Learning to use herbs to improve personal and family health by using basic herbal recipes and following an holistic lifestyle This includes learning therapeutic actions of herbs, preparing basic herbal recipes, and using herbs for disease prevention and longevity.
Learn to create and utilize herbal tinctures, poultices, teas, etc. to replace over-the-counter medicines for non-emergencies.
Read More about My Progress on this Goal at: http://www.suburbindigenous.com/2012/10/shaman-in-suburbs.html
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To learn how to make some remedies to keep healthy. I have been making elderberry tonic for colds and flu season, have also made hard lotion bars with essential pils in them for healthy skin.
Treat common problems that are everyday diseases without surgery. Common problems are things like: diarrhea, cough, cold, pain, insomnia....etc
Proficient in making and using herbal infusions/decoctions, tinctures, salves and balms, poultices.
Research and try at least 3 herbal remedies/medicines to become familiar with side effects, and how they work. 12/25 - Tried Echinachiae to ward off cold sx this week. At this point, I hardly ever use medicine any more. I use Valerian root for sleep/relaxation. I use Curcumin instead of Advil. I have seen a naturopathic physician to improve my health. I utilize cinnamon to help control blood sugar. I have embraced herbal remedies over western medicine, and continue to learn.
In February Made tinctures from herbs, started the "soak" in Jan. Printed out pdfs on remedies, saved on thumb drives
Learn at least 10 simple herbal remedies for everyday illnesses using plants I can grow at home.
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To learn and use 5 herbal remedies for common maladies.
Learn how to make tinctures, slaves, balms, etc
Continue to increase my knowledge in herbal uses. Made body butter for roommates daughter. 1/21/13
Learn at least 10 herbal remedies for the ailments typically affecting my family and plant the appropriate herbs in the medicinal garden. Also, start storing the herbs needed for the above remedies.
I consider myself a beginning Wild-crafter. My goal is to extend my knowledge of both locally available and non-local wild plants and herbs. I have limited experience with health maintaining teas.
Learn enough to treat basic colds, flu, cuts etc
learn how to identify and use herbs to treat illness and promote health
To be able to treat common ailments and injuries with the flora native to my area. Complete: Find ingredients, harvest them, and make 3 remedies.
As a healthcare professional I understand the benefits of good health. I have a beautiful retreat property that has huge potential for growing my own herbal remedies. I have started planning what herbs I want to have handy and have ordered some of the seeds. So far I've put in calendula, chammomile, cat nip, rosemary, thyme, echinacea, comfrey. Now I need to learn how to use these and what else to plant.
To learn herbal remedies for common illnesses and injuries,
Have started herbal classes. Also plan on including more herbs in my garden
To learn at least 10 plants that can be used both internally and externally with obvious healing results.
Learn various remedies for family use
Start taking my vitamin supplements.
Learn how to make tinctures. I have my first tincture of Hops tincturing right now. I completed my hops tincture and it is very potent! It was like an IPA on steroids. The effect seemed to work. It helps you to wind down. Hops has a lot of medicinal qualities. My next venture is an immune booster tincture.
To have 5 basic remedies easily ready and available for use by all family members at all times. Learn 5 more remedies for more advanced preparation (salves, balms or creams)
** CURRENTLY** 1) Reading "Doom & Bloom Survival Med Handbook 2) Find a local source for EO's 3) Include knowledge of culinary herbs for health maintenance.
I can treat a number of minor illnesses with herbal remedies. I'd like to expand what I can treat, and also learn to grow and prepare my own herbs.
Learn their properties as well as identifying plants and what parts to use. I plan to get a very good book on this subject as well as getting out and looking.
Read about and grow herbs for use in cooking and medical applications.
Start Herb Garden. Make Herbal Remedies to treat Goats. Use Herbs in Goat Maintenance.
To maintain and restore my and my family's health using natural methods including herbs and essential oils.
To research and recognize plants useful for medicine and healing and then to implement some of the things I learned in my home.
Complete herbal course; be comfortable in making herbal medicines; learn herbal energetics. Well into Rosemary Gladstar's course. Really helping to enlarge and enhance what I already know. Routinely making medicines and teas to address nutrition and general health. I grow a number of herbs I use in food and medicine and adding significantly this coming year. Have started the Herbal First Aid course. Very good and very interesting. Have received some medicine herbs and flowers to plant in the garden.
increase my knowledge of herbs and their medicinal uses for the use of myself and my family to increase our health and decrease our dependence on allopathic medicine.
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To discover topical and ingestible remedies, especially for flus and eliminating toxins. (Waiting for Stinging Nettle seeds to sprout.)
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To grow and prepare remedies. To use them in the family.
Goal:In 2013. I will learn 13 basic herbal remedies. In Progress: I have mixed up two basic teas, one for stomach pain the other for migraine relief, still refining for better paletability.
