About

Herbalism and incorporating herbs into your everyday life can save you money, boost your health and help you sustain a greener lifestyle. Take more control over your own health and wellbeing by learning how you can use natural healing techniques to aid recovery and prevent ailments.

Discover how to transform kitchen herbs and backyard plants into alternative remedies.

You will learn:

• Which plants and herbs you can use to treat different ailments
• How to grow, dry and store your own herbs for health and healing
• How to naturally treat persistent and chronic illnesses 
• Recipes for various tinctures, salves, balms, tonics and teas
• How to understand what your body needs and improve your health by incorporating alternative treatments into your everyday life

Requirements

International Open Academy courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning. No formal qualifications are required to study with us. Our courses are suitable if you want to learn new skills, start a new career, or if you’re already working in a particular industry and wish to upgrade your talents and enhance your resume.

Lessons

Module 1: Introduction

• Introduction
• Essential home remedy kit
• Growing your own medicine

Module 2: Mind, Emotions and Nervous System

• Disorders of the mind and emotions
• Stress
• Healing highlight: Rose
• Nervous system
• Healing highlight: Rosemary

Module 3: Digestive and Urinary System

• Digestive system
• Healing highlight: Dandelion
• Healing highlight: Milk thistle
• Urinary system
• Healing highlight: Nettle

Module 4: Respiratory System and The Skin

• The respiratory system
• Healing highlight: Lavender
• The skin
• Healing highlight: Calendula

Module 5: Heart and Blood Health

• Heart attacks
• Nourishing the heart
• Healing highlight: Hawthorn

Module 6: Bones, Muscles and Joints

• Disorders of the bones, muscles, and joints
• Healing highlight: Comfrey

Module 7: Eyes and Ears

• Disorders of the eyes and ears
• Healing highlight: Fennel

Module 8: Women’s Health

• Menstrual cycle and fertility
• Pregnancy
• Breastfeeding
• Menopause
• Healing highlight: Motherwort
• Healing highlight: Sweet violet

Module 9: Babies and Children

• Treating children
• Healing highlight: Chamomile
• Final thoughts

Career

Who is this course for?

• Everybody who is looking to live healthier and more eco-friendly lives
• Healers and practitioners of natural or alternative therapies who want to expand their knowledge
• Anybody who wants to take their health into their own hands

Career path

Studying our Master Herbalist course could be your first step to starting a career in alternative therapy and healing.