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Plant Medicine Making Deep Dive: Ethnobotany Week #7

  • Raven's Roots Naturalist School 100 Harris Avenue Bellingham, WA, 98225 United States (map)

Instructors: Elisha Klco, Theo Hoss

The class this weekend is focused on the methods for using the plants collected over summer in different types of medicine, and we will be making;

  • Infused oils (an oil enriched by medicinal compounds found in plants).

  • Salves (medicinal ointments used for topical treatments).

  • Tinctures (an extract of medicinal plants dissolved in alcohol).

  • Oxymels (an extract of medicinal plants dissolved in honey).

  • Elixirs (a sweetened and aromatic solution of alcohol, medicinal plant, and water).

  • Lotions (emulsions of oil, water, and medicinal plant for topical application).

  • Syrups (a concentration of sugar in water with a medicinal substance added).

  • Tea Blends (blends of dried medicinal plants).

  • Seed saving (methods for storing seeds into the next planting season).

Students will be taking home the medicines that they make.

Earlier Event: August 28
Mt. Baker Area Ethnobotany: Weekend #6
Later Event: October 24
Basket Making: Ethnobotany Weekend #8