Herbal Medicine-Making

Herbs are only as effective as the medicines you make them into. Learn to do it right!

This course will teach you how to make herbal teas, tinctures, infused wines, liniments, infused oils, salves, herbal honeys, elixirs, and more.

Each video includes plenty of close-up coverage of each step in the process so that you'll feel confident to do it in your own kitchen! You can watch the videos at your own pace, and re-watch them at any time. In fact, just take your computer right into the kitchen and let's do it together! With over two dozen types of herbal preparations, you'll be ready for anything.

Show me how to make my own herbal medicines!

45 Videos

Up-close videos show you every step in each process - it's like we're right there in your kitchen together!
Printable Quick-Guides

Easy reference guides and recipes help you start your own collection of your favorite herbal products.
Ask us anything!

If you have any trouble, we're here for you in twice-weekly live Q&A web conferences or you can just type your question in next to the video!

1

Introduction & Orientation (10:33)
- Welcome to Herbal Medicine Making!
  FREE PREVIEW
- How to use this platform
- How to use the Discussions feature
- Prior Medicine-Making Discussion
- Medicine-Making Introduction
  FREE PREVIEW
- Medicine-Making Introduction [audio]
- Sourcing Herbs
- Growing, Wildcrafting, & Harvesting Herbs
2

Tea (105:56)
- Tea Overview
- Tea Overview [audio]
- Short Infusions
- Short Infusions [audio]
- Cold Infusions
- Cold Infusions [audio]
- Long Infusions
- Long Infusions [audio]
- Mr Long Infusion
- Mr Long Infusion [audio]
- Press Pot
- Press Pot [audio]
- Infusions Summary
- Decoctions
- Decoctions [audio]
- Decoctions Summary
- Tea Quiz
3

Tinctures (152:40)
- Tincture Overview
- Tincture Overview [audio]
- Maceration Tinctures
- Maceration Tinctures [audio]
- Maceration Tinctures Summary
- Weights and Measures Tinctures
- Weights and Measures Tincturing Note
- Weights and Measures Tinctures [audio]
- Percolation Tinctures
- Percolation Tinctures [audio]
- Percolation Tinctures Summary
- Additional Tincturing Resources
- Tinctures Quiz
4

Infused Vinegars (48:09)
- Vinegar Overview
- Vinegar Overview [audio]
- Making Herb-Infused Vinegars
- Making Herb-Infused Vinegars [audio]
- Vinegars Summary
- Vinegars Quiz
5

Infused Wines (25:02)
- Wine Overview
- Wine Overview [audio]
- Making Herb-Infused Wines
- Making Herb-Infused Wines [audio]
- Wines Summary
- Wines Quiz
6

Infused Honeys (50:08)
- Honey Overview
- Honey Overview [audio]
- Making Herb-Infused Honeys
- Making Herb-Infused Honeys [audio]
- Honeys Summary
- Honey-Candied Ginger
- Honey-Candied Ginger [audio]
- Honeys Quiz
7

Syrups (52:11)
- Syrup Overview
- Syrup Overview [audio]
- Syrup Making
- Syrup Making [audio]
- Syrups Summary
- Molasses Syrup
- Molasses Syrup [audio]
- Brown Sugar Syrup
- Brown Sugar Syrup [audio]
- Elderflower Syrup
- Elderflower Syrup [audio]
- Sugar Syrups
- Syrups Quiz
8

Oxymels, Elixirs, & Cocktail Bitters (39:49)
- Oxymels
- Oxymels [audio]
- Elixirs
- Elixirs [audio]
- Oxymels & Elixirs Summary
- Making Cocktail Bitters
- Making Cocktail Bitters [audio]
- Cocktail Bitters Summary & Recipes
- Oxymels, Elixirs, Cocktail Bitters Quiz
9

Oil Preparations (57:30)
- Infused Oils
- Infused Oils [audio]
- Infused Oils Summary
- Salve Overview
- Salve Overview [audio]
- Salve Making
- Salve Making [audio]
- Salves Summary
- An extra note on Oils and Salves
- Lotions
- Lotions [audio]
- Lotions Summary
- Oils Quiz
10

Topical Preparations (79:21)
- Baths and Soaks
- Baths and Soaks [audio]
- Baths and Soaks Summary
- Compresses
- Compresses [audio]
- Poultices
- Poultices [audio]
- Poultices & Compresses Summary
- Liniments
- Liniments [audio]
- Go-To Joint Liniment
- Liniments Summary
- Quick and Easy Skin Care
- Quick and Easy Skin Care [audio]
- Topical Preparations Quiz
11

Powdered Herbal Preparations (83:03)
- Powders Overview
- Powders Overview [audio]
- Capsules
- Capsules [audio]
- Capsules Summary
- Lozenges
- Lozenges [audio]
- Lozenges Summary
- Nut Butter Morsels
- Nut Butter Morsels [audio]
- Nut Butter Morsels Summary
- Electuaries: Honey & Powdered Herbs
- Electuaries [audio]
- Electuaries Summary
- Powders Quiz
12

Inhaled Preparations (57:44)
- Herbal Steams
- Important note about essential oils and herbal steams
- Steams [audio]
- Steams Summary
- Herbs in Smoke
- Herbs in Smoke [audio]
- Thoughts on the word "smudge" and cultural appropriation
- Inhaled Preparations Quiz
13

Herbs as Food (45:00)
- Spice Blends
- Spice Blends [audio]
- Cuisine as elitism in Britain and France
- Fermenting with Herbs
- Fermenting With Herbs [audio]
- Herbs as Food Quiz

Lifetime access - so you can review the content as many times as you like, forever!
Weekly live Q&A sessions with Katja and Ryn- to ask your questions directly, live and in person!
Ask questions anytime - we're always just a click away: you can ask any questions in the integrated discussion forum, and we're committed to personally answering your questions, usually within 24 hours
Printable PDF materials - if you like to follow along on paper
Downloadable MP3 files - so you can review the content while you commute, workout, garden, ... anytime!
No-risk money back guarantee - no questions asked!

Tuition for this course is $165.
Your access never expires, and when we add new material to your course, you get it at no additional charge!
With our zero-risk return policy, you get 14 days to try it out after signing up. If at any point within those two weeks you decide it’s not right for you, just let us know and we’ll issue a refund, no questions asked.

Make your own herbal products!

For the cost of about 10 store-bought herbal products, learn to make your own forever!

I want to make my own!

Founders

Katja & Ryn

Two heads are better than one!

Katja & Ryn almost always teach together. They each have particular talents and areas of interest, and their perspectives on certain issues are quite different! Together, they convey a fuller picture of the realities of herbal theory & practice than either one could do alone.

Outstanding Course

Alison Bateman

I've taken other herbal medicine-making courses, but none have shown so clearly all of the steps involved. Katja and Ryn show you all of the steps while expl...

I've taken other herbal medicine-making courses, but none have shown so clearly all of the steps involved. Katja and Ryn show you all of the steps while explaining it in an easy to follow along matter. After taking this course I feel confident in my ability to make herbal medicine.

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