Botany for Herbalists
Master Herbalist and Author, Matthew Wood teaches this online botany program affectionately called the Mugwort’s School of Botany (for Non-Muggles). This course provides herbalists with fundamental botanical knowledge to transform the way we relate to plants.
“A background in botany is crucial to a well-trained herbalist. I can always tell the difference between a student with botanical training and one without.”
Imagine yourself standing by a trickling creek in dappled shade…
You are amid what could be powerful medicinal plants. And – Wow- what is that? Is it California Ginseng? Yes, it must be. And you imagine all the wonderful herbal honey you can supply to your friends and clients for their damp lung congestion this winter. It’s great to be an herbalist! Then the inevitable question arises: How do I know for sure? Maybe it’s cow parsnip or even worse, poison hemlock – Yikes! Maybe it
This Program Covers:
- How plants are named and grouped
- How to see a flower: plant parts and functions; plant sex 101
- The evolutionary history of plants and why it’s important for herbalists to know.
- Intelligent medicine – The fascinating new field of plant intelligence – Indigenous wisdom meets modern science
- Plant ecology and ecological medicine – How plants relate with each other and their communities; how this influences their medicine.
- Major medicinal plant families – how to identify them and their shared medicinal properties
- Botanical identification and ethical harvest
- How to read the landscape
- Join the free “Botany for Herbalists” Facebook Group
Class details:
21 Curriculum hours of video
A detailed syllabus, reading assignments, online resources, fun labs
Online access to teachers
Online discussion forum
CERTIFICATES – Botany for Herbalists Certificate granted upon successful completion of the course
PLUS 3 hours of free, bonus material!
3 new classes in 2020
COST:
Two Payment Options:
$27 Monthly or $297 for 1-year Rental
Free Intro Video:
Which type of non-muggle botanist/herbalist are you? Check out this hilariously delightful free intro video with Matt and Jolie.
Your Teachers:
Workshop Facilitator:
Matthew Wood
Matthew Wood has been a practicing herbalist since 1982. He has helped tens of thousands of clients over the years, with many difficult health problems. He is a member of the American Herbalists Guild (registered herbalist) and has earned his Masters of Science degree from the Scottish School of Herbal Medicine (accredited by the University of Wales).
- Matthew is known throughout the world as an excellent teacher of herbal medicine. He is also the author of eight acclaimed books on herbal medicine, published by North Atlantic Books, in Berkeley, CA including:
- The Book of Herbal Wisdom (1998)
- The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism (2004)
- The Earthwise Herbal, A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants (2008)
- The Earthwise Repertory, The Definitive Practitioner’s Guide (2016)
For more information on Matthew Wood see his website
Botany For Herbalists
“Just wow! I knew I wanted to take this course when I first viewed the intro class a couple of years ago. I am very grateful for the opportunity to be learning this from Jolie and Matthew, and am so happy the institute has decided to keep this class going. Jolie demonstrates such a passion in sharing her knowledge and I feel her spirit through her teachings. I just completed class 3 and am looking forward to the rest of the course. I honestly think I will never see a flower or a plant the same way prior to this course. I look forward to viewing my herb gardens and forest area through a new lens.”
With gratitude. Angela
The Botany course you have always dreamt of
“I enjoyed every single second of it. This course contains several perfect combinations: Jolie and Matthew, their teaching styles, both educational and entertaining, precise keys to understand taxonomy and tons of practical experience and cases. This course achieves something that most of the people believe it’s impossible: it proves that not only Nature but also Botany is alive! This course gave me “new eyes” to look at our beloved plants, I highly recommend it”
Annalisa Nardi
I think it is a perfect title
The class was clear, useful, empowering and extremely helpful. Thank you SO much. Well worth the time.
Stacey Quade
Loved this Course!
I loved taking and herbal/botanical course from this fun and lighthearted perspective because this is exactly the way I see myself when I make my herbal concoctions. I was able to very easily follow along and had tons of fun watching! I hope more classes come along that are taught in this fashion.
Fotini Taylor
Amazing
The Elder class was AMAZING! Jolie’s insights and personal story was phenomenal!
Ann from Minnesota – Botany for Herbalist Student.
Awesome Class!
I truly loved this class. Jolie and Matthew are great together and made this so fun! I feel this class is so important for herbalists, something I’ve been missing! Thank You so much from the bottom of my heart, truly a wonderful class!!
Leanne Beaulieu
Wonderful overview
A wonderful overview presented through thier perfect unique “intellectual levity”, these 3 Super Professionals, Matthew, Jolie, and Tara hit it out of the park! Thank You!
Jo Ana
Botany for Herbalists
Muggliscious! Thank you for your fun living educational resources and inspiration!
Dave Stantander