Program Description
This course includes hands-on experience with making herbal preparations, such as teas and infusions.
Students will gain a better understanding of herbs and how they work to be able to discuss herbs with their clients.
Through an understanding of the Indian and Chinese perspectives, students will appreciate the Elemental aspects and uses of herbs.
Included in this course is information on ethics and the legal aspects of Herbology and its legal Scope of Practice.
This class is a required course of study for the HHP Program, but is also open to the general public, so other interested students may apply for acceptance into this training program.
Herbal Education Includes:
- External and Internal Uses
- Specific Actions of Plants
- Chemical Make-up and Classification
- The Standardization Debate
- Safe vs. Unsafe herbs
- Herb-Drug interactions
- Ayurveda: Herbs and the Three Doshas
- Polarity Therapy: Herbs and the Five Elements
- Chinese Medicine: Herbs, Yin and Yang, and the Meridians
- Using and Buying Herb
- Basic Materia Medica
- Specific Uses for 60 Herbs
State Registration and National Accreditation
The Herbal Education class is registered with the State of Ohio Board of Career Colleges and Schools (#01-01-1528T) as a certificate course, and nationally accredited by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners.