CERTIFICATE IN HERBAL MEDICINE MODULE

HERBAL MEDICINE (MH) STUDY MATERIALS CONTENTS

Students start study at any time, before or after summer school or the self healing module. This course may be taken separately by distance students who receive a certificate of completion or as a part of the diploma program which is awarded after satisfactory completion of the course, self healing, summer school, clinical training and case studies. REFER TO PROSPECTUS for further details and discounts

Lesson One - History and Philosophy:
Atlantean, Ayurvedic, Chinese, Buddhist, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Islamic, European, North American Indian, physiomedical & present day discoveries such as herbal crystals.

Lesson Two - Chemistry:
Ideology, religion, mythological fertility, and nature's pharmacy, scientific chemistry, growth, natural selection, climate, soil, senses, cycles, active principles, collecting, harvesting, storage, astrology, plant use, extraction, drugs, organic, inorganic.

Lesson Three - Nutrition:
"Food as Medicine" Optimum foods, healing diets, fasting, longevity. "Food as Poison" poor eating habits, food combining, effects of emotions, constipation, hot and cold, acid/alkaline, liquids, social habits, traveling, additives, pollution, alcohol, utensils, caffeine, chocolate, eggs, meat, fish, flour, irradiated food, oils, pesticides, pollution, salt, sugar, canned foods, tobacco. Addictions and cure.

Lesson Four - Herbal Formulas:
Creating formulas, prescription symbols, abbreviations and measuring terminology. Organization of formulas according to different criteria. Herbal therapies. Herbs to avoid in pregnancy,

Lesson Five & Six - HERBAL Materia Medica:
Cosmic Holotrophic Herbalism. 100 herbs: action, active ingredients, activity, applications, aromatherapy, astrology, Ayurveda, cautions, contraindications, chakras, elements and emotions, Chinese medicine, combinations, cultivation, dosage, energetics, flower essences, formulas, habitat, history, homeopathy, meridians, organs, names, nutrients, part used, personality, plant description, research, spiritual properties, substitutions, systems, taste, tissues, wildcrafting and preparation.

Lesson Seven - ISLAMIC MATERIA MEDICA :
Based on Thibb Nabawi and other materia medica developed by Muslim's scholar in ancient age (during the period of Chaliph till 1934). Materia medica in modern age. Relation with spiritual healing.

Lesson Eight - Body Systems:
Development of holistic and holotropic perceptions, exploration of body/mind/spirit influences, acupuncture, polarity therapy, zone therapy, astrology; herbs, treatment, formulas, vitamins and minerals for body systems, organs & glands.

Lesson Nine - Botany:
Systems for the naming and identifying plants, collecting and preparing herbarium specimens. Plant classification appendix. Illustrated.

Lesson Ten - Herbal Pharmacy/Dispensary I:
How to set up and administrate a pharmacy. Dosage. Methods of herbal application.

Lesson Eleven - Herbal Pharmacy/Dispensary II:
First aid treatment. Acute conditions, bites, wounds, accidents. Applications include fomentation's, infusions, ointments, ovules, pill making, poultices, plasters, powders, smoking herbs, snuff and nasal herbs, suppositories, syrups, tinctures. Drug substitution. Iatrogenic drug induced disease. Travel. Products.

Lesson Twelve - Herbs & Healing:
Bach Flower Remedies, aromatherapy, homeopathy, hand and foot baths, pendulums, pulsors, psychological information on the effect of emotions on health, herbs to use for healing body/mind/spirit. Effects of meditation and affirmations for health and healing.