Enrollment: After you have chosen your short course proceed to checkout where you will need to enter your enrollment/contact details before making payment.
Course Delivery: These are online courses so you will be able to download your chosen course as soon as you have paid the fee. There’s no waiting for it to come in the mail, instead you can begin studying the course immediately after you’ve purchased it.
Course duration: There are no time limits for studying this course so you can study in your own time and complete the course whenever you wish.
Tutor: Belle Gibbons, Medical Herbalist.
Examinations: There is one assignment at the end of the course.
Completion of the Course: An attractive certificate will be emailed to you after the assignment has been marked and you have successfully completed the course.
Student Support: Student support is included in the course fee and students are encouraged to contact the tutor by email or phone if they should need help with their studies.
Refunds: We at The Home Herbalist offer educational study programmes with tutor support. The courses are written by a well educated, qualified, and experienced medical herbalist who has been practicing since 1994. The courses are unique because they teach students a great deal of what is taught to professional herbalists. If you have any questions about the courses please contact the staff who will answer them as soon as possible, within 24 hours. Please read all the course information to make sure you understand what you’re purchasing as refunds aren’t offered.
Natural Skin Care
Over many years medical herbalist, Belle Gibbons, has experimented with making natural skin care products not only for herself but also for her family and patients. Her interest in these products began when she realized that some of the synthetic chemicals used in over the counter products were causing allergic reactions to a number of her patients.
In this course Belle teaches everything needed to successfully make a range of skin care products that are free of synthetic chemicals,delightful to use, and very beneficial for the skin.
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Part One
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Part Three
You will be prompted to return to The Home Herbalist to download the course after payment has been made. You will also receive an email containing a link to download the course.
Natural First Aid
This short course is about much more than general first aid. Apart from learning how to apply natural first aid to general mishaps you will also learn how to apply remedies to many other conditions such as indigestion and skin rashes.
You will also learn how to make herbal remedies, and how to put together your own natural first aid kit. Colour images are included in the course for the remedy making instructions and for each herb. For more information please read the Course Outline below.
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Course Outline
Part One
• Actions of Herbs
• Herb Constituents
• Medicinal Dosage for All Ages
• Record Keeping
• Explaining Simples
Part Two
• Materia Medica (includes colour images of each herb)
Part Three
• Making Herbal Remedies (instructions include colour images)
• Record Keeping for Herbal Formulas
• Natural First Aid Kit
• Common First Aid Conditions and Their Treatment
• First Aid Remedies from the Kitchen
• Assignment
You will be prompted to return to The Home Herbalist to download the course after payment has been made. You will also receive an email containing a link to download the course.
The Medicinal Herb Garden
A herb garden can give immense pleasure. There is so much to do from creating the garden to harvesting the herbs you’ve grown for their many uses including medicinal and culinary. This course teaches you how to have a healthy, attractive and productive garden that will not only enhance your surroundings but also bring many benefits to your everyday life.
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You will be prompted to return to The Home Herbalist to download the course after payment has been made. You will also receive an email containing a link to download the course.
Healing Pets with Herbal Medicine
Herbal medicine is nature’s gift of healing for all creatures, great and small. Animals respond very well to medicinal herbs and can be treated successfully for many common conditions with herbal remedies. Although this course is primarily about cats and dogs the content can also be applied to many animals from mice to horses. On completion of this course students will be able to treat family pets and other animals for many common conditions using their own herbal remedies.
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Course Outline
Part One
Actions of Herbs
Herb Constituents
Medicinal Dosage for all Ages
Part Two
Materia Medica (includes colour image of each herb)
Part Three
Keeping Records of Formulas and Treatments
Making Herbal Remedies (instructions include colour images)
• Infusions
• Capsules
• Hot Oil Infusions
• Cold Oil Infusions
• Herbal Extracts (Cold Method)
• Decoctions
• Herbal Ointments
• Tinctures & Glycerites
• Herbal Syrups
• Poultices, compresses, and fomentations
Part Four
Treating Family Pets
• Dispensing Herbal Medicine to Dogs and Cats
• Herbs That are Safe for Dogs and Cats
• Common Conditions of Dogs and Cats, and Treatment
• Natural Diet for Dogs and Cats
• Assignment
You will be prompted to return to The Home Herbalist to download the course after payment has been made. You will also receive an email containing a link to download the course.
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