Plant five new herbs with medicinal use this year.
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Make some herbal remedies from my own herbs.
Learn to cure ailments with herbs. Learn how to prepare and take herbs. Learn to use essential oils
Find at least 5 herbal remedies and test them.
Continue work with flower essences (explore making new remedies from local/native flowers). Plant studies in progress: winged elm, yaupon, water oak, henbit, chickweed
Become a Doctor of Naturopathy
To continue my studies, add to my library and supplies. To aid in healing my friends and family when conventional medicine and care is not available.
To get away from the "presciption" medications and be able to potentially wild harvest remedies for every day aches and pains.
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Learn more about herbs and aromatherapy and what I can grow myself.
Learn to use 5 essential oils for their medicinal values - (peppermint, tea tree, tumeric, clove bud, and clary sage).
My goal for herbal remedies is to learn and practice using essential oils and other herbs for treating common ailments.
Learn to use the Holistic approach for healing myself and my family.
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to learn how to safely and effectively create and use my own home remedies for personal health and wellness.
increase my knowledge on what herbs and natural substances to use for ailments.
Knowing 13 herbs and cures for 13 ailments
To finish my books on herbal remedies, and grow certain herbs that I can use for these purposes.
obtain basic knowledge and supply of herbal remedies
With the lack of modern medicine, this will be much needed to survive.
To supplement both my foraging and identification skills and grow my current knowledge of medicinal wild plants
Be able to know and identify local herbal remidies I can find, and know how to use them.
Learn more natural home remedies vs over the counter, with multiple side effects, medicines.
Learn 3-4 reliable remedies for common illness and learning a little about how to treat minor injuries or wounds.
to learn what herbs do what
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identify names for the purpose of haveing these in home
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1. Identify 3 herbs to grow in my garden to harvest and use in an herbal remedy/salve. 2. Identify 1 -2 herbs/plants that grow in area and can be wildcrafted and used in an herbal remedy/salve.
To identify medicinal plants, learn their attributes, and how to process and use them. 2/4/13: Recently I tried mullein for asthma. Surpringly, it suppressed my cough better than the elderberry and honey syrup. I feel it is easier to breathe in general. I sip on it throughout the day. How to make it? I just pick a small fresh leaf and pour hot water over it and let it steep. I add just plain cold water to it as the cup empities.
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Studying herbal remedies that are practical and effective for as many prescriptions as possible.
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I want to learn the first line health defense using local herbals
To use these as medical enhancements along with my stored antibodics.
Learn about treating illness when the medical supplies are gone
To learn to make horehound coughdrops, elderberry syrup, and other home made health suppleents and remedies.
Create a medicinal garden with six different plants, and know the various uses for them.
any alternative to pharmaceuticals is a good alternative
1) Learn the fundamentals of herbal remedies by taking an online certified course 2) Identify local and readily available plants and herbs to be used 3) Identify the most usable herbs and plants that can be grown and add them to my next year's square foot garden 4) Dehydrate plants and herbs then store in a usable form that can be used to create herbal remedies 5) Consider selling remedies to local self-reliant groups
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Identify plants used for healing and learn how to use
Identify recipes and techniques for creating herbal remedies
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basic herbal remedies from misouri plants
Find a good local herb store and start asking a lot of questions. Then start working on cold remedies.
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To learn an assortment of herbal remedies to replace over the counter drugs.
This is a very important subject that I really want to learn more about.
To compile resources for distinguishing and using herbs and plants in my immediate location (books, start a notebook of information, etc). Grow specific herbs to be used in the most common preparations. Specific remedy I'd like to learn is how to great asthma - my son has it and in a survival situation, we have no idea how to treat an asthma attack in the absence of an enhaler.
Learn basic herbal remedies
To become familiar with 5 herbal remedies that can be grown in my area. Also, to study the application of these remedies and develop experience in their use.
learn how to create them.
know basics for first aid and general health purposes essential oils would like to one day know enough to call myself an herbalist
Continued education on growing, storing and using herbal remedies.
to learn the common herbs in order to grow, harvest, and process them into usable remedies.
To create flashcards of common and local medicinal herbs, their latin names, and their functions, and to memorize these herbs.
Research 2 simple herbal remedies for common applications. Learn how to grow the herbs and plant them. Acquire ingredients and make them before the end of the year. Research 2 simple salves or balms for common applications.Acquire ingredients and make them before the end of the year.
get started with knowledge base don't know much now
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Stop putting chemicals into my body, and my family's as well. Less expensive - and able to make due in time of crisis.
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To separate the myths from facts. To compile a set of actual remedies based on scientific research with measured, reproducible results.
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Produce/refine a tincture processed from garden-grown plants.
Learn the various methods of herbal remedies and their applications. Practice them as I learn them.
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I am a Chartered Herbalist and in 2013 I will either grow or wildcraft most of the herbs I use.
