FABACEAE
The pea family (Fabaceae) is the world's third-largest plant family and one of the most essential edible plant families for humans.
In this module, you will learn:
- Lesson 1. The Botany of the Pea Family.
- Lesson 2: Worldwide Distribution.
- Lesson 3: Ethnobotany and Traditional Use.
- Lesson 4: Medicinal Properties and Phytochemicals.
- Lesson 5: Bonus Videos: Mimosa (Albizia julibrissin) and Butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum).
- Bonus videos contain how to make food and medicine with the wild herbs.
MODULE 7
ROSE FAMILY MEDICINE- ROSACEAE
The rose family (Rosaceae) contains many gifts to humankind, a diverse array of edible flowers and fruits.
In this module, you will learn:
- Lesson 1. The Botany of the Rose Family.
- Lesson 2: Worldwide Distribution.
- Lesson 3: Ethnobotany and Traditional Use.
- Lesson 4: Medicinal Properties and Phytochemicals.
- Lesson 5: Bonus Videos: Black cherry (Prunus serotina), you will learn to how to properly identify this tree and make an effective cough syrup.
- Bonus videos contain how to make food and medicine with the wild herbs.
MODULE 8
MUSTARD FAMILY MEDICINE-BRASSICACEAE
The mustard family contains some of the world's most anticancer plants. Also, this plant family contains most of the vegetables you buy from the grocery store-broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussel sprouts, kale, collard greens, mustard greens, turnips, ect.,. Learn how to forage your own members from this family.
In this module, you will learn:
- Lesson 1. The Botany of the Mustard Family.
- Lesson 2: Worldwide Distribution.
- Lesson 3: Ethnobotany and Traditional Use.
- Lesson 4: Medicinal Properties and Phytochemicals.
- Lesson 5: Bonus Videos: Wild mustard (Brassica juncea), learn how to make a wild mustard from the flowers and much more. Learn what modern science has learned about glucosinolates.
- Bonus videos contain how to make food and medicine with the wild herbs.
MODULE 9
CARROT FAMILY MEDICINE- APIACEAE
Some of our most beloved wild herbs and herbs occur in the carrot family, such as fennel, cilantro, dill, etc. Poisonous plants such as water hemlock also occur in this family, so learn how to identify and confidently connect with this family.
In this module, you will learn:
- Lesson 1. The Botany of the Carrot Family.
- Lesson 2: Worldwide Distribution.
- Lesson 3: Ethnobotany and Traditional Use.
- Lesson 4: Medicinal Properties and Phytochemicals.
MODULE 10-HIBISCUS FAMILY MEDICINE- MALVACEAE.
The hibiscus family is such an important medicinal family to know to help bring healing to the urinary and digestive system
In this module, you will learn:
- Lesson 1. The Botany of the Hibiscus Family.
- Lesson 2: Worldwide Distribution.
- Lesson 3: Ethnobotany and Traditional Use.
- Lesson 4: Medicinal Properties and Phytochemicals.
INSIGHT ABOUT THE COURSE
- Course starts September 16th, 2024, with graduation and certificates given on December 11th, 2024.
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Medical Botany 1 is not a prerequisite for Medical Botany 2. You can take Medical Botany 2 first.
- New content, including plant family videos, herbal medicine making videos, and botanical pdfs, will be released each week.
- Each week on Wednesday, we will have a live zoom call at 12PM eastern time. All zoom meetings will be recorded and uploaded to your course platform. So no sweat, if you can't make the scheduled course time.
- You will have lifetime access to the online material.
- This course is only offered once per year.
- In Season Members receive 30% off the course.
- This course will help deepen your herbal practice no matter where you are on your journey.
BONUS MODULE
Herbal Medicine Making Module Bonus!
Sign up Now and Claim your Herbal Medicine Making Bonus. Learn how to stock your pantry and apothecary with Herbal Infusions and Decoctions, Herbal Healing Oils, Herbal Tinctures, Herbal Vinegars, and Herbal Syrups.
Value $997
Become a Skilled Forager, Herbalist, and Healer
Join Medical Botany 2.
Course starts September 16th, 2024.
Enrollment is Closed, Join the Waitlist!What You Will Get From This Program:
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A solid foundation in Botany and Plant Classification, so you can learn new wild herbs on your own.
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A solid foundation in wildcrafted herbal medicine making.
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The ability to recognize wild herbs across the globe.
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An understanding of plant systematics, ethnobotany, field botany, and how plant medicine evolved throughout time.
YOUR TEACHERS
April Punsalan,
Botanist, Herbalist, and Ethnobotanist
April has a deep connection with wild herbs and natural healing. She has combined her 27 years of plant knowledge to create the signature Medical Botany course. This course is unlike any other herbal course you will ever take! It is a magical ride into the healing world of plants.
Nishanth Gurav,
Ethnobotanist
Nishanth has a deep love for the connection between plants and humans. He learned traditional healing practices from his Grandmother and now is engaged and researching the traditional plant healing practices of the Gond Tribe in India. Nishanth will share his knowledge of traditional healing practices in Medical Botany 2. You don't want to miss this opportunity to learn from Nishanth!
Wendy Molinaroli
This course lit my passion for herbalism. I am making teas and tinctures for family, friends, and clients, and they are working!
Jessica Cahoon
April and this course made me look at the plants around me as medicine. Everywhere I go now I identify plants and their medicinal properties.
Chris Hughes
What a wonderful dive into the sacred, special world of plants. I have a deeper appreciation and connection with the plants around me...even though many plants I often referred to as "weeds" I now know they hold intense purpose and healing properties and deserve our recognition and respect. The plants really do "talk" to me and pull me to them for further, purposeful conversations.