UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION AND HERBAL REVIEW 

 Lesson 1: Let’s Get Started!

 Lesson 2: Introduction to the Intermediate Course

• Why Choose Herbs? An Ecological Relationship
• How Herbs Work
• Herbal Healing Traditions
• A Word on Health and Healing
• Challenges to Herbalism: Quality and Efficacy
• Making the (Re)Connection

Lesson 3: Herbal Medicine Making Ebook

• Making Herbal Remedies

Lesson 4: Herbal Actions, Energetics, and Constitutions

• Herbal Actions
• Herbal Energetics
• Human Constitutional Models
• Ayurvedic Constitutional Model

Lesson 5: Creating Formulas

• Review: Infusions and Decoctions (VIDEO)
• Choosing Herbs for a Formula
• Synergy, Interactions, and Catalysts
• The Energetics of Formulation
• Dosage
• Creating Formulas: More Examples
• Triangle Formulas

Lesson 6: Side Effects and Safety

• Herbs Have a Long Record of Safety
• Risks from Over-the-Counter and Prescription Drugs
• Reported Cases of Herb Toxicity
• Herb-Drug Interactions
• Some Herbs are Toxic in High Doses
• Some Herbs are Toxic When Taken Long-Term
• Herbal Safety in Pregnancy

 Lesson 7: Offshoot

• Gathering Herbs
• Drying Herbs
• The Doctrine of Signatures

UNIT 2: FOOD IS MEDICINE 

Lesson 1: Food is Medicine

• Kitchen Cupboard Herbs
• Eating with the Seasons
• Kitchen Herbs for Digestion
• Antioxidant Plants
• Kitchen Herbs for Infection
• Foods for Convalescence and Healing
• Plants for Immunity
• Plants for Stamina and Stress
• Eating Mindfully

Lesson 2: Vinegar, Oil, and Honey Recipes

• Herb-Infused Vinegars
• Oxymels
• Herb-Infused Honey
• Syrups, Cordials, Elixirs
• Infused Oils

Lesson 3: Edible and Medicinal Plants

• Seasonal Foraging & Wildcrafting
• Common Wild Edibles
• Responsibility
• United Plant Savers At-Risk Plants
• Gratitude and Ceremony
• Pass the Flowers, Please!

Lesson 4: Creating A Materia Medica

• A System for Nature’s Medicine
• Organization of Your Materia Medica

Lesson 5: Offshoot

• Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms
• What are Phytochemicals?

UNIT 3: DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

 Lesson 1: Overview of the Alimentary System

• The Journey of a Bite – Through the Digestive System
• Gastrointestinal Tract, Part I (VIDEO)

Lesson 2: Importance of Digestive Health

• Gastrointestinal Tract, Part II (VIDEO)
• Absorbing the Good Stuff
• Secreting the Bad Stuff
• Acquiring the Energy We Need
• The Gut-Brain Connection
• The Gut-Immune System Connection
• The Reflexive Effect
• The Ayurvedic View

 Lesson 3: Herbs for General Digestive Health

• Bitters
• Carminatives
• Acute Digestive Problems
• Non-Herbal Digestive System Support

Lesson 4: Remedies for Digestive Imbalances

• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Crohn’s Disease, Leaky Gut, and Leaky Gut Syndrome
• Herbal Remedies for Inflammatory Disorders of the Gut
• Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease
• Dysbiosis

 Lesson 5: Offshoot

• Alimentary System Materia Medica
• Alimentary System Herbal Action Guide
• Breathing is a Healing Tool

UNIT 4: IMMUNE SYSTEM

 Lesson 1: Overview of the Immune System

• What is the Immune System?
• A Holistic Perspective
• Components of the Immune System
• The Immune Response
• Immune System Disorders

 Lesson 2: Building a Healthy Terrain

• Exercise
• Nutrition
• Stress Management
• Herbal and Food Energetics
• Welcoming Food Within
• Myriad Ways to Detoxify and Cleanse
• Adaptogens and Immunomodulators

 Lesson 3: Common Discomforts

• Infections
• Immune Stimulants
• Herbal Antivirals
• Herbal Antibiotics
• Skin Infections and Wounds
• Making Healing Salves (VIDEO)

 Lesson 4: Respiratory Discomforts

• Rhinitis and Sinusitus
• The Common Cold
• Making Elderberry Syrup (VIDEO)
• Cough
• Bronchitis
• Influenza
• Respiratory Allergies

 Lesson 5: Offshoot

• Immune System Materia Medica
• Immune System Herbal Action Guide

UNIT 5: NERVOUS SYSTEM 

Lesson 1: Overview of the Nervous System

• The Brain
• Cells Within the Nervous System
• The Spinal Cord
• The Central Nervous System
• The Peripheral Nervous System

Lesson 2: Stress

• What is Stress?
• What Happens When We are Stressed?
• Adaptogens for Stress
• Lifestyle Considerations
• Nervine Herbs for Stress

 Lesson 3: Headaches 

• Types of Headaches
• Headache Prevention
• Liver Support
• Herbal Therapeutics During a Headache
• A Note on Sinus Headaches

 Lesson 4: Sleep

• What Happens When We Sleep and Why Is Sleep Important?
• Insomnia
• Herbs for Insomnia
• Formulating a Sleep Formula (VIDEO)
• Sleep Hygiene
• TCM and Circadian Rhythms

Lesson 5: The Gut-Brain Connection

• The Enteric Nervous System and Gut-Brain Connection
• Herbs for the Gut (and Therefore the Brain)
• Keeping the Gut and Brain Healthy with Pre-Biotics

 Lesson 6: Offshoot

• Nervous System Materia Medica
• Nervous System Herbal Action Guide
• Flower Essences

UNIT 6: CARDIOVASCULAR 

Lesson 1: Circulatory System Overview

• Anatomy of the Heart
• The Vascular System
• The Blood
• The Beating Heart – It’s Electric!