Know several different ways to treat common basic ailments using natural and home grown cures. Bonus point if I grow the ingredients for the cures.
Simple healing
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Expand on-hand herbal remedies made from local;y-procured sources.
I think its always better to use a natural remedy than crap from the drug store.
to learn how to use natural remedies when medicine is unavailable or too expensive.
to learn what herbs are necessary for basic concerns and then grow them.
Learn how to make and use them
To research,grow, and use herbal remedies for minor ailments.
Finish the East West School of Planetary Herbology professional course.
Decide what to grow
Put in an herb garden and learn the uses of various herbs. I had thought about getting my wife involved in this if I could generate some interest.
Start to learn basic remedies. I will make better goals as I learn more about it.
I would like to identify herbs that are useful in basic remedies for common ailments.
Learn more about herbal remedies in order to implement them at home.
Lear and use ten herbal remedies.
to know so e basic herbal remedies for better health.
To learn every herbal rememdy I can.
Make and use some herbal remedies from herbs that I will grow.
something I've been interested in, want to know more.
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Healing capabilities in case of limited resources or limited medical capabilities.
Learn about basic herbal remedies to treat things like allergies, headaches, pain, fatigue, cuts and bruises, cold and flu, etc. Take a class on herbal remedies, growing the herbs you need, making tinctures, tisanes, etc.
I'm interested in obtaining the seeds and growing the herbs which I can grow in my area and may be useful as remedies. Then I would like to learn how to process and apply the product. Also, how to properly diagnose relevent conditions for which an herbal remedy would be appropriate.
Make this year's remedies out of only my own medicinal herb garden, or from local foraging/wildcrafting. This will require planning out an herbal garden, plant identification, and working with what is available throughout the year. This does not include carrier oils, certain fats, clays, salts, etc. The only exceptions would be if needed plant material not available in my agricultural zone, or take several years before the necessary part can be harvested. Those would be included only if they are truly the best option for a remedy, Otherwise, local, first-year plants will be given priority.
When there is no pharmacy, these skills will be invaluable. I should get a book identifying plants and their medicinal benefits.
Learn some of the basics from my sister
To learn the ancient ways of herbal remedies and learn how to practice modern ones.
How to use herbs and use for simple remedies
Because phramacies aren't everywhere
Learn the basics.
This would be a useful skill to learn and I plan to research this skill to learn as much as I can.
I've already done some but really want to take it to the next level. I have several books, several sources and the time. I want to help heal people naturally.
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To learn as much as I can about the old ways and what God has provided.
learn the basic herbal remedies
To learn as much as possible to avoid as much modern medicines as I can.
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Learn about herbs properties.
learn more about herbal remedies. To complete in conjunction with 'Plant Identification'. Identify as many herbs, wild and cultivated growing on our property and near by. Identify the different uses for them. Use at least five (medicate, make poultice etc). Success will be working out 5 of the most useful herbal remedies and using them.
Continue to learn about them, make 5 using herbs from the garden.
continue my studies of herbal remedies. Grow and harvest as many herbs as possible. Put my studies into practice in our daily lives.
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I want to gain more knowledge about herbs, and their uses. I know very little at this time.
Quit using so much over the counter stuff.
Stock up on what supplies I would need and learn how to use them.
Develop a picture book to identify locally found Herbal Remedies.
just to have a good knowledge of and a good resource
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Learn at least 10 common medicinal herbs, their uses and their contraindications.
I don't even know where to start here, but I want to learn how.
Grow and use at least 5 different herbs for remedies of common medical problems (headaches, stomach aches, cold, flu, etc.). Also find and join an online Herbal Remedy group for information sharing.
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I will make a herbal remedy notebook to use when needed.
i am fascinated by the power of herbs
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To develop beginners skills
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Increase my knowledge of what herbs do what in regards to healing
Research and learn more about herbs and their uses.
To grow my own herbal garden, learn to harvest correctly, and learn what the properties of each herb is and how to use it.
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cheaper & better for you, no additives
Develope knowledge or herbal preparations and their use and application, as well as growing and preparing at least 3 types.
Learn about herbal remedies, gain a basic functional knowledge of the subject.
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Learn the basic herbal remedies for basic ailments
Investigate properties of common herbs that can be grown in my region of the US and their medicinal/health benefits.
To avoid going to the hospital unless absolutely necessary. I want to have the means and knowledge to treat various conditions with what I grow (and know).
Read some books or find someone giving a class on this subject
know some simple remedies without looking them up in a book
Learn more about herbal remedies and get books related on this subject.
find herbal solutions for acid reflux that work
To continue to grow the best medicinal plants and learn to make balms, tinctures, etc... Also to learn the best herb for each of the appropriate health issues.
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Begin learning how to use herbs in first aid and minor medical treatment.
