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Herbalism East & West:  Exploring Chinese Medicine & Native American Ethnobotany with a Herbal Weekend Retreat

10/16/2018

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Catskill Herbal Apprenticeship

This weekend (October 19th through 21st) we will have this season's last Catskill Herbal Apprenticeship.  We gather Friday night for settling in, a pot luck, and some evening (campfire, weather-permitting... or perhaps woodstove inside).  The remaining weekend will be plant walks, medicine-making, and classes on Chinese medicine and Native American medicine, with meals are included with tuition.
Material Includes:

CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE
- Chinese herbal medicine's Materia Medica
- Local herbs of Chinese herbal medicine
- Invasive plants used in Chinese herbal medicine
- Pulse diagnosis
- Tongue diagnosis
- Abdominal diagnosis

NATIVE AMERICAN ETHNOBOTANY
- Medicinal herbs used by Native Americans
- Harvesting practices of Native American herbalists
- Belief systems of Native American herbalists

PLANT IDENTIFICATION
- Tree identification
- Medicinal herb identification
- Harvesting of medicinal herbs

MUSHROOM IDENTIFICATION
Luckily, it appears that we may be finding some good edible / medicinal mushrooms.

MEDICINE-MAKING
- Using fresh herbs to make medicines
If interested in making your own tinctures, oils, or other preparations, please bring necessary materials (alcohol, oil, jars...).

$350   -  Camping is encouraged.  Nearby B&Bs are plentyful.

Call:
Nathaniel Whitmore (845) 418-6257
Angie Roca (646) 662-1097
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