Lesson 2: Circulatory System Overview

• A Healthy Heart
• Lifestyle for a Healthy Blood Pressure
• Herbal Support for Blood Pressure
• Cholesterol
• Herbal Support for High Cholesterol
• Inflammation
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Heart Failure
• Metabolic Sydrome
• Optimal Hearth Health
• The Heart in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Lesson 3: Herbs, Foods, and Glycosides

• Herbs for the Heart
• Food for the Heart
• Glycosides

Lesson 4: Care of the Energetic Hearth

• The Heart as a Sensory Organ
• Herbs for the Energetic Heart
• The Energetic Heart in Chinese Medicine

Lesson 5: Offshoot

• The Heart Dance (VIDEO)
• Cardiovascular System Materia Medica
• Cardiovascular System Herbal Action Guide

UNIT 7: THE LIVER

 Lesson 1: Anatomical Overview

• Liver Anatomy and Function Overview

Lesson 2: Keeping Your Liver Happy

• Foods that Keep the Liver Happy
• Foods that Make the Liver Grumpy
• Lifestyle Considerations

 Lesson 3: Liver Imbalances

• A Physiological Perspective
• Hepatic Herbs
• Western Physiological Dysfunction
• Liver Dysfunction
• Liver Imbalance: A Traditional Chinese Medicine Perspective

 Lesson 4: Herbal Liver Tonics and Bitters

• Bitters
• Hepatoprotectants
• Physiological Liver Ailments and Herbal Support
• TCM Liver Remedies

 Lesson 5: Offshoot

• Healthy Skin
• Making Bath Salts (VIDEO)
• Holistic Skin Care Book
• Liver Materia Medica
• Liver Herbal Action Guide

UNIT 8: RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

 Lesson 1: Anatomy and Physiology of the Respiratory System

• The Respiratory System (VIDEO)
• Anatomy of the Respiratory System
• Pulmonary Circulation
• Summary of Breathing

Lesson 2: Healthy Breathing

• The Lungs Bring in Life Force
• Physiology of Deep Breathing
• Rhythmic Breathing
• Heart Rate Variability
• Aerobic Exercise and Lung Health
• Herbal Lung Tonics

 Lesson 3: Lung Imbalances and Remedies

• Energetics
• The Common Cold
• Making Garlic Honey (VIDEO)
• Influenza
• Sinusitus
• Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
• Pneumonia
• Chronic Bronchitis
• Asthma
• Herbs for the Lungs

 Lesson 4: Plants, Trees, and Clean Air

• Improving Air Quality Indoors
• Houseplants are Air Filters
• Trees are the Lungs of the Earth
• Forest Conservation
• Forest Bathing

 Lesson 5: Offshoot

• Respiratory System Materia Medica
• Respiratory System Herbal Action Guide
• Aromatherapy for the Respiratory System

UNIT 9: URINARY SYSTEM

 Lesson 1: Anatomical and Physiological Overview

• The Urinary System
• Urinary System Structures
• Kidney Anatomy
• Function of the Urinary System
• Nephron Anatomy and Physiology
• Urine Transport, Storage, and Elimination
• The Kidneys in Chinese Medicine

Lesson 2: Healthy Kidneys and Urinary System

• Water and Fluids
• Herbal Actions Pertaining to the Kidneys

Lesson 3: Common Urinary Complaints and Herbal Remedies

• Introduction to Urinary Tract Infections
• Herbal Approach for Lower Urinary Tract Infections
• Cystitis Without Bacterial Involvement
• Kidney Stones
• Herbs for the Urinary Tract

Lesson 4: Offshoot 

• Urinary System Materia Medica
• Urinary System Herbal Action Guide
• Herbs for Ailments Chart

UNIT 10: CHILDREN

 Lesson 1: Common Discomforts

• When to Use Herbs and When Not to Use Herbs
• Teething
• Colic, Constipation, and Diarrhea
• Fever
• Chickenpox
• The Common Cold
• Earache
• Bronchitis
• Bumps, Bruises, and Scrapes
• Making Herb Infused Oils (VIDEO)
• Anxiety

 Lesson 2: Safety and Dosing

• Precautions
• Dosing for Children
• Herbs to Avoid During Lactation
• Top Five Children’s Herbs

Lesson 3: Formulas and Recipes for Children

• Herbal Preparations for Children

 Lesson 4: Offshoot: The Legality of Herbalism

• What You Can and Can’t Do
• What you Can and Can’t Say
• Herbal Products