Explore, learn and put things together!
Grow and Learn how to tincture etc. many of the herbs for family use, infection and birth.
Identify at least 10 herbal remedies for common aches and pains.
Find 10 of my most commonly used Herbal Remedies.
to use herbal remedies as a first line of defense for ailments
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Learn what we can grow or use in our area for common ailments. (Headaches,Congestion,Earache etc.)
Be able to identify local flora and begin to use them medicinally.
Learn to make at least 3 new herbal remedies.
general health first, more advanced later
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I want to gain a useable working knowledge of the herbs available in the wild in my area.
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To learn about the healing properties of herbs and to obtain seeds, or otherwise acquire plants, to provide an alternative to commercial medicines.
I have goal of making 4 different herbal tinctures that we can use to replace or avoid some of the over the counter cold medicines we would normally purchase. Focusing more on preventative immune boosting tinctues.
Learn the uses for, side effects of, allergies to and where I can obtain specific herbal remedies to replace current medications as well as potential meds. needed in a collapsed economy. Tie into herbal gardening & container gardening!
Nature is a medicine cabinet
learn 10 natural herbs in my area by heart for 10 separate ailments.
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garden what to plant, care for, use
Learn about Herbal Medicine and use it to see if it cures current medical probems and improves my health.
To learn about and practice methods of natural healing to increase overall health and save money.
Learn at least 10 solid remedies for select common issues.
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Read The Herbal Medicine Maker's Handbook, A Home Manual, James Green (Crossing Press 2000) Create functional plan to grow five useful medicinal herbs. Execute plan: grow and harvest five useful medicinal herbs. Make five different creams/salves/ointments. Make five different useful tinctures. Identify five wild herbs growing on the homestead. Blog about how the wild herbs can be used for medicinal purposes.
1. Learn herbal remedies for immunity; 2. Learn to use, combine & store herbs
Learn to use Herbal sources for first aid treatments (Antiseptics, burn ointments, ect)
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Learn how make best use of immediately available area plants such as infusions, extracts, ointments & poultices for possible future barter or trade purposes..
Gain the knowledge of general uses of a broad area of herbs and their medicinal uses
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to learn all i can about herbal remdies
To be able to identify the top 20 herbs with medicinal usages, and be able to make tinctures, salves, and other applications using those herbs.
I want to understand alternative health much better. Edgar Cayce prescribed many regimens for people using clairvoyance that seemed effective and I want to learn more about that for starters.
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To learn how to be more self sufficient in homemaking remedies rather than going to the pharmacy for preventative measures.
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Be able to treat basic illnesses with basic herbs and memorize cures for headaches and sore throats and coughs.
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Learn ways that I could use herbs and natural remedies that can help with common symptoms I usually get from illnesses without the aid of synthetic drugs.
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Become more familiar with herbal remedies.
Make three herbal teas – grow the plants, dry the flowers, and create the recipes.
learn and practice more traditional remedies.
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explore one herbal remedy for burns.
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learn about some useful remedies.
Learn to make salves, essential oils, etc.
Learn to make salves, essential oils, etc.
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Master self plan
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Practice making teas and infusions for minor complaints as detailed in the Encyclopedia of Herbs
Improve on knowledge of appropriate herbal remedies.
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Learn how to make and use five herbal remedies this year: headache, antibiotic, stomach upset, fever, and anti-itch/anithistamine.
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to learn 3 basic remedies: dry skin, itchy skin relief, and mild pain relief
Use some of the herbs I grow.
healthy herbals and recognizing
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To know more herbs and their uses
Start learning; replace OTC/ scripts
Every month in 2013 I want to learn and use at least one new herbal remedy from a locally foraged plant.
Learn it.
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Be able to care for my family with essential oils and herbal remedies. Grow in my garden some essential herbs.
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To learn common herbal remedies so I can have the knowledge to distance myself from modern medicine as much as possible.
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Is to research well used herbs in healing and grow them in our garden to use for our family
To learn at least 10 plants that can be used both internally and externally with obvious healing results.
Research and put together at least five remedies.
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My goal is to reduce my familys dependance on OTC medications by developing a set of herbal remedies for our four most common uses by Oct 2013. 1) Research, test, and stock supplies for "aches" 2) Research, test, and stock supplies for "minor injuries" 3) Research, test and stock supplies for "stomach upset" 4) Research, test, and stock supplies for "sleep aids"
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Stock a decent collection of herbal home remedies such as salves and extracts.
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know what i need to sooth and relax
continue to learn herbal remedies and start growing the herbs we need to process.
to learn remedies to care for my family if we find ourselves in a situation where medication and doctors are not availible.
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promoting health/comfort without use of drugs.
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Successfully grow, dry, and use three plants for herbal medicine.
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To be able to gather and prepare my own remedies, for upset stomach, headaches, anxiety, and pregnancy prevention.
I have very little knowledge of herbalism that I would like to increase it so I can be able to make my own herbal remedies if I needed to.
Find a website take a class at coursera or get a nook book and learn and practice simple herbal remedied for common ailments.
To know 100 wild herbs in my area and how to harvest and prepare them for use.
General interest in finding healthy alternatives to traditional medicine.
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Have a better understanding of herbal pharmacoepia, make my own herbal teas
to identify ways to heal ourselves without relying on mondern medicine
Learn about local herbs (foraged or grown) and how to develop tinctures and other remedies with them.
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I want to be able to use the herbs I grow in more ways than just cooking.
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to not to rely too much on synthetic medicine.
healing salves.
To learn more about herbs and what they are good for.
to learn more about herbal actions and the properties of herbs in general
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learn more about herbs I would like to recommend. make my own products with thieves oil.
find recipes for basic medicinal purposes
Become and herbalist. Begin herbal studies.
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I would love to learn what herbal remedies are available and how to incorporate them for optimal wellness and illness alleviation.
Learn how to mix and store.
My goal is to learn how to use herbs in order to offer some level of medical treatment to those in need.
Learn more homeopathic remedies to treat myself
Health
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to learn the essentials for all the various ailments my family and i might experience and compile them into a document.
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-start an herb garden -be able to help most common ailments -antiseptic, cold, depression, pain
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Learn one herbal remedy.
Learn what local plants can be used as medicine.
To find out witch herbs can help with certain ailments.
Learn more about teas and the types of herbs that help different things
to learn how to make basic tinctures and compounds based on the herbs and their most valuable uses. This will not involve stinging nettle in any way. Just so you know.
Study herbal remedies and learn some basics of crafting herb remedies at home instead of buying finsihed ones.
I always wanted to know different Herbal uses and Remedies. I should be able to llok at a plant or plant species and determine its Medical benefit if any.
to learn and create my own treatments for common ailments.
Learn what plants can be used and how to prepare them for use as remedies
To reduce my cabinet of unnecessary, expensive and likely ineffective womanly potions by 10 bottles.
To learn about natural remedies for common aliments.
To learn therapeutic values of herbs, acquire the seeds and raise a medicinal herb garden.
Learn some common ones and grow them.
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to learn to treat everything from headaches to sore throat and all other common ailments using natural methods.
At this point I know nothing about herbal remedies and want to get a least a cursory understanding and start implementing them.
To learn about the most effective, natural ways to heal a body and implement those in the treating of my family.
To learn how to replace many of the OTC medal we use regularly with herbal equivalents; to grow and distill these ourselves
To maintain health and practice healthy living: cold prevention, skin care and aid to concentration.
to learn how to heal witout big pharma
Attend class with Jennifer to begin learning. Make decisions thereafter on how to incorporate into home preparedness
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Learn & practice best herbal remedies to decrease dependence on OTC or Rx medications for the family.
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To plan, grow, dry and utilize a healing garden in place of flower garden.
increase my knowlege of herbal remedies and reduce my dependance on OTC medications for minor illness and injuries.
grow an herb garden with 3 "easy" to grow and "easy" to use items and use them as needed.
Study and wild craft
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Research and trial a hermal remedy to increase energy.
Read book
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To manage my arthritis, bursitis and other fun chronic pain issues through herbal medicine, diet, supplements and exercise.
Learn local plants that can be used for medicine.
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Studying the natural wonders of herbal medicine
essential oils, herbs, gardening
To learn how to cure skin problems with herbs I can grow in my apartment. Would also like to learn more about herbs that help with stomach issues.
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Explore them, grow what I can, assimilate them into our medical background.
to be learn about herbal remedies available in Central Washington and to be able to cultivate and/or identify components of these remedies.
know what to use when.
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to continue to expand my knowledge of herbal remedies and to use them in my daily life.
I love using herbal remedies and homeopathic healthcare, so I'd love to be able to do more myself
-Buy book on Herbal remedies -Replace most of my medicine cabinet with herbal remedies
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To build an herbal first aid kit and know how to use the items in it properly.
to stop relying on modern medicines.
Learn about 12 common medicinal plants in the northeast, their applications and how to prepare them/use them
Make tinctures and salves for common ailments. Know when to use each and in what dosages.
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Study and make a booklet of remedies, and make several for use and storage.
Learn medicinal and nutritional uses for herbs grown in my garden.
Learn more about herbal and homeopathic remedies and begin using them as part of my regular health care.
Read Rosemary Gladstar's herbal recipes and make 3 out of the book to share.
Learn 8 herbs and how to use them properly.
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to learn this area. I have no knowledge in this and would like to add this with plant identification.
expand my knowledge and use of herbs and other plants as remedies in my home. Make use of remedies that I am already aware of.
learn some basics about what i can grow here that can be used for medicine if the pharmacy is not available.
Learn how to use herbal remedies in medical situations
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To learn up about the uses of herbs and other home remedies that I can use in everyday life
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Increase myknowledge, learn to make my own teas and tinures.
To cure unknown poison and other stuffs
To be able to apply the use of herbal remedies in place of medicines where ever possible.
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to make a basic herbal cream using herbs from my garden
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to learn and research as much as I can about natural herbal remedies to avoid needing any manufactured pharmecuticals when someone in our family is ill. I want to plant my own herbs to use in the remedies. Self sufficiency is key in any way I can.
Wellness knowledge.
To learn natural remedies available from plants I will be able to identify after that skill is met.
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Make some remedies described in the book, Make Your Place. This includes personal care, cleaning supplies, and first aid medicine.
Learn what herbs may help my daughters poor thyroid production, and help with her migraines.
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create herbal remedies as research for herbal book
create herbal remedies for family use
create herbal items for sale on personal website or etsy
Read More about My Progress on this Goal at: http://www.serenitygulchfarm.com
To learn what things are available to treat illnesses and skin rashes etc with what might be readily available to me and to have on hand the plants etc that I might find useful.
Research and try 10 new remedies focusing on local and foraged items and start a notebook
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learn and identify herbal treatments for common ailments
Buy several herbal medicinal books for library, plant a variety of herbs, start drying/using them
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Learn more about herbs, grow herbs in the garden, use herbs instead of OTC medicine.
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Build an herb garden and learn how to harvest the roots/flowers as appropriate.
To learn how to make natural medicines.
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To learn which herbs are required for basic home remedies and how to prepare them.
To make at least two useful herbal remedies in the coming year to help meet the needs of my children/family and to use my homegrown herbs if possible.
I will learn more about the safe use of simple remedies. I am a Pharmacist by trade and a botanist by advocation so I have been saying for years this plants can be used this that condition for years. I have only tried a few so now I need to safely take it to the next level ( and share what I have mastered to a select few that could also master safelythis skill )
learn some basic herbal remedies to not have to use processed commercial drugs
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To buy less common medications.
to review my herbal remedies book and try to learn more about the products sold at my store.
learn more about herbal remedies.
Make all our remedies from the garden and native plants. Buy very little.
Expand and improve on the knowledge I have started on.
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to learn how to use 12 herbal remedies before 2014
Learn one herbal remedy a month to make.
Learn to make simple herbal remedies (either via aromatherapy or herbal tinctures, syrups, etc) for our routine ailments a) headache b) sore throat c) insomnia d) anxiety
make Immune booster & snooze tinctures
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I want to learn how to use plants and organic stuff to treat things.
Learn to identify medicinal plants.
Learn what herbs that can easily be grown in my area and which are good for treating ailments or preventing ailments
Learn what foods and herbs are used for in home remedies and diet.
Learning to treat common ailments with wild and garden herbs.
Expand knowledge.
Learn about natural remedies I can use around the house
To learn basics of herbal remedies in order to maintain my health.
For survival purposes, would like to know the best herbs to grow and how they can be used.
I'm an acupuncturist, and we learned most herbs for the test and promptly forgot it. I will brush up on the useful chinese herbs, but focus mostly on locally grown or growable medicinals in SWFL.
To learn at least 2 different herbal remedies that can be used in our household using herbs from our garden.
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enhance knowledge
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Better know medicine and remember when needed.
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J and K: read/learn about herbal remedies. Start adding them to our lives day to day.
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Finish course by end of the year.
To learn the basics of herbal remedies.
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I will learn one herb very well and make a tincture or something from it.
Learn to identify, harvest, and use at least 5 local herbs.
To understand natural remedies more fully and to be able to offer non-pharmacological solutions to minor ailments to my family and friends.
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Learn,share, and study herbal remedies
Learn to make more tinctures and more remedies from herbs I groe
Inventory my herbal books and ingredients on hand. Make note of items that should be replenished or added.
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When the grid goes down there are midicinial need my family has want to be able to care for my family
To learn to replace many prescription medications requiring a doctors visist with home remedies that can actually be healthier and less expensive for my family
Collect basics for most conditions, with cheap herb supplies at home
to get off of my pharmaceutical medication and find an herbal remedy for my problems.
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Learn to take natural medcine rather than prescription.
Learn how to use and id herbs for health
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learn and practice three herbal remedies from readily available ingredients
To use plants in a medicinal fashion in order to treat basic ailments such as the common cold, aching, etc.
To have some basics on common things.
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Refine the knowledge I have and expand my knowledge base as much as I can.
1. To use 13 different native plants for medicinal purposes.
Learn about which herbs are needed to build a medical cache; Learn about long-term storage of herbal remedies; Utilize more herbal remedies in place of OTC medications.
To be able to treat basic ailments through herbs. Start my own herbal garden.
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To know how to properly identify herbs and to be able to learn the use of the basic ones.
lear additional skills to make remedied for friends, family, & trade
Experiment more with different herbal remedies I can make at home.
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To buy an Herbal Remedy book, learn and apply at least 7 different remedies.
I have learned a small amount of this, I would like to become well enough versed in this that unless it is a broken bone or something along those lines, we no longer have to go to a Dr. or hospital. I am not a big fan of synthetic medicine. I would rather to it naturaly.
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My goal is to learn to grow, harvest and create salves, poultices, tinctures and the like for herbal prevention and treatment of illnesses and injuries.
To learn about Herbs and their uses in natural healing
This year I would like to set up an herbal first aid kit for my family.
Learn at least 25 new remedies and start my own herb garden for both cooking and health uses.
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Learn what herbal remedies I need to know.
Learning what simple herbs can do for our health and ailments.
I would like to learn and use more natural remedies for ailments to get myself off of pharmaciudical dependacy that I can also share with my family if we can't go to a doctor.
Learn more about Herbal Remedies and use them when I can.
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Being able to grow and use herbs for medicinal purposes.
Research and use to experiment with treating ailments... instead of using pills.
to learn more about basic herbal remedies
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learn what I need to plant and how to use them
Increase my knowledge in herbal medicine and to attempt to integrate my own grown herbs into my medicine cabinet.
I rarely take (or need really) over the counter drugs, medicine, ointments etc... But if needed, I would like to know of natural alternatives. I plan to learn as many natural remedies as I can for everyday uses.
To learn how herbs affect different wounds and maladies and how to prepare and keep them for future use. I want to learn what to use, when.
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How to make herbal remedies based on native (northwest) herbs.
Identify several, easy to grow, herbs that will boost our immune systems. Once I have mastered the immune system, I will expand into other areas, i.e. antibiotic, liver cleansing, etc.
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Planned
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Not a real goal, but would love to learn which plants are good for different ailments and take a more organic approach to health.
learn more about using natural plants for good health
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To learn 5-10 remedies for the most common ailments that my family is affected by and some preventive ones
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we can not continue to depend on Dr's and pharmacies to give us medicines that seem to have more side effects than what you're taking them for.
Learn some things to use that I won't have to look up electronically. Make them a part of every day life, possibly following the relevant TSP podcast.
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To learn and obtain what I need to be self sufficient in first aid and basic remedies. Then to ascertain if I should move to the next level.
To learn remedies for basic illnesses such as cold/flu, digestive problems, muscle aches, headaches, and 2 other illnesses that aren't very common for a total of around 6 or 8 illnesses. I want to memorize remedies and be able to know where to find them and how to prepare them.
Learn about herbal remedies for everyday ailments.
To learn homeopathic remedies
Read herbal books, plant some medicinal herbs
Research and prepare 3 common herbal remedies I will use frequently.
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Learning all I can about this subject.
Get a better understanding of herbs, where to find them, what they do. Try to grow some in the garden and identify them in the wild
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Learn all the different uses of herb for natural health and healing. Apply this knowledge into our daily lives.
Use the herbal kit I bought and actually make the things in it. Grow some herbs this spring and summer and preserve them through making remedies.
Learn how to make remedies to help my family the natural way.
To know more about what alternative options for treating various ailments when standard options aren't avsilable
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To learn to understanding various herbal properties and make 6 herbal tinctures for my family.
to learn about herbal remedies that can be derived from native plants where I live.
Learn more about using herbs for promoting health & healing
to use herbs as preventative medicine.
To discover ways of dealing with my health and that of my family in a more natural way. To eliminate the poisons that we treat ourselves with.
to earn what plant is best used for which illness
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Use herbal remedies instead of over the counter drugs
Learn to treat ten common illnesses.
increase my knowledge about herbs and essential oils
To purchase, study and apply herbal remedies.
Find the top 10 useful herbs. Learn how to grow the plant and the varitey of ways they can be used medicinally.
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To know more of the benefits of plants than just to consume them.
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Take an herbal medicine course and research.
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Learn to use the herbs that grow wild and ones I cultivate for first aid and other medicinal purposes.
To learn to grow & prepare herbal remedies.
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remedies for replacing Tylenol and every day health
Try 3 different remedies. Maybe for cold/flu, cuts/scrapes, and metabolism.
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Grow valerian and St. John's wort
To grow and prepare herbal remedies that are safer than over the counter chemical solutions to common problems for myself and others.
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To read and compile research regarding herbal remedies. To 'master' five herbal remedies this year for common ailments (ex. sore throat, rash, asthma relief, cramps, headache, stomach upset ...)
learn more about herbal remedies
Learn remedies that can be created by local plants or plants I can grow.
Identify and make 5 herbal remedies from plants in my system. Add things if I don't have enough.
To learn as much as I can about how to use the herbs as medicine.
To make a batch herbal cough drops to share at the office.
learn basic holistic medicine, especially for allergies
To grow and use my own remedies at home.
Which herbs are good for which applications?
Study about plants that can be helpful in emergency situations
learn what herbs are beneficial and which ones to avoid if any
Require less medications that are not required to treat problems and Incorporate them into my medical practice.
Learn how to identify herbs and use them in treating ailments and injuries.
Grow my own herbs and learn how to use them to treat illness, etc when nothing else is available.
Rely on natural remedies only and not pharmaceuticals.
better knowledge on using remedies
learn basic hermal remedy fundamentals
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to learn alternative remedies
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Learn more about remedies, and the plants they use.
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Learn 10 herbal remedies that can be foraged from my local area in Oklahoma.
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learn to combinations of herbs that heal
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Find a source for hands-on learning for medicinal plants this year.
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After a year, maximum, medicines will be out of date. Boom! Here's some Willow Bark Asprin
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Grow my own herbs, dry them, store them correctly and create herbal remedies via basic online herbology course
Read through all of my parents Holistic books and purchase some herbal books of my own. Practice where I can when things come up.
Learn the basics. Maybe try out a few.
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Same as foraging, I'd like to be able to recognise and make simple herbal remedies.
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Identify and prepare 10 herbal remedies.
improve my knowledge of herbs and uses, also collection and preservation
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To use local wild flora to supplement health and healing
Learn and USE at least 3 herbal remedies this year. Cough syrup, bug repellent and diet assist.
Learn, make and store simple herbal remedies for health and first aid
To learn about herbal remedies.
be able to know,without looking it up in books, how to use nature to help me and my loved ones
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understand and put togeather a herbal and essential oil medicine cabinate that works for everyday life now and later if the SHTFby the end of the year. In the process of a learning, doing, using, and recording progress in a herbal log with plant info while building a recipe notebook as well.
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Make my own nettle tincture for my allergies.
Be able to create remedies without having to buy anything from the store.
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1. Start indoor herbal garden. 2. Cultivate and preserve basic herbs for household apothecary. 3. Create herbal remedy binder with information on common herbal remedies.
See above, plus not all of my neighborhood gets the Obahma Care
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To learn more concisely the alternative for medicine.
To increase my understanding. I have none as of yet.
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I believe that for every malady in nature, the remedy is usually close at hand. i wish to be able to recognize those remedies, rather than step on them.
to learn what herbal remedies can be used to replace conventional medicine.
Learn how to utilize herbs and native plants that grow in my area for medicinal use, how to make balms, tinctures, salves, drenches, teas, etc.
To learn how to identity medicinal herbs, how to prepare them for use, and to know which parts of the plants to use. To learn what conditions are treatable by specific plants.
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Learn more about essential oils and other herbal remedies for basic illnesses.
To get a basic understanding of common remedies , using local plants .
Buy a guide on medicinal herbs. Educate myself on how they are used. Make an herbal remedy for myself or my husband.
Learn about and be able to make
broaden the number of herbal remedies used by the family learn how to make more of the remedies we use take more courses on herbal medicine
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Learn 7 wild herbs for medicinal use
learn remedies for common ailments
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use a few more natural herbs in place of OTC meds and be able to learn more about herbs in general.
Learn more healthy and natural ways to treat common maladies.
To be able to get off of prescription medication that has worse side effects than the illness.
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Not be dependent on drugs for normal ailments
Identify, grow, and learn to use the most commonly needed herbal plants.
Learn what herbs are best for medicinal use and grow them.
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Make a healing salve from herbs
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be able to identify and use available natural remedies.
Learn to use local herbs in a medicinal way.
learn about herbs that will keep us well and prevent future illness.
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To continue my education of herbal remedies by identifying woodland herbs on my property.
Learn about herbal pain management and be able to use it effectively.
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Don't like prescriptions
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Be able to make 3 different types of herbal remedies. (successfully make three remedies.)
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To learn how to identify herbs for medicinal purposes. To gather printed materials for diagnosing and treating conditions through herbal remedies.
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To learn how to treat cuts, scrapes, colds, flues, fevers and other illnesses with herbs.
to be able to use my garden plants to help out in daily life so that I am more self sufficient and less reliant on a doctor for every ache and sniffle.
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Learn how to become less dependent on prescription medications and our current healthcare system
Make and use herbal remedies from the herbs I have growing in my garden now. With the hopes of expanding the herb garden next year.
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Learn useful remedies and grow the neccessary ingredients.
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learn more
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To be able to heal wounds and sickness with out running to the drugstore.
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I would like to learn how essential oils and homegrown herbs can take the place of conventional medicines.
Prepare a medicine chest of herbal remedies and growing or foraging for as many herbal plants as